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Edgy DC Apr 24 2006 06:57 PM

Jorge Julio, first four appearances. Date Game W L IP H R ER HR BB SO Pit. Str. GO AO RA ERA 4/5 WSH 0 1 0.2 4 5 2 1 1 2 32 20 1 0 67.50 27.00 4/7 FLA 0 0 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 2 21 12 0 0 18.00 18.00 4/13 @WSH 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 2 24 18 1 0 9.00 9.00 4/15 MIL 0 0 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 27 15 2 1 27.00 27.00 Total 0 1 3.2 11 11 8 3 2 6 104 65 4 1 27.00 19.64 Jorge Julio, last five appearances. Date Game W L IP H R ER HR BB SO Pit. Str. GO AO RA ERA 4/16 MIL 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 21 13 0 2 0.00 0.00 4/18 ATL 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 8 0 1 0.00 0.00 4/20 @SD 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 8 1 0 0.00 0.00 4/22 @SD 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 37 23 3 1 0.00 0.00 4/23 @SD 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 25 13 0 0 0.00 0.00 Total 0 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 2 11 112 65 4 4 0.00 0.00

Edgy DC Apr 24 2006 07:04 PM

The main difference seems to be those air-outs that were bombs the first few times. He's also still throwing a lot of balls but not walking peeps. In both splits, his strikeout ratio is awesome, the kind of thing, I guess, that makes teams trade a live starter like Kris Benson for him despite an awful 2005, overall-effectiveness-wise. It's easy enough to compare him to Armando Benitez, throwing heat, having girth, coming from Baltimore (though he's Venezuelan, rather than Dominican). I think the difference is that Armando kept the ball down better.

Willets Point Apr 24 2006 07:19 PM

Edgy DC wrote: I think the difference is that Armando kept the ball down better. Not to mention that Benitez always choked in big games.

Frayed Knot Apr 24 2006 11:27 PM

And that Benitez was like ... good. It's amazing how the history re-write just continues to mount re: Armando. Anyone w/o first-hand memories trying to learn about him from reading NYC sports writers - who have referreed to him often during J. Julio articles - could only conclude that his Met career was indistinguishable from Mel Rojas and up there as one of the worst pitchers in MLB history rather than someone who chalked up ~4 years with a 2.00-ish ERA a 1.10-ish WHiP, 12 Ks/9 and a near 90% save pct.

Centerfield Apr 25 2006 12:32 AM

If Jorge Julio pitches so well he takes the closer job from a guy with 400 plus saves, and then saves 43 of 46 the following year, I will eat my shirt.