BALTIMORE — After Bobby Parnell was booed off the mound Sunday during an embarrassing Mets loss, his manager, Terry Collins, approached him about taking a break. Parnell was obviously still feeling the effects of Tommy John surgery. He might not feel pain, Collins told him, but it was natural for him to need time to regain his touch.
And the Mets are not in a position to wait. They are trying to hold off the Washington Nationals, win the National League East and earn their first playoff berth since 2006.
So the Mets placed Parnell, a respected veteran reliever, on the disabled list Tuesday with what they called right shoulder tendinitis and sent another message to the rest of their players that no matter their standing, if they did not perform, there would be consequences.