Julian Tavarez
Julian Tavarez
Julián Tavárez Carmenis a former Major League Baseball pitcher...
might parking wait
What happened, happened. It?s over. They might wait in the parking lot, not me.
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.
might mike parking wait
You try to fight, you're Mike Tyson. He's a fighter, not me. He might wait for them in the parking lot. Not me.
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.
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.
losing pitcher
I was the losing pitcher in that game, and it was the same score.
gave
We gave up runs, but we didn't really give up anything,
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 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.
thank
I don't even know how to thank Jose Mesa for all that he has done for me,
gets hear punch throws whoever
You hear about whoever throws the first punch gets the win. That's what happened.
brings great guys played skinny tape time tough year
Every time I look at the tape -- at how skinny and how little I was -- it brings back those memories, ... I played with some great guys that year in Cleveland. It's kind of tough to put it away.
gets punch reaction throw throws whoever
My first reaction was to throw a punch because I thought he was going to come after me. You know what they say - whoever throws the first punch gets the win.