IkeGT 4/19: Cubs @ Mets

[bmfc1]

The Stone® Age is over--he was returned to Buffalo.

Rubin says that Ike is batting 7th tonight.

[metirish]

It's got to be some sort of feeling for Davis tonight.

[Fman99]

I just told you! Steve Garvey wore number 6![/quote:3oqihnpt]
Ike was born March 22, 1987. Garvey's Pads had a series in Chicago against Ron Davis' Cubs July 21-23, 1986, so for your theory to hold water, Ike would have had to have been born (conditional present perfect imperative?) at least one month premature.

But there's probably a better way to welcome the guy to the Mets than to insult his mother.[/quote:3oqihnpt]

I'll say it right now... I'd like to punch Ike Davis' mother in the neck and kick her in her hotdogholio.

Welcome to the Show, rook.

[metirish]

WOW, I didn't realize he's this old

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davisik01.shtml

[bmfc1]

METS:
Pagan, CF
Castillo, 2B
Wright, 3B
Bay, LF
Francoeur, RF
Davis, 1B
Barajas, C
Cora, SS
Niese, P

Cubs:
Byrd cf
Baker 2b
Lee 1b
Nady rf
Ramirez 3b
Soriano lf
Soto c
Theriot ss
Wells p

Ledger_NYMets
Jose Reyes is not in the lineup. "I need a day," Reyes said. #nym

[metirish]

METS:
Pagan cf
Castillo 2b
Wright 3b
Bay lf
Francoeur rf
Ike Davis 1b, #29
Barajas c
Cora ss
Niese P

Ledger_NYMets
Jose Reyes is not in the lineup. "I need a day," Reyes said. #nym

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot tweets: 'Reyes needs at least a day, Frayed Knot says'

[Benjamin Grimm]

I like how Ed Coleman says, "He needs a blow." (Does he still say that? I remember that from around 2005. "Willie says that Piazza needed a blow.")

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I remember having to say the phrase "three-day blow" onstage for a school play. ("Our Town?")

I hope Reyes doesn't need a three-day blow.

[Guest Edgy DC]

"The Three-Day Blow� was also the name of an Ernest Hemingway story, in which two guys get real drunk and talk baseball.

[Benjamin Grimm]

29? That would suck.[/quote:1u2yy36x]

I agree. That's not an appropriate number. (See? I told you I'd recognize an inappropriate number!)

[Guest Edgy DC]

That number belongs all over Murphy's back.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Pops was 39 most often.

3 or 9 would work nicely. 49 would also be a bunch cooler.

[seawolf17]

Ike's not a single-digit guy. Going off Pop's numbers, I like 53. Be different, man.

[seawolf17]

Ike Davis, on pace to bat 1.000 FOR HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER. Can't wait for his number retirement ceremony this weekend.

[seawolf17]

Kevin Burkhardt talking with Jim Robinson, who was in the Negro League from 1952-1958. I have two comments.

1) The Negro League lasted until 1958? I had no idea. I was sure it dissolved way before then.

2) I could listen to old ballplayers tell stories all day long.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Two on, one out? Getting hit like you were married to a controlling soul singer?

No problem, if you take it nice and Neise. (Oh, and do kiss Lou for us as you STFD, Geovany and Ryan.)

[metirish]

It was great to listen to Robinson, Burkhardt to his credit is great in such cases.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Kind of makes me wonder when the Mets are going to bring on the occasional African-American broadcaster.

Ike Davis, on pace to bat 1.000 FOR HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER. Can't wait for his number retirement ceremony this weekend.

Interestingly enough, it's already retired.

How many players have made their debut in a retired uniform number?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Kevin Burkhardt talking with Jim Robinson, who was in the Negro League from 1952-1958. I have two comments.

1) The Negro League lasted until 1958? I had no idea. I was sure it dissolved way before then.

2) I could listen to old ballplayers tell stories all day long.[/quote:1of3t8nl]

Longer that 1958, actually. I once met one of the last players, who seemed kind of young to me. He explained that there were teams that went into the 1960s, but certainly not on the scale from that they once were.

Niese looks to be tiring. Hang in there!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Hawkman really seems to enjoy dancing on the tightrope.

[seawolf17]

Niese has been inspired by the presence of Davis tonight. A little shaky, but he's getting huge K's when he needs them.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Niese = Good pitcher.

We could really use a few runs.

[metirish]

Niese = Good pitcher.

We could really use a few runs.[/quote:1os2zzkd]


Niese = better hitter than Bay

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Bases juiced!!! Let's get a big hit here.

[Valadius]

1-0, Good Guys!

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Kind of a cheap run, but we'll take it!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

All with two out, no less. Feels like "How the Other Half Lives."

[metirish]

That was a terrible AB by Wright, just horrible.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Hmmm. Pitcher goes into a funk. Can't find the plate.....and DWright swings at the first four pitches he sees.