29 Quotes by Julian Tavarez

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.