Julian Tavarez Quotations

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.

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.

Of course I would like to stay here. It's not fun, I can tell you that, playing one year here and one year there. I just hope they can bring me back, but if they don't I guess I'll have to go someplace else.

I don't even know how to thank Jose Mesa for all that he has done for me,

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.

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.

I won't say the first round was good for our bullpen,

I was thinking double play since I came from the bullpen, ... Facing a guy like Derrek Lee, I was looking for the ground ball, but I wasn't looking for that ground ball up the middle. To me, when that ball went by me, I thought it was a single up the middle.

I was the losing pitcher in that game, and it was the same score.

I wasn't angry; I just saw his reaction. He tried to get up off the ground, and he said, 'Hey man!' I saw his move when he was coming up. I threw a punch. That was it. I'm fine. Nobody got hurt, I believe.

We have to pitch better. I have to pitch better. I don't care what the score is when we come into the game. Our job is to get outs. We didn't always do that against the Padres.

We gave up runs, but we didn't really give up anything,

(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.'

You hear about whoever throws the first punch gets the win. That's what happened.

What happened, happened. It?s over. They might wait in the parking lot, not me.

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.

A week after I came from the Dominican, I wanted to go back because I didn't understand,

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.

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.

It was my choice. I wanted to be able to pitch. They said they could give you shots to numb it and you'll be able to pitch and I said OK. The hand is fine, I still have five fingers, I just don't think about it.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I just went out there and tried to get a ball inside. It got away from my hand and I hit him. I've got nothing against that guy.

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.

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.

I feel 120-percent healthy, so it's easy to put it behind me,

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.