Hey, the Mets did something right today and shut down Bobby Parnell for the season with elbow inflammation. Last season, the fans knew relievers were hurt before the team did (J.J. Putz). Now, it’s the other way around, and the Mets aren’t taking any chances. Again … progress. We should give Jeff Wilpon a monument for this … perhaps even one that you can see from outer space. But a “Prevention and Recovery” sign over a urinal should do just fine.
Problem now is … with Johan Santana gone, Dillon Gee and Jon Niese building up unnecessary innings, Parnell out, and Sean Green merely existing, who the hell is going to pitch the rest of the way? Oh wait, the Mets have just announced that Oliver Perez will pitch every inning of every game the rest of the season. The rest of the staff is off to Barbados to have drinks with umbrellas in them. Perez being overused the final two weeks of the season should be good practice for you to get used to in case Joe Torre comes to manage the Mets and burns out every arm in the bullpen.
(This just in: Pedro Feliciano has developed soreness in his pitching elbow. The club thinks this is related to the very thought of Torre managing the Mets.)
Oh, and there’s big changes afoot as the Mets look at trading a guy who has played 58 games this season for a guy who has played 18 games this season. Why? So Parnell and Johan Santana can have company at extended spring training? So much for progress.
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