Did Ike Davis Quit On The Mets?

ESPN.com:

First baseman Ike Davis expressed skepticism he would be able to return to the New York Mets this season.


Speaking to children at Coleman Country Day Camp in Merrick, N.Y., on Long Island, on Tuesday, Davis candidly described his left ankle as "not good."


"But next year I will be back and healthy," Davis told the campers. "I promise."


When told of Davis' comments, manager Terry Collins said he was not resigned to the first baseman missing the remainder of the season, but he added, "I'm surprised he would say something like that."


Davis later told reporters, "I'm not throwing in the towel. In three weeks if I'm not healthy, I'm not playing this year."


Davis injured the ankle in a collision with third baseman David Wright by the pitcher's mound at Coors Field in Denver on May 10 and has not returned to the lineup because of lingering discomfort when he attempts to run.

Why else would Davis come out with that weird statement today about possibly not coming back this season? I don't know Ike Davis from Adam, but rarely have a seen a player act so nonchalant when it comes to returning from an injury. After his sizzling start this year, I thought Ike was ready to take this team by the horns and maybe lead them to a wild-card birth. But then he twisted his ankle and what once was supposed to be  short 15-day stint on the DL has turned into maybe being out for the season. And I know that he's a laidback guy and all, but at no time during this whole mess did Davis seem urgent on coming back and of course, the Mets medical staff being who they are found another way to make things worse. Granted, injuries are injuries and each player is different, but with Albert Pujols just coming back early from a broken wrist that was supposed to sideline him for six weeks, Davis' longterm absence from the Mets lineup deserves more scrutiny and maybe even some shame.