Eisenhower Applesauce - Ike hits grand slam, Mets beat Cards, GMJ and Wright homer

by Joe Budd on Mar 5, 2010 8:04 AM EST in Applesauce

Meet the Mets

The Mets outslugged St. Louis 17-11 in yesterday's Grapefruit League Action. What you should know: Ike Davis crushed (that is not an exaggeration either) a grand slam late in the game against some guy named Francisco Samuel. Jason Bay was hitless in his Met debut. David Wright homered in his first AB. GMJ also homered as the wind was blowing strongly out to right. Check out some of the awesome game photos from NY Future Stars. For further recap, here's Ted Berg's experiment with a game recap.

What should we think about the Mets signing Kiko Calero? Well, the Fish Stripes' reaction is a good start.

Can you believe that the Reds aren't interested in GMJ even after he hit a spring home run? Either way, us Met fans were actually feeling something less than dread about Matthews yesterday.

For once, here's some good injury news to report. Reyes is fine and Santana threw to live batters.

Jason Bay reflects on his previous St. Lucie days.

Ike Davis's grand slam can only add to the speculation that he'll be starting in Queens. Daily Stache doesn't go that far, but certainly implies it.

Around MLB

Roy Halladay made an impressive Phillie debut as his squad won in walkoff fashion.

Jason Heyward was hit by an offspeed pitch but, good news, the baseball is OK.

Tim Marchman compiles his list of the best GMs in baseball.

Sky Andrecheck tries to figure out what actually makes people go to baseball games.

Hank Blalock is deciding between the two Florida teams.

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Ike Davis

did indeed CRUSH that ball. I suppose he still has a chance of making the team…but I’d give him one more year.

"I used to be legit. I was too legit. I was too legit to quit. but now I'm not legit. I'm unlegit. And for that reason, I must quit."

by jaronson5 on Mar 5, 2010 8:09 AM EST reply actions

Is Mejia going to pitch today against the Marlins

I have heard that he will. But, they said that he would pitch yesterday against STL, which he did not.

----Warner----
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by Scent of a Woman on Mar 5, 2010 10:47 AM EST reply actions

Jose scratched AGAIN today.

Team is saying it’s a “non-baseball” matter.

WTF???

Oh, the butcher and the baker and the people on the street: wheredotheygo?!?!?

by CharlieH on Mar 5, 2010 11:07 AM EST reply actions

Good thing we know they wouldn't lie to us.

by SuperT on Mar 5, 2010 11:16 AM EST up reply actions

We like Ike

You weren’t kidding. He hit the thing out of the stadium. Wow. Buffalo is going to be scary.

by Coolpapabell on Mar 5, 2010 11:26 AM EST reply actions

On Jose:

metsblog is saying he has an “imbalance in his thyroid” and is headed back to NY (!!!) for tests…

http://www.metsblog.com/

FUCKPISSWANKBUGGERSHITTINGASSHEADANDHOLE!

Oh, the butcher and the baker and the people on the street: wheredotheygo?!?!?

by CharlieH on Mar 5, 2010 11:38 AM EST reply actions

What they didn't mention was that the imbalance was caused by HGH.

I’m only half-kidding.

"Never throw a slider to The Glider."

- Ed Charles, No. 5

by The Glider on Mar 5, 2010 11:49 AM EST up reply actions

It appears that it's "natural"

but the irony is it might require HGH for treatment.

Oh, the butcher and the baker and the people on the street: wheredotheygo?!?!?

by CharlieH on Mar 5, 2010 11:52 AM EST up reply actions

I kid only to keep from jumping off the cliff

Well, can we expect a spike in HRs from the SS position? Perhaps he can hook up GMJ with a little taste so he can be good again, I mean above replacement level.

by Coolpapabell on Mar 5, 2010 12:05 PM EST up reply actions

That's kind of awesome

I fully support Reyes’s messed up thyroid if it means he’ll be allowed to take HGH. In fact I lobby for all our players to develop thyroid issues.

"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'

it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.

by Gina on Mar 5, 2010 1:00 PM EST up reply actions

ACTUALLY

If he’s hyperthyroidic— as reports say— HGH would be far from therapeutic for him.

Then, with these guys, reports say a lot of things.

by LeiterMilnerFasterStronger on Mar 5, 2010 4:07 PM EST up reply actions

Wright's HR ...

to right field???

Blah. I want to see Wright start pulling the ball more. He’s supposed to be a 30-35 HR guy, unless he was previously on the juice.

"Never throw a slider to The Glider."

- Ed Charles, No. 5

by The Glider on Mar 5, 2010 11:48 AM EST reply actions

Wright has always been a great oppo field homerun hitter though

which is why Citi Field is so stupid. I have no problem with him taking the ball the other way and trying to punch it over the wall if that’s what he’s being given, just as long as he’s not following Tony B’s idiotic philosophy of trying to hit everything the other way.

2009 Did Not Happen

by cjmulrain on Mar 5, 2010 12:53 PM EST up reply actions

Thyroid?

Isn’t that an old person problem? I remember that seen from the movie Johnny Dangerously where the doc says, “your mom has a thyroid problem…the problem is she doesn’t have a thyroid…” or something like that. This is not good. No Beltran or Reyes. Is this Groundhog Day? Is that Ned Ryerson I see?

by Mackey Sasser on Mar 5, 2010 11:55 AM EST reply actions

Thyroid problems aren't really that serious

I don’t expect reyes to miss any real time from this.

by KeithsMoustache on Mar 5, 2010 12:09 PM EST up reply actions

Shut down

for 48 hrs. I don’t like that he needs to go to New York for re-evaluation. There aren’t good facilities in Florida that Altcheck could use?

Oh, the butcher and the baker and the people on the street: wheredotheygo?!?!?

by CharlieH on Mar 5, 2010 12:27 PM EST up reply actions

the shut down is likely just a precaution in case the problem is something more serious than a simple thyroid issue

I’m always nervous about any medical problems with the Mets, especially Reyes, but I won’t get too worked up until I hear what the actual problem is because most thyroid conditions are treatable.

by KeithsMoustache on Mar 5, 2010 1:20 PM EST up reply actions

Holy Crap Ike crushed that

good to see – looks like he’s got some real power. I don’t understand why Mets fans seem to have this all or nothing feeling about him – either he must start opening day, or he must be in AAA until 2011. Did MLB outlaw mid-season call ups and not tell me about it? Treat him like they treated Jose and David back in ‘03 and ’04 – send him down, let him crush AAA pitching for a month or two, and if Murphy’s not hitting really well call him up and hope he can have an impact in the big leagues.

2009 Did Not Happen

by cjmulrain on Mar 5, 2010 12:55 PM EST reply actions

I don't think he should start the season under any circumstances

but despite his clear talents I think he should be in AA, and then AAA because he still has plenty of things to work on, lefties and off-speed pitches to begin with. Also because I’m holding out hope of him one day playing right field.

"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'

it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.

by Gina on Mar 5, 2010 1:02 PM EST up reply actions

Applesauce

Daaammmnn. That homer was jacked; no one was exaggerating. He’s still starting in the Minors though- at least, he better be, anyway…

K-Lero. I like the signing more and more as time passes.

I started reading that linked Metsblog article about GMJ, but I stopped because I felt myself getting stupider. Sucks, though, that they apparently don’t want to take him off our hands. It didn’t make sense that they wanted him to begin with, but…

The Phillies won in walk-off fashion. That’s a lot of grit, doing that in ST.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 5, 2010 5:59 PM EST reply actions