NEW YORK -- As one of the longest-tenured Mets, Bobby Parnell was here for all of the lean years. He admits, looking back, that it was frequently "a grind." So Parnell was one of the first to notice something different during his lonely rehab hours early this year in Port St. Lucie, Fla., when teammates began texting to marvel at the changing atmosphere.
Four months later, Parnell sat in the Citi Field clubhouse after the Mets completed their fourth straight win over the Rockies, 12-3, to move four games ahead of the Nationals in the National League East.