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metirish wrote: The scout we spoke to acknowledged not having seen Davis much during this hot streak, Kind of kills the whole piece for me...... yeah, immediately makes me dismiss the next couple of sentences. There's a lot to be said for a guy using the stance and form that feels natural to him. Just because he doesn't look like how others look (or how other players you've decided are similar look) doesn't mean it won't work. But what I wrote in the comments of that article stands: (looking now, my comment is not there. odd) Pitchers will adjust to Ike, and he'll have to make a choice of either staying with the program and waiting for his pitch (And resulting in more strikeouts) or start expanding his zone again which will lead to more flailing and more missing his pitches when he gets them in bad counts. THAT is what the Mets need to see from Ike. From the eye, he's worked a couple of 0-2 counts for walks and hits and such, instead of the insta-flail at the next pitch for an out that he did prior. If he can maintain that, even if that 0-2 pitch nips a corner or is a nasty slider on the (bigger to lefties!) just off the outside corner, then there is some hope. Davis has gone through some really really bad stretches, but he's also made adjustments that had him as an All-Star level player afterwards. Making those adjustments counts for something, and shouldn't be summarily dismissed.

last game not played in MLB was a Nationals-Dodgers game in 2011. interestingly, that may have cost the Nats a protected pick for 2012.

That was 10 years ago? Why do I keep thinking it was 2004? I was in Intercourse, PA in Amish Country. It was quite the shock when we started driving home and we crossed back into a cellphone reception zone. We played mini-golf in Allendale, PA and grabbed the last hotel room at a Holiday Inn where the air conditioning was set for like 55.

smg58 wrote: Ashie62 wrote: I knew this was coming..total bullshit Well there is some statistical evidence backing up the idea that pitchers who exceed the previous season high in IP by more than 35 are at an increased risk of regression or an injury. And it's not like the Mets are going to be playing in their home city's first playoff series in 75 years, but the front office isn't worried because of course they'll get back next season and the fans can see the team's best player in the playoffs then. no there's not.

Edgy MD wrote: I think it's true that city needs to provide the services they've neglected to provide the neighborhood, and at the same time, enforce municipal codes against local businesses regarding violations that they've looked the other way on. That's true whether the city's process of grabbing the land and flipping it to the Wilpons or whoever goes through or not. And that's not engineering a neighborhood. Sure. Providing services (And raising rates for them, as is apt to happen), and enforcing municipal codes would probably drive those guys out of there faster than eminent domain anyway.

Edgy MD wrote: Ceetar wrote: Yes, but you don't get a Wrigleyville, at least these days, without some attempt at it. I don't believe it's true that that attractive dynamic neighborhoods can no longer occur organically, and must be engineered by the government. And if it is true, I'd like to know where I can sign up to make it not true. shades of gray. The ballpark already exists. it's here and operating. And it's not going to change from chop shops and parking lot without some outside effort. Whether that's Wilpons or an independent collection of businesses deciding to try to buy up space (that's right now not for sale) to open fun bars or restaurants or shops doesn't really matter. But the area, at the very least, needs to be prepared to be developed.

Though the organization has not revealed any hard numbers regarding a shutdown of its young ace, the working assumption is that they will not allow him to exceed last year's total of 169 1/3 innings by much more than 30. We have no idea, so let's pick a number for the hell of it. Put up a poll. I say he finished with 215 even.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: That's a letter to the editor. I wonder if the author is an interested party. I don't know how a mall, especially one that attached to a baseball stadium, would decimate the small businesses on Roosevelt, Northern and in Downtown Flushing. Aren't those different types of businesses attracting different types of customers? Is Fred trying to build a Roosevelt Field type of mall, or something aimed at people going to ballgames, creating a Wrigleyville type of place? (Granted, the Wrigleyville places are organic and arise over decades, not plunked down in one fell swoop.) Yes, but you don't get a Wrigleyville, at least these days, without some attempt at it. But I doubt anyone is trying to recreate that exactly anyway. What they're trying to do is set it up so Citi Field is in the Center of the developments, rather than off to one side. I like that, as long as the mall itself respects Shea's footprint. (At the very least. Ideally said mall's entrance would be a grand atrium over Shea with Mets statues situated at proper locations) That letter is very circular. His/Her problem is with the eminent domain, not the development proposals or the mall or whatever side-arguments he makes to lend weight to his statements. Every year people come out that claim the businesses are being rushed and forced out. This has been going on for at least as long as Citi Field started, in 2005, if not longer. Stubbornly refusing to believe the City/Citi is eventually going to get that land does not change how long you've known you should GTFO. I can't wait. But I've been saying that for decades.

Edgy MD wrote: I'm not sure what you're referring to, but as much as I complain about Young's positioning, after seeing Duda's work out there for the last several years, Young looks like some genetically created outfielder spawned from the DNA of Roberto Clemente and Rudolf Nureyev. You kill yourself looking for something akin to "the answer." Nobody's marrying the guy. Better to look for improvements and opportunities, and Young has fit that bill just fine, even as his strike three hack in the ninth last night was fugly. I've got no problem looking for improvements and opportunities. I'm pretty convinced Young ain't it. I get that the Mets are giving it more of a chance than I did, and that's fine, but I still disagree and suspect they'll come to the same conclusion.

Frayed Knot wrote: A winnable game that we managed, for a variety of reasons, not to win. the offense is woefully inept.

I just wish people would stop referring to Eric Young Jr like he's the solution, or good at defense.

Zvon wrote: I wanted more there. I saw them working in the cage last week with the pitchers, on bunts. They need to do that 3 times a week. Wonder what would happen if they said "screw it" and did the hitting drills 3x a week instead. Mejia makes Puig look silly. Yasiel reminds me of Lasciel the fallen angel from the Dresden Files. (read them.)

It doesn't help that I'm not sure which ones are Modern Family. The two bookends in flannel are? or just the one on the right?

Edgy MD wrote: Great to see a chair, a hose, and other groundskeeping equipment under the stairs but technically in play. If you have to dig around back there, 475 feet from home plate, I think it's a safe bet the guy's scoring anyway. But if I was the home team I'd make sure there was a baseball right under the edge of the stairs for quick-grabbing purposes.

Baxter in Blue, that's..Gee? Between Turner and Buck? Wheeler in the back next to Niese?

It's funny, Ike Davis has put up nearly a 1.000 OPS over a longer stretch than Eric Young Jr has done anything good for the Mets but if feels like more Mets fans want to keep Young and dump Davis. Ike plays better defense. Oh sure, he's slower.. Spending money on Abreu probably means that's going to be the only real offensive upgrade to a team that desperately needs a lot of it. I'm not sure you're getting the best bang for the buck at 1B.

With that sort of..luck? Pedro would be wise to ask for a job with the Mets after retiring.

Edgy MD wrote: Ceetar wrote: Well, sometimes even random position players throw a good 2 innings, so.. It sounds like you're leaning lucky, but I don't see your vote up there. Too close to call. He didn't exactly have a blazing fastball to begin with. I'd lean towards it's real though.

Chad Ochoseis wrote: EYjr in August: 48 PA, .182/.234/.250, 1 SB. Actually, I think he's been pretty awful since the Tim Hudson game. Just a slump? Reversion to the lousy Eric Young of the past? Traumatized by the Hudson incident? It's been a busy August, so I haven't been watching much. Wondering if he should be considered a part of the Mets' future. No, probably not. I was thinking about outfielders some this morning. It's important not to misread the Mets giving theses guys playing time as a vote of confidence in the future rather than the challenge it is. As much as I think they should get Duda up here to actually help them win games over Eric Young, they pretty much know what Duda is. A good hitter who's bad defensively. Not much is going to change about him between now and next year, besides perhaps getting a wee bit better through repetition on reading baseballs in flight, something he can do in the minors. Eric Young is, well, young enough with enough flashes that maybe you see if he can adapt and get better, but I'm not convinced and I suspect the Mets aren't either. Of course, maybe they're just overly typecasting him as "swift lead-off guy" like there are really mythical lead-off skills that we can't measure.

Well, sometimes even random position players throw a good 2 innings, so..

Ike Davis - 1 Ruben Tejada - 1 Lucas Duda - 1 Daniel Murphy - 3 Marlon Byrd - 3 Omar Quntanilla - 2 Juan Lagares -1 Eric Young -3 Jordany Valdespin -2 Kirk Nieuwenhuis -1 Josh Satin -3 Justin Turner -3 Anthony Recker -3 John Buck -1 Wilmer Flores -3 Travis d�Arnaud -1 David Wright -.99999999999999 Jenrry Mejia -2 Jeurys Familia -2 Bobby Parnell -1 Jon Niese -1 Dillon Gee -3 Jeremy Hefner -1 zack Wheeler -1 Noah Syndergaard -2 Matt Harvey -1 To sum up, We'll have at the very least 1 new OF and a new 2B.

best hitter or not, it seems unwise for the Mets to invest large sums at first base.

Mets � Willets Point wrote: Water bottle guy speaks! I think Keith should take him up on the charity event. yeah, interesting. He says he's a "New York fan" which means he's one of the "I'll give the Mets money if they're fun" fans that help sustain large revenue streams and steal attention away from the Yankees.

Edgy MD wrote: I'm curious what he's hiding behind that big popup screen. He could have added the graphics on the face of the outfield wall, to the left and right of the windbreaker-clad coachie, but he added this architectural oddity. Didn't the original logo have the little ny too?

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