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September 10, 2008 Mets 2008 Games Joe Janish

Who Is This Man?

Pitcher Bobby Parnell of the New York Mets

Quick, can you identify the person in the picture above?

I’ll give you a few hints …

He’s an “untouchable” but never met Kevin Costner and was only three years old when THIS MOVIE came out.

He’s NOT related to a former Red Sox lefty named Mel.

He IS being given the infamous “Philip Humber Treatment”.

Give up? Chances are, you will see him if the Mets get a 15-run lead on the Nationals by the fourth inning tonight. Or maybe not.

First reader to correctly identify this young man — who has been seen walking around the field and in the bullpen at Shea wearing a realistic-looking Mets uniform — gets a Billy Wagner bobblehead (elbow intact).

Joe Janish began MetsToday in 2005 to provide the unique perspective of a high-level player and coach -- he earned NCAA D-1 All-American honors as a catcher and coached several players who went on to play pro ball. As a result his posts often include mechanical evaluations, scout-like analysis, and opinions that go beyond the numbers. Follow Joe's baseball tips on Twitter at @onbaseball and at the On Baseball Google Plus page.
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  1. Walnutz15 September 10, 2008 at 2:14 pm
    Robert “Bobby” Parnell.
  2. upson September 10, 2008 at 3:28 pm
    If this is indeed Parnell (the picture name can lie, right?), I hope he gets a start today if things goe well. However, more importantly, I hope Niese gets on the field as well. Assuming that he is scheduled to pitch Wed 9/17, it’s about time to give him at least an inning of work. One can argue that we can live without Parnell in the bullpen, but we definitely cannot live w/o 5th starter during the final 17 consecutive games, especially given that Pedro is scheduled 4 times during that stretch.
  3. joe September 10, 2008 at 6:50 pm
    I just hope they don’t wait until they’re two games out with three games to play to give Parnell the ball.

    upson – agreed on the 5th starter issue. Probably wouldn’t be as big a deal if Pedro was throwing better, but you are right.

  4. sincekindergarten September 11, 2008 at 6:18 pm
    As Mic said in the thread after this one, a six-man rotation is in order here, if only to preserve Pedro. Let Niese get some time in, in a pennant race, but in slightly less pressure than Phil Humber faced last year.
  5. Walnutz15 September 15, 2008 at 9:30 am
    In lieu of a Billy Wagner bobblehead doll, I’d prefer an anonymous note be posted to Jerry Manuel’s office door…

    Dearest Jer,

    You have a bullpen full of different options to utilize. Please give us a new look, instead of having the same 3 pitchers combine to go 1 inning.

    Al Reyes
    Ricardo Rincon
    Bobby Parnell; and god forbid he was called back-up
    Eddie Kunz

    Thank you.