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Let's Fix Parnell

Edgy MD
Jun 04 2012 08:17 AM

What's happening there? Why did he come into the game so determined to ruin a perfect weekend? What can be done? He's got the speed, the movement, and the variety. But seems to have no idea where he wants to throw his pitches. Any of them.

You're Dan Warthan. How do you begin to fix Parnell?

Ceetar
Jun 04 2012 08:30 AM
Re: Let's Fix Parnell

Edgy DC wrote:


You're Dan Warthan. How do you begin to fix Parnell?


He's a liar. he needs to stop lying. stop lying Bobby!


Seriously though, Is Parnell actually broke, or just 'slumping'? He walked two but got some ..decently? hit outs. Didn't give up the run. the curveknuckle thingy is a new pitch for him, so it might just be he needs to make another adjustment as people are getting used to it.

He seems to be just a bit off with his location lately, but I'm not actually worried about it yet.

Edgy MD
Jun 04 2012 08:38 AM
Re: Let's Fix Parnell

Looked all over the place to me.

Curve looked good, but it's useless if you can't spot it.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jun 04 2012 08:42 AM
Re: Let's Fix Parnell

Every relief guy will have 2 or 3 weeks of suck is how I'm looking at it. If this is seriously a thread to discuss how or what he's actually throwing or doing mechanically I have no clue and neither do you.

Edgy MD
Jun 04 2012 08:48 AM
Re: Let's Fix Parnell

Well, I have a clue. Just not much in the way of anything conclusive.

I keep any disappointments about Parnell tempered by the realities that the Mets used a ninth-round pick to select a comically skinny guy with an 8.86 ERA from an obscure college in Braves country and made a useful big leaguer out of him. It's almost all bonus.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jun 04 2012 01:38 PM
Re: Let's Fix Parnell

Fixed!

Edgy MD
Jun 04 2012 01:40 PM
Re: Let's Fix Parnell

Another successful thread!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jun 04 2012 01:43 PM
Re: Let's Fix Parnell

I'm not sure clipping him THERE will yield any positive results, on-field-wise. Besides, vasectomies are PAINFUL to reverse.