The future is now at first

Ike Davis is coming to Citi Field. The young slugger who the Mets view as the first-baseman of the future is going to get a chance to make his future now — something the Mets should have done on opening day.

The Mets had nothing to lose with this move. Davis either will prove to be ready (either as the bopper they are hoping for or as a future bopper who can handle himself as he grows into a middle-of-the-order guy), or he isn’t and gets sent back down for more seasoning.

The alternative, at the moment, is Fernando Tatis, which is not much of an alternative at all.

Let’s hope Ike makes a splash and turns into the lefty presence the team needs.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet