38-year-old Jason Isringhausen : The Mets set up man?
The Mets were going into spring with Bobby Parnell being the possible set up man for the 2011 season. Then comes Izzy. The 38 year old who just flew down to Florida and threw in front of former employer J P Riccardi received a long shot at making the team.
Now with the way Izzy has been throwing this spring for the Mets there is a possibility that he might very well be the set up man. He has been a huge surprise and yesterday Dan Warthen mentioned that if Izzy keeps the fastball over 90 mph with his very sharp breaking pitches not only will he make the team he could be the set up guy. Of course Parnell might take exception to that but Izzy is a great story. He has a little more in his pitching arsenal plus of course he does have a bunch of saves under his belt.
With all the drama otherwise with this team it’s nice to see someone excel. Especially one of the Generation K boys.
Check out the interview with Warthen on WFAN:
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