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• Slumping Ike Davis strikes out four more times

  Mets and Braves were tied at 5 when the game was delayed by rain after eight innings.Before the game, Mets manager Terry Collins insisted that Davis had yet to reach a critical point. According to Collins, the team has yet to call Davis in for a meeting about 5/24/13 Read more »

• Blown save 'uncharacteristic' for Mets closer Bobby Parnell

  manager Terry Collins praised closer Bobby Parnell for his work this season, calling the righthander "absolutely brilliant." But in what Collins called an "uncharacteristic" outing Wednesday, Parnell allowed the go-ahead run to score in the Mets' 7-4 loss   Read more »

• Yankees vs. Mets a surprising comparison

  stand at .725.The Yankees have also succeeded by stacking their hottest hitters at the top of the lineup, as opposed to Terry Collins approach of trying to lengthen his lineup by spreading out his best batters.The only four positions in the Yankees lineup   Read more »

• Collins not getting ahead of himself with Matt Harvey

  for the Mets . Which meant that Tuesday was a time to mull how the mere anticipation of a Harvey outing might affect manager Terry Collins ' strategy."I know he's a story,'' Collins said before Tuesday night's's 4-0 loss to the Reds. "I know all through baseball   Read more »

• Atop lineup, Daniel Murphy puts Mets on top vs. Cubs

  the Mets' offense reeling, manager Terry Collins juggled his starting lineup for the 33rd time this season, moving Daniel Murphy into the leadoff spot for the first time since 2009. On Sunday afternoon, the timing proved perfect.Murphy's solo homer in the   Read more »

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• A Real Cliffdweller

  by having his routine interrupted in advance of the regularly scheduled game? During which inevitable losing streak will Terry Collins blame “that suspended game with the Braves” for upsetting the Mets’ finely honed equilibrium? Do they make sombreros in platinum? 3:12 AM from Faith And Fear In Flushing Read more »

• Winning would get flailing Davis off the hook

  in all four of his trips to the plate to give him one hit and 18 strikeouts in his last 42 at-bats. “I’m not sure,” manager Terry Collins said, when asked how much longer the Mets could stick with Davis. “Right now, we have to do what’s best for Ike Davis. 2:46 AM from New York Post Read more »

• Hudgens: Don’t roll dice on Ike in Vegas

  to Las Vegas. The final call will be made by general manager Sandy Alderson with opinions sought from Hudgens and manager Terry Collins, among others. The Mets nearly sent the first baseman to Triple-A last year as he battled a prolonged slump, but ultimately 2:42 AM from New York Post Read more »

• Mets-Braves game suspended, to resume Saturday

  The Associated Press Published: 2:00 AM - 05/25/13 NEW YORK — The Mets have never had a suspended game. Still, manager Terry Collins is certain about how he's going handle his pitchers for the completion. The Mets rallied in the rain to tie their game with 2:38 AM from Times Herald-Record Read more »

• McCarron: Time for Ike to get whiff of minors

  Davis to face on a daily basis. Maybe it’s finally hitting home that this is a toxic environment for Davis. At some point, Terry Collins admitted, the decision on what happens with Davis “has to be what is best for Ike Davis. … Now we got to figure out what’s 1:43 AM from New York Daily News Read more »