Quotables
“I needed to be more aggressive in the zone, and that’s what I was able to do today. Today was definitely a stepping stone for me.”
ó Parnell, on his outing, to MLB.com’s Tim Britton
“I felt good all day. As soon as I got in the game, I felt like I was locked in.”
ó Parnell in his postgame radio interview with WFAN’s Ed Coleman
“I’d say I was average. I could hold my own; I never stood out or anything. I’d like to think of myself as a hard out, I guess.”
ó Parnell responding to Coleman’s question about his ability as a high school hitter.
“It’s a great feeling to be up there, to see everybody and have a bat in your hand for the first time.”
ó Parnell on WFAN
“I just swung.”
ó Parnell on MLB.com
“We’ll take it as it comes.”
ó Parnell on WFAN in regards to possibly starting