Podcast appearances and mentions of Ike Davis

Remember Ike Davis? The slugging first baseman showed massive homerun potential and played phenomenal defense for 7 MLB seasons. It seemed as though he was poised to lead the next era of Mets baseball after David Wright and Jose Reyes. Let's take a trip down memory lane and reminisce on a pretty good career!

When Francisco Álvarez was hit by a pitch yesterday to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning, Buck Showalter made the move that any manager would, sending in Tim Locastro to run for his catcher, needing him to go 270 feet to win the game.It turned out that Álvarez just could have scored as easily as Locastro did, as DJ Stewart singled, Mark Vientos walked, and Rafael Ortega laced the walkoff single to right field.The last time the Mets had a pinch-runner come in and score as part of a walkoff rally was three years ago today, Billy Hamilton in the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium, in a doubleheader nightcap where the Mets were the home team. In that one, Jeff McNeil walked against Aroldis Chapman, and Hamilton came in and stole second base before trotting home on Amed Rosario's two-run shot.In that instance, Hamilton represented the tying run. So did Juan Lagares when he scored on Dominic Smith's home run to end the 2019 season. But it is Lagares who was the previous Mets pinch-runner to bring home a walkoff run. On September 26, 2017, Kevin Plawecki greeted A.J. Minter with a single as the Mets were tied 3-3 with Atlanta. Smith walked and Rosario struck out before Travis Taijeron delivered the winning hit.There's been only one time in Mets history that a runner entered the game, stole a base, and scored the winning run, and it was in the 13th inning on April 23, 1992, after a duel between Bret Saberhagen and Donovan Osborne went scoreless into extras. The Mets had already caught Rex Hudler stealing in the 12th when Dave Magadan singled with one out in the 13th — he was replaced at first by Rodney McCray, who became famous the year before.You've seen that video a million times. You probably haven't seen McCray go to second on a Junior Noboa single, steal third, and after an intentional walk to Charlie O'Brien, score the winning run when Juan Agosto hit Daryl Boston with a pitch. Well, now you can, because that game is on YouTube, with Tim McCarver and Ralph Kiner on the call.Shoutout to Keith Miller, who pinch-ran for Garry Templeton after a leadoff single in the ninth inning of a 5-4 game, got picked off but advanced to second because Expos pitcher Barry Jones threw the ball away, then stole third and eventually scored on Kevin McReynolds' walkoff grand slam off Scott Ruskin. That was the last walkoff grand slam the Mets hit at Shea, following Mike Jorgensen in 1980 and Tim Teufel in 1986. Tim Harkness and Jim Hickman each did it in 1963 at the Polo Grounds, while Citi Field has had walkoff slams by Jordany Valdespin in 2013, Ike Davis in 2014, and José Bautista in 2018. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo each went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts last night in Georgia, another rough night in a rough season, and another little edit to the Mets' history books.The list of career three-strikeout games is an interesting one, because it's one of those things… like… you've got to be pretty good to be in the lineup to strike out three times regularly enough to be on the list. So, it's probably not a surprise that David Wright holds the record at 61, for as long as he was a power-hitting Met. It's a pretty wide gap, 10 of these games, to number two on the list, Michael Conforto at 51. Then it's Darryl Strawberry at 48, and now a tie for fourth at 44 between Dave Kingman and Alonso.Nimmo already was in the top 10, and now has broken his tie with Ron Swoboda for ninth place. Nimmo's 30th three-strikeout game puts him six behind the two men tied for sixth, Tommie Agee and Lucas Duda. Rounding out that top 10, with 28 times striking out three times in a game, is Jerry Koosman, who more than made up for it with the strikeouts he racked up on the mound — 1,799 of his 2,556 career K's came in orange and blue.The next 10 are pretty interesting as a mix: Curtis Granderson and Mookie Wilson at 24; Todd Hundley, Howard Johnson, and Cleon Jones at 22; Ike Davis at 21; Mike Piazza at 20; Carlos Beltrán and Tom Seaver at 19; and it's actually 11, not 10, because tied for 20th place on this list are Carlos Delgado and Francisco Lindor, with 18 three-strikeout games as Mets.Lindor was 1-for-2 last night, with a walk and a hit by pitch. That moved him up to sole possession of 48th place on the Mets' all-time list for reaching base three times in a game. He's done it 65 times now, snapping a tie with Ángel Pagán. Next time Lindor gets on base three times, he'll tie George Foster and Todd Zeile for 46th, with Gregg Jefferies (67), Hubie Brooks (69), and Ron Swoboda (70) on the radar. Wright has that team record at 336, with Nimmo the active leader at 142 (13th all-time, between Mookie and Lee Mazzilli), and Alonso even with Jeff McNeil at 109 (a 22nd-place tie between Conforto and Kevin McReyonlds).The top 11 Mets, ahead of Nimmo and Wilson, for reaching base three times in a game?* Wright, 336* José Reyes, 238* Edgardo Alfonzo, 196* Strawberry, 192* Jones & Piazza, 186* Keith Hernandez, 185* Beltrán, 171* HoJo, 170* Bud Harrelson, 168* Ed Kranepool, 154 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

PASSED BALL SHOW #111 12/17/2013 Part 1 WITH GREGG ZAUN AND JIM MECIR; I open up by discussing the Yankees recent signing of 2B Brian Roberts and exactly what type of player the team is getting. I talk about how some teams like Houston and the Chicago Cubs may become bigger spenders when some of their younger players start to develop. Then, I talk about why it makes sense for the Mets to keep Ike Davis right now. I then play my interview with longtime MLB catcher Gregg Zaun. Gregg talks about how the game changed before his eyes, why he stopped playing and what it was like having Rick Dempsey as an uncle. Gregg works for Sportsnet in Toronto covering the Blue Jays. I finish off my playing my interview with former Yankees, Devil Rays and Athletics RHP Jim Mecir. Jim mentions his foot condition that he had to overcome to be a major legue pitcher

Next up on the ABCA Podcast is 2023 Hall of Fame inductee, Jerry Dawson. Dawson spent 37 seasons at Chaparral High School winning 773 games and 8 State Championships. Chaparral High School produced 7 big leaguers including Ike Davis, Paul Konerko and Brian Bannister. Dawson left Chaparral as the all-time winningest coach in the State of Arizona. In 2004 Dawson was honored with the ABCA/Diamond Sports National High School Coach of the Year Award. Dawson moved on to be the pitching coach at Yavapaii in 2010 and is currently the pitching coach at Scottsdale Community College. Dawson took his blueprint of developing players to Yavapaii. In Dawson’s 12 years at Yavapaii, they produced big leaguers Kenny Giles, Chance Adams and Jojo Romero. In this episode you will have an opportunity to see why Coach Dawson is still coaching at a high level. We get right into pitching development and player relationships. You will get an inside look at how important it is for coaches to develop a relationship with their players. This episode is sponsored by our friends at Rapsodo. The industry leader in baseball player development technology, has a special offer on their HITTING & PITCHING 2.0 units. Go to Rapsodo.com/rapsodo-savings and get up to a $1,000 off! Trusted by the best in baseball, Rapsodo is used by all 30 MLB teams, 100% of D1 Champions since 2010, and 100% of the Top 100 Prospects in this year’s MLB draft. Scott Brown, Vanderbilt’s pitching coach and associate head coach has this to say about Rapsodo, “everyone involved in teaching pitchers this day and age could benefit from owning Rapsodo and using it for immediate feedback to educate their pitchers.” Again, save up to $1,000 when you decide to train and build champions with Rapsodo. Visit Rapsodo.com/savings and take advantage of this great offer. The ABCA Podcast is presented by Netting Pros. Netting Professionals are improving programs one facility at a time, specializing in the design, fabrication and installation of custom netting for backstops, batting cages, dugouts, bp screens and ball carts. They also design and install digital graphic wall padding windscreen, turf, turf protectors, dugout benches, dugout cubbies and more.

Click below and join us as we discuss New York Mets Baseball Today April 5, 2022. What's like kissing your sister ...why a tie in pro sports and we discuss yesterday's tie game between the Mets and Astros (yes Virginia there can be ties in ⚾️ bsseball). Opening day is Thursday...will Mighty Max be on the bump...we discuss with all the possible options for the big day....The Toddfather hangs up the cletes....we give you our preseason predictions on Jake deGrom's health and future, is there enough offense on this 22 team?, what can we expect from Francisco Lindor in year 2, how will the DH role be handled and when can we expect the highly anticipated prospects to grace Citi Field, and we tell you how many wins the Mets will have and where they will finish... we talk about Ike Davis' walk off grand slam in '14, Seaver becoming the first ever $200K pitcher in 1976, the huge trade for Rusty Staub in '72 and Tom Terrific's return to Shea in '83. We discuss the Mets careers of Jimmie Schaffer and Lastings Milledge plus birthdays ,deaths, Trivia and Jeooardy. Get ready to listen to another great Mets podcast. Enjoy and Let's Go Mets! #NewYorkMets #baseball #HoustonAstros # TomSeaver #JacobdeGrom #FranciscoLindor #IkeDavis #RustyStaub #podcast #LastingsMilledge --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stan-phillips8/support

New York Mets Baseball Today - March 4, 2022...Today once again we discuss the never ending lockout and how the Mets are handling the canceled games for all ticket

Roger said goodbye to Neil Walker (01:30) and Brian was forced to be nice and bid adieu to Jay Bruce (05:30), whom he does not hate personally. The two then dissected the Mets trades made in the past week (13:00), and if it's generally okay to trade with the Yankees or the Nationals (23:00). After that they put Dominic Smith through the infamous 'Soup or Savior' test (35:40) wondered why Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez kept saying Brian's name over and over again on Sunday's Mets broadcast after they read his question on the air (53:00), and if they listen to the podcast (58:35). In the mailbag the boys answered questions about Travis d'Arnaud (01:10:00), Neil Walker (01:17:40), Amed Rosario (01:21:00), Ike Davis (01:22:30), Brandon Nimmo (01:26:04), Juan Lagares (01:29:30), Lorenzo Cain (01:33:50), Wilmer Flores and TJ Rivera (01:39:20), and Hansel Robles (01:47:40)

On this episode, the guys start out by discussing the upcoming players weekend. They move on to have extensive discussion about Pitbull. Next they talk about their feelings on the Little League World Series which transitions them into a G.O.A.T. Talk. Mike treats the listeners to two movie breakdowns. Other topics include Ike Davis and Super Smash Bros Twitter:@takeyourbasepod Instagram:@takeyourbasepodcast Facebook:Take Your Base (Music by @samgleasonmusic)

This episode starts out with a salute to the troops as we record on Memorial Day. The guys then get into their feelings on the Yankees creation of "The Judge's Chambers." John provides a little known fact about Ike Davis. The three then dive into an extensive debate on their feelings on retaliation and it's place in baseball. They then address some smaller topics in baseball news and Jameson Taillon's recent good news. This Week in Baseball History" provides the end cap to the show.

Ike Davis ed his high school team to three straight Arizona state championships as a pitcher/first baseman. As a hitter he batted .447, while as a pitcher he recorded a 23–0 win–loss record, a 1.85 earned run average (ERA), and 14 saves. He also pitched for the gold medal-winning U.S.A. Youth National Team in the 2003 World Youth Championships, and was the most valuable player of the 2004 AFLAC All-American High School Baseball Classic. Ranked second in the nation as a freshman for Arizona State University by both Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball, he was named Pac-10 Conference Freshman of the Year, as he became the first freshman ever to lead the conference in runs batted in (RBIs). He hit .353 with a .605 slugging percentage in college, threw a fastball that reached 94 miles per hour, and was a two-time All-American and a three-time All-Pac-10 selection. Davis was drafted 18th overall in the first round of the 2008 MLB Draft. In the minor leagues, he batted .288 with a .371 on-base percentage (OBP), and a .467 slugging percentage, and was the Mets 2009 Organizational Player of the Year. Tune in each week on 540 am in NY NJ CT and streaming on www.sportstalknylive.com at 7pm Sundays for the live broadcast.Please take a moment to like our fan page WLIE 540 AM SPORTSTALKNY and follow us on twitter @sportstalkny

Mike Silva talks about Terry Collins rant and how he is the reason for the Mets inability to grind out at-bats and play through the challenges of the season.  Mike believes this road trip will put an end to any talk about the Mets making the playoffs. He also discusses his concerns about Travis d'Arnaud and whether he is headed down the same path as another failed top prospect, Ike Davis.  Noah Wolfe of Metsmerized Online joins Mike live from MCU Park in Brooklyn to give his report on top prospects Justin Dunn, Thomas Szapucki, Peter Alonso and Desmond Lindsay.

This week on the Bronx Pinstripes Show, we have Neil Keefe subbing in for Andrew while he is on a family vacation.  Neil and I get through last week's games and talk about the key moments on the diamond.  Special attention this week is given to the conundrum at first base with the injuries mounting up, Refsnyder filling in admirably, and now the recent signing of former Met, Ike Davis. While we all know the MLB Draft is pretty much a crap shoot, and that we won't know if these guys will actually workout for a few years, we talk about the first and second round selections by the Yankees.  The interesting part, for me, about these selections was the position choices of outfield and second base that the Yankees drafted.  Seems like it was a "best available player" type decision. Neil is a big believer that the next stretch run for the Yankees against Colorado and Minnesota is one of the bigger sets that the franchise has seen in years and can either make or break the season.  The upcoming games (on paper) are very winnable, and the Yankees need to take advantage of the opportunity to gain momentum in the division. You can find Neil on Twitter (@NeilKeefe) and on his website, keefetothecity.com. Andrew will be returning next week.  Get in your mailbag questions and voicemail this week to be featured on the show! Submit mailbag questions here. Call the voicemail line: 646-480-0342. Hit us up on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check us out in iTunes. If you like the show, please give us a rating and review. Follow @ScottReinen and @Yankees_talk.

The Rangers are battling a bit of an injury bug. MLB.com's Tim McMaster caught up with Rangers reporter T.R. Sullivan to find out what's going on with Ike Davis and Prince Fielder, how far Ian Desmond's progressing in left field and where Adrian Beltre stands in contract negotiations.

A tapestry of uplifting stories in which fathers and sons share the game...Almost two hundred father-son pairs have played in the big leagues.  Kevin Cook takes us inside the clubhouses, homes, and lives of many of the greats.In visiting these legendary families, Cook discovers that ball-playing families are a lot like our own.  Dan Haren regrets the long road trips that keep him from his kids.  Ike Davis and his father, a former Yankee, debate whether Ike should pitch or play first base.  Buddy Bell leads a generation of big-leaguers determined to open their workplace -- the clubhouse -- to their kids.Framing The Dad Report is the story of Kevin Cook's own father, Art Cook, a minor-league pitcher, a loveable rogue with a wicked screwball.  In Art's later years, Kevin phoned him almost every night to talk baseball.  They called those nightly conversations “the Dad Report.”  In time, Kevin came to see that these conversations were about much more than the game.  That's what this book is about: the way fathers and sons talk baseball as a way of talking about everything -- courage, fear, fun, family, morality, and mortality.An award-winning sportswriter and former senior editor at Sports Illustrated, Kevin Cook is the author of Titanic Thompson, Tommy's Honor, and Kitty Genovese.Listen in to Kevin Cook's special Father’s Day week conversation in the Clubhouse...

Episode 231 The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live! In this episode, Paul Sporer and Eno Sarris discuss the injury news with Jayson Werth, Victor Martinez, Wil Myers, Corey Dickerson, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Jaime Garcia, and Ike Davis. They touch upon Lance McCullers Jr.’s debut, Cole Hamels’ resurgence, Anthony DeSclafani’s May, and […]

This week the guys are talking Nova's Tommy John surgery, the Mets finally trading Ike Davis, and Luke and Jeff's recent trip to Citi Field. Plus a special interview with Matty G, all that and more on Big Apple Baseball.

MET'S LOUNGE: WHERE THE COOL KIDS HANG OUT! Yes, The Gal for All Seasons is back to whip up love for beloved Mets! Hang tough and loose as it gets real from a Mets' fan! Join the Coop in an earlier spot, when she has a lot to rant about.  This is the Coop For GM show, talking about Curtis Granderson, Ike Davis, Matt Harvey, to name a few.  And who knows, maybe CitiField walls will come up too.  www.galforallseasons.com www.twitter.com/Coopz22

Florian sitzt im Flieger und lässt es sich gut gehen, die Mets traden Ike Davis zu den Pirates, Martin Maldonado haut dem Baseball die Haut ab und die Yankees gehen 16-1 gegen Tampa Bay unter. Ganz schön was los in der MLB aber nicht nur da. Wir sprechen auch über die deutschen Spieler in den Minors, Andreas ist traurig dass in Haar die Spiele dem Regen zum Opfer fielen und Jan will in Japan keine 16er Liga. Außerdem gehen wir auch auf die Frage von Hörer Lars ein, was denn die Deutschen so in der MiLB treiben. Wir wünschen Euch viel Spaß!

Tonight on the Yanks Go Yard Series Preview Show presented by BaldVinny.com, Ricky recaps the Yankees' series win over the Rays and gives the latest injury updates.  Also, we talk Subway Series on the show tonight. Sam Maxwell from Rising Apple joins Ricky to discuss the Subway Series including discussions on Matt Harvey, Ike Davis, Bobby Parnell, and all things Yankees-Mets. 

Ben and Will discuss the confusing career of Ike Davis, then talk about whether there are any prospects teams wouldn’t trade straight up for Giancarlo Stanton.

We talk about the Mets with Eno Sarris of Amazin' Avenue, Fangraphs, and Rotoworld and catch up on the careers of Jason Bay, Ronny Cedeno and Ike Davis in the process. David and I also discuss potential moves the Bucs could make to address their offense.

Mark Healey and George Kurtz will discuss the fantasy implications of Miguel Cabrera moving to third base, try to determine just who are the NL's top first basemen and finalkly, try to figure out just how much Hiroki Kuroda and Michael Pineda's fantasy numbers will be affected by their new home.

Mark Healey and George Kurtz will discuss the fantasy implications of Miguel Cabrera moving to third base, try to determine just who are the NL's top first basemen and finalkly, try to figure out just how much Hiroki Kuroda and Michael Pineda's fantasy numbers will be affected by their new home.

Tonight we will talk about the NBA Draft which will be going on during the show. We will also further discuss Monday Night RAW and get into the Ike Davis situation. As always it's a can't miss Pure Gold

Tonight we will talk about the NBA Draft which will be going on during the show. We will also further discuss Monday Night RAW and get into the Ike Davis situation. As always it's a can't miss Pure Gold

The Mets are not going to make the playoffs this year, but Omar Minaya will probably trade young talent for mercenary veterans anyway, destroying next year’s team in the process. Mets fans watch this happen year after year, while the team continues to neglect their long-standing starting pitching problem (and last-ditch mid-season moves cannot solve a problem this deep).

The Yankees and the rest of baseball continue to steamroll over the Baltimore Orioles and the Mets home cooking continues! Lisa Swan of Subway Squawkers joins us to weigh in on everything Yankees. Jay and Hawk will also touch upon everything fantasy baseball including who to “Pitch or Ditch” and prospects soon to be in the show.