Comments on: It’s Time for Parnell to Stand and Deliver http://metsmerizedonline.com/2013/03/its-time-for-parnell-to-stand-and-deliver.html Thu, 23 May 2013 23:38:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: vigouge http://metsmerizedonline.com/2013/03/its-time-for-parnell-to-stand-and-deliver.html#comment-378103 vigouge Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:43:12 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=110663#comment-378103 Parnell’s pretty much done everything one could hope. He’s gotten better year by year, became more of a pitcher vs thrower, he gets more groundballs, and he’s stopped trying to strike everyone out.

]]> By: vigouge http://metsmerizedonline.com/2013/03/its-time-for-parnell-to-stand-and-deliver.html#comment-378097 vigouge Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:32:35 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=110663#comment-378097 Thus showing the uselessness of the blown save stat as a measurement of non closers. The fact that they can’t accumulate saves at a reasonable rate because of lack of chances, it forces the use of an even dumber stat, holds. Including that moves Parnell to a 83% success rate, not elite, but certainly not even remotely close to bad.

To further show how dumb the sv/blsv/hld stats are, Frank Francisco had a 89% success rate which would be elite.

]]> By: Lifelongmetsfan http://metsmerizedonline.com/2013/03/its-time-for-parnell-to-stand-and-deliver.html#comment-377766 Lifelongmetsfan Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:35:10 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=110663#comment-377766 How many middle relievers in MLB are right-handed, throw in the mid-upper 90′s, are inconsistent and would really benefit from a 2nd “out” pitch? Almost all of them.
What’s special about Parnell? Instead of all these articles stating the promise and potential of Parnell I’d really like to see articles that convince me he is different from any of the gazillion middle relievers out there.

]]> By: taskmaster4450 http://metsmerizedonline.com/2013/03/its-time-for-parnell-to-stand-and-deliver.html#comment-377755 taskmaster4450 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:26:53 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=110663#comment-377755 Life is about progression and Parnell has shown that. He is not the same pitcher he was in 2011…we saw a lot of growth. Now, does that make him capable of handling the closer position? We will have to wait and see on that one. He certainly has the arm to close games. The big question is the mindset. Everything tends to be magnified in the 9th inning and when failure does occur, which it does, a closer needs to be able to erase it from his memory within 24 hours. Can Parnell do this?

At this moment, he is the Mets best option. I am going out on a limb here and state that Parnell might be the answer. We saw a lot of progress from him last season just like Niese. Maybe he is finally coming into his own and his head is catching up with his ability. Parnell will not relinquish the job is my guess.

]]> By: van http://metsmerizedonline.com/2013/03/its-time-for-parnell-to-stand-and-deliver.html#comment-377716 van Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:44:21 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=110663#comment-377716 he is not at all the same pitcher he was a few years ago, so I am not writing him off based on what he did or did not do back then.

]]> By: Russell Zanca http://metsmerizedonline.com/2013/03/its-time-for-parnell-to-stand-and-deliver.html#comment-377707 Russell Zanca Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:34:18 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=110663#comment-377707 I am very skeptical of Parnell succeeding. My only hope is that he finds the intestinal fortitude to use his good stuff to saving effect.

For Parnell I think it’s 80% mental or better.

Attitude! Attitude!! Attitude!!!

]]> By: van http://metsmerizedonline.com/2013/03/its-time-for-parnell-to-stand-and-deliver.html#comment-377699 van Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:18:56 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=110663#comment-377699 sure. he looks like he has his stuff together, and is the best option they have at the moment, so go for it.

]]> By: LA Met Fan http://metsmerizedonline.com/2013/03/its-time-for-parnell-to-stand-and-deliver.html#comment-377698 LA Met Fan Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:18:24 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=110663#comment-377698 Parnell is 28 going on 29 and no longer a kid. I think it’s safe to say he is what he is, just your garden variety middle reliever.

]]> By: Alex68 http://metsmerizedonline.com/2013/03/its-time-for-parnell-to-stand-and-deliver.html#comment-377693 Alex68 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:12:20 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=110663#comment-377693 He wilts under pressure and has one of the worst save rates in baseball over the last 3 years”

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Lorenzo http://metsmerizedonline.com/2013/03/its-time-for-parnell-to-stand-and-deliver.html#comment-377691 Lorenzo Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:10:11 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=110663#comment-377691 Parnell stories like this pop up every spring and the answer is no. He is not a shut down closer and never will be. He wilts under pressure and has one of the worst save rates in baseball over the last 3 years.

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