Ike Davis has played his way out of Flushing

I’ve been a vocal supporter of Ike Davis in the past. I’ve defended him during the bad times, and cheered him on during the good. I even bought his tshirt-jersey hybrid thingy. I thought he was part of the solution to turning around the Mets. But unfortunately, he has been part of the problem. As [...]

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A world where the Mets get nobody

They sign no free agents… They trade for no stars… They run out a team in 2014 that is largely the same as 2013… THE LINEUP: Eric Young Jr. [LF] Juan Lagares [CF] David Wright [3B] Daniel Murphy [2B] Travis d’Arnaud [C] Ike Davis [1B] Ruben Tejada [SS] Matt DenDekker [RF] The Mets continue to [...]

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Card of the Week: 1962 Charlie Neal

Pictured is a 1962 Charlie Neal (3B) Salada-Junket Coin. These half-dollar size plastic coins were issued in packages of Salada Tea and Junket Pudding mix boxes. The paper photos fit securely in the team's orange color coded plastic coin. Originally, the set was intended to be only 180 coins but it was enlarged to include [...]

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