Wednesday, May 28, 2008

So long Jorge Julio

So yeah, I knew that Westbrook was coming off the DL today to start tonight's game. However, I figured that they would send Ed Mujica back to AAA to make room, that's why I was happy he got a chance to pitch last night because I thought it was his only chance. But the Indians pulled a fast one on me and decided that the Jorge Julio reclamation project was officially over. He started out well, then tanked his last appearance, most likely cost the Indians the game as they went on to lose 13-9. He gave up 5 runs in less than 2 innings and saw his ERA go from 3.38 to 5.60. When Wedge didn't turn to him in the extra innings loss on Monday, I had a feeling that Julio had fallen out of favor and might be on his way out. But I thought he would get another chance to prove himself, but he finds himself out of a job and most likely will not accept his assignment to AAA. I figure someone will want him, the Tigers is the logical choice since they have no other options, but we'll see. He pitched well his first 14 appearances, it's a shame he gets cut after one bad one. I'd still rather him than Betancourt at this point. Oh well, that's major league baseball.

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