Papelbon vs Mariano past 30 days (as of 7/10/06),not reported on ESPN

Games

• Mariano 13 Papelbon 11

Saves

• Mariano 7 of 8 Papelbon 6 of 8

IP

• Mariano 15.2 Papelbon 15.2

Hits

• Mariano 6 Papelbon 10

ER

• Mariano 2 Papelbon 2

HR

• Mariano 0 Papelbon 2

GO/AO

• Mariano 3.00 (22/8) Papelbon .94 (15/16)

WHIP

• Mariano .57 Papelbon .89

SLG

• Mariano .157 Papelbon .333

OBA

• Mariano .167 Papelbon .230

P/IP

• Mariano 12.83 Papelbon 14.74

GF

• Mariano 12 Papelbon 8

K/BB

• Mariano 5.33 Papelbon 4.00

BB/9

• Mariano 1.72 Papelbon 2.30

I wonder if everyone who touted Papelbon over Mariano has any idea. And yet, they were using a small sample size, too. For those familiar with Rivera's 11 consecutive regular seasons & 11 post seasons, none of the above would be a surprise.

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