To borrow a phrase from the great Walt Clyde Frazier, Ike Davis “is starting to percolate”. We were all wondering when it was going to come, and it finally may have started. More than 2 months into the season Ike Davis has begun to put together quality at-bats on a nightly basis over the past week or so.
Over the last 7 days Ike has begun to heat up. He is 9 for his last 16 and is seeing the ball much better too. He now has a walk in 4 consecutive games, has been driving the ball.
Davis is probably the biggest key to the Mets offense this season aside from David Wright and Lucas Duda. Without him hitting like he is capable of, the heart of the order is just not that scary.
Davis brings the threat of power and run production to the middle of the order that the Mets are in need of. Wright needs some more protection and Duda could use some as well.
Hopefully this is not just a flash in the pan and he is really on his way back. Now we just need him to get his average over .200 and he start to put together the season many of us expected from him. The end numbers may not look all that pretty, but if he gets going there is not telling how good this team can be. We are 5 games over and Ike has barely contributed.
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June 16, 2012
