Julian Tavarez
Julian Tavarez
Julián Tavárez Carmenis a former Major League Baseball pitcher...
city drive fans hard hours oh outside seen stadium town waiting
Oh my gosh, the town went crazy, ... I've never seen anything like that in my life. It was hard just getting in and out of downtown. There would be 40,000 fans outside the stadium waiting to get in hours before the game. You couldn't even drive in the city sometimes. It was crazy.
happened parking yelling
They were yelling at me. They were like, 'Let's go one-on-one on the parking lot.' I'm not here to fight, man. What happened has happened, and it's over.
division expect forward looking second
We're looking forward to getting back out there for the second series, and we expect to do better than what we did in the Division Series.
mall people recognize
(When) I go to the mall and out to eat, people still recognize me, ... Every Sunday, when I go to church, they recognize me and look at me like, 'Gosh what is he doing here? He doesn't play for us anymore.' People tell me, 'Why don't you get away from here, it's too cold. I say, 'No, it's the only place I know my way out and my way in.'
division happen league looking national older past series spring wait year
This past year I couldn't wait to get to Spring Training, to get another shot, ... I'm not looking to be the division or National League champion. I am just looking to be the World Series champion. That's what I am looking for now with my older age. Hopefully, it will happen this year.
came week
A week after I came from the Dominican, I wanted to go back because I didn't understand,
appreciate great guy man
Just a lot of memories, you know? But Jose Mesa has been such a great guy to me. I really appreciate him. He's a great man, a great guy. The man has a big heart.
gets hear punch saw throw throws whoever
I saw him try to get up and I wasn't going to let him throw a punch at me right away. You hear about whoever throws the first punch gets the win. That's what happened.
against ball hand hit tried
I just tried to get a ball inside. It got away from my hand and I hit him. I've got nothing against that guy.
against ball hit
I just wanted to try and get the ball inside. It got away from my hand, and it hit him. I've got nothing against him.
behind easy
I feel 120-percent healthy, so it's easy to put it behind me,
anybody anyway hit unless
I don't want to hit anybody anyway unless it is for the team. I don't try to hit anybody. It's not fun.
along bad calm emotional fighting fights-and-fighting people teammates
I?m not a fighting guy. I get along with my teammates and everybody. When you?re on the field, things happen. People say ?you?re a bad guy, a very emotional guy.? They don?t see what kind of person you are, they see the reaction. I?m a very calm person, but when we?re on the field, little things like that get big.
along bad emotional fighting fights-and-fighting people teammates
I'm not a fighting guy. I get along with my teammates and everybody, but when you're on the field, things happen. Then people see you as a bad guy, a very emotional guy. I'm very calm, but when you're on the field, little things can go south.