Parnell Power

Bobby Parnell was fantastic.  Six innings of three-hit ball, throwing 86 pitches.  Sixty-one of those went for strikes as Parnell struck out seven while on the bump.

The Mets got runs from an Angel Pagan solo home run in the first inning, a Jeff Francoeur double in the fourth and a Gary Sheffield sac-fly in the sixth to compile their three runs.

Still, the star of the game was Parnell, who looked absolutely dominant out there.  He pumped mostly fastballs by the slightly anemic Giants bats.

From my seats out in right-centerfield, I had an awesome view of the game as I was perched out in “The Piazza.” It was a beautiful night for baseball and a fairly stress-free one for the Mets.  There were a few tiny bumps in the road, like pebbles to a Jeep Wrangler, that the Mets rolled over and did what they needed to do to win.

Too bad they’re still 9.5 games out of the Wild Card.