IKE DAVIS - VALLEY FEVER??????

Marion Pellicano Ambrose

Is there a wicked season ahead for the Mets?! 
First baseman for the Mets, Ike Davis, has been diagnosed with Valley Fever, according to statements from the ball club. Davis failed a physical given upon arrival in Port St. Lucie, Florida, with an abnormal chest X-ray. He was sent back to New York for further testing where pulmonary and infectious disease specialists made the diagnosis. Davis is not contagious, but must but must avoid doing anything that might fatigue him for the time being. He will be reexamined when the team returns to New York in early April.

Valley Fever can be a very serious disease. It’s a fungal infection that is released from dirt in desert regions of the Southwest. It is inhaled and causes the infection in the lung. Davis lives in Arizona during the off season and likely inhaled the fungus when dirt was stirred up by winds or construction.

Davis had a very promising rookie season and batted .302 with seven homers and 25 RBIs in 36 games last season after hitting .264 with 19 home runs and 71 RBIs in 2010. He missed much of the 2011 season due to a bruised bone.

 Losing Davis could pose a serious problem for the Mets since All Star shortstop Jose Reyes signed as a free agent with the Miami Marlins.  My personal opinion: the Met’s owner needs to invest more $$$$ in them. Payroll slashes and “other interests” on the part of the owner have put the Mets at a disadvantage. The fans (including myself) are loyal and believe in our team. The owner should do the same. Come on Fred – support your boys!

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Tony Walker

The lovelies at the Lounge are looking for someone to write about sports. I am not a sports buff. The only sport I go absolutely gaga for (other than naked activities) is baseball.

However, I am not going gaga right now because I am a Met fan. The Metropolitans organization (from this point on I am calling that organization the Madoffs) should be ashamed of the way they've handled this team. I hate to say this... as someone who has met Fred Wilpon (The Madoffs owner) he truly seems like a nice guy who loves baseball & his team. But the time has come to sell because he has lost control.

The signings of unknown or past their prime players, the big contracts of players who probably can't even play little league ball, & the one that kills me the most - the handling of hurt players. Remember in 2009 when it seemed like every player on the team was hurt? Why is the same medical/training staff still there??? These guys were obviously not conditioning these players right! Of course this season is only a few weeks in and The Madoffs have 3 players on the "Disabled List"! And why is Carlos Beltran, still on the team? When he came back last season from his ailments they should have traded him as soon as he started hitting. He was still a name then & The Madoffs could have gotten some real talent in return. Now everyone knows Beltran is damaged.

I predict here that Carlos Beltran will not make it through the season.

Then you have the whole Madoff scandal. Don't get me started on that.....
Sell now before you become worse than the team of the late 70's!!!