Thanks, Zach

Sometimes a writer's job is not just to tell you what happened, but explain what happened.  Or, in this case of Zachary Levine writing about Astros pitcher Brett Myers for the Houston Chronicle's blog. explain what was said:

“I just think I pitched a little bit more, used my head a little bit better,” Myers said, using “pitched” as a contrast to simply throwing.

Thank you, Zach. Without your help, I would have been confused something awful.  Why would throwing more pitches, which I would have thought he meant by "pitched a little bit more," help someone?  I thought they wanted to be efficient, to pitch less.  I am still confused, however, as to how he did it with his head.  Did he throw it with his head?  Or just use his head for other things, like stopping the ball after it was hit?  Help me, Zach!

Bad News For Parnell

Oftentimes you'll have to wait until halfway through an article or blog post to find our favorite phrase.  Not with Matthew Cerrone and his Metsblog.  No sir - he gives Bobby Parnell the kiss of death right in the title of his post:

About Last Night: Parnell is just throwing, not pitching

In case you missed it, Cerrone explains later in his piece:

he still looks like just a thrower, not a pitcher.

Poor, poor Bobby Parnell.  Best watch out, Bobby, we all know the Mets have Scott Moviel in the minors, and I have a feeling Matthew Cerrone might have a soft spot for him.

 

Minor Miracle

Some players are blessed with the pure athletic ability that allows them to get to the Majors on Stuff, and then their eyes are opened.  Some, like St. Lucie Mets (A) pitcher Scott Moviel need to see the light a little lower down the ladder, as he told TCPalm.com reporter Laurel Pfahler:

I'm pitching now, not just throwing, and it's starting to come along well for me.

With an attitude like that, we'll see Moviel in Sheati Park soon enough!  Of course, the way the Mets are pitching, we might see me pitching for them soon.