http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/409 Recent articles about Julio Mateo en-us Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos was arrested last night and is facing assault and harassment charges after he beat up his girlfriend in a hotel room near Shea Stadium. Burgos and his girlfriend were staying at the Holiday Inn at 114th St. and 37th Avenue, when his girlfriend called 911 reporting that Burgos was beating her. [...] Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:31:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/330811 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/330811 In the first episode of The Redemption Of Elijah Dukes: A Winter's Tale detailed Dukes first week back in professional baseball with the storied Tigres del Licey of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Now we have visuals of Elijah's dramatic 1st inning â€" getting an RBI single off also troubled pitcher Julio Mateo only to get caught stealing. And after the jump another youtube of Elijah's first HR. Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:30:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/33178 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/33178 Elijah Dukes vs. Julio Mateo -- real matchup on Opening Day in the Dominican Winter Leagues. Will Dukes be able to work his way back to the Devil Rays and the bigs and fulfill the promise he showed early in the season? Should we be rooting for him? What other misfits is he playing against? Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:56:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/32959 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/32959 The Chicago Cubs erased a 3-2 Phillies lead by scoring 3 runs in the 6th inning and 2 more insurance runs in the 7th as the injury-depleted Phillies were beaten by a 7-3 score in the 2nd of their 4 game series. Despite losing, the Phillies lost no ground to the NL East 1st place Mets who lost a 13 inning 4-2 game at Milwaukee as the bullpen failed to hold for Tom Glavine in his effort to reach the 300 win plateau. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:15:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/21815 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/21815 I do not intend the title of this blog to offend anybody, but it's now apparent that the Phillies really don't care about a player's character off the field as much as they care about their talent between the chalk lines. In a near deadline deal the team-acquired Relief pitcher Julio Mateo from the Seattle Mariners for Double-A infielder Jesus Merchan. There is no doubting Mateo's talent; he is 3-1 with a 0.79 ERA, 29 strikeouts and two walks in 34 1/3 innings at AAA Tacoma, and 18-12 with a 3.75 ERA in 219 major-league games. However, Mateo was charged with third-degree assault in May after police said that he struck and bit his wife in a Manhattan hotel room. The Mariners then suspended Mateo for 10 days without pay for missing a game without permission the day after he was arrested, and optioned him the minors. As you might recall, last year the Phillies and their management were criticized for starting pitcher Brett Myers against the Red Sox just one day after being arrested for beating his wife in public on the streets of Boston. Myers wife then had a change of heart and did not press charges. Maybe they can help console each other while waiting out in the bullpen together in the City of Brotherly Love? It's sure not the City of Spousal Love now. As a side note Phils GM Pat Gilick has now made another deal with the Seattle, his former team, and continues to only deal with the Mariners and the White Sox. Earlier this week Gilick acquired second baseman Tadahito Iguchi from Chicago after Chase Utley went down. He also dealt for Freddy Garcia in the off-season, whose both a former Mariner and White Sock, and signed Greg Dobbs as a free agent who was a Mariner in 2006. Last season at the deadline Gilick traded for veteran starter Jamie Moyer who was in Seattle, and also traded for Aaron Rowand a White Sox outfielder in the off-season. Someone please tell him that there are other teams in the Majors besides the ones who reside in these two cities. www.myspace.com/wpsn Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:16:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/21714 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/21714 Written by Tuffy: "A few players know of a special way to break out of a slump. Men like Brett Myers and Julio Lugo (just to name two) have tried an underpublicized method of breaking out of a slump: attack their loved ones. Each man has taken a few swings at his wife and found his way again. Only Time will tell if Elijah Dukes, Alberto Callaspo, and Julio Mateo will find success in a few weeks' time." Tue, 29 May 2007 01:41:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/14920 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/14920 Cubs vs Astros, 18 innings, 46 players Rockies vs Diamondbacks, 18 innings, 41 players The only day in major league history when two games went at least 18 innings. A rundown at The Pastime. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:24:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/1288 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/1288