Ike Davis: A tale of two careers

Ike Davis is easily the most perplexing player on the Mets roster right now.  Now in his fourth season since being called up in 2010, Davis has posted one-and-a-quarter good seasons, and one-and-a-quarter horrendous ones.  He has looked like two completely different ballplayers. Davis’ early triumphs on the field have perhaps given him some leeway [...]

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The underappreciated Lucas Duda, Rick Ankiel’s start, Greg Burke’s luck turnaround

If you ask who the biggest stars were in Sunday night’s win over the Braves, most people would answer Shaun Marcum, who fanned 12 batters in seven innings, or Ike Davis, who had a two-run single to give the Mets the lead in the eighth inning. Perhaps some would mention Bobby Parnell, who cruised through [...]

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