Ike Davis Becomes First Mets Player Honored With Statue At Citi Field

Ike Davis ended another game last night with what has become his signature flip into the dugout. In his short time with the Mets, Davis has flipped his way into the hearts of Mets fans and now it appears he also has some fans in the Mets front office.

In a surprisingly quick move the Mets today unveiled a new statue in front of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda. The bronze statue depicts Ike Davis making one of his signature catches over the railing of the Mets dugout. The statue is located in a planter adjacent to the old home run apple. Accompanying the statue is a plaque commemorating the catch.

Fans arriving early to the Mets/Nationals day game were surprised to see a statue honoring a play that happened last night. Reaction was mostly positive. "It's about (expletive deleted) time they figure out how to make statues here." said Mets fan Shannon S. "I just wish it was a guy who played at least a full season with the team. How about Lee Mazzili?"

The Mets promise this is just the beginning as they hope to unveil even more obscure statues as the year goes on. The Apple has heard rumors that a Steve Beiser statue has already been commisioned by the team.

As for Davis himself, one can only wonder if all this attention has gone to his head?

"It's a pretty big honor but I deserve it.", Davis told The Apple. "I mean look around, it's pretty obvious that I am bigger than Jesus around here. Nothing can stop me! Heck, I'm even gonna be on the cover of Sports Illustrated next week."

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