CardsJimEdmonds15 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 (edited) Julian Tavarez threw a punch at Joey Gathright during an incident in the top of the eighth on Monday's game between the Red Sox and Devil Rays. After apparently getting spiked at the plate while covering home, Tavarez connected with a right to Gathright's chin. Players rushed the field from there, but nothing further happened. Tavarez will likely face a suspension over the incident, perhaps a harsh one. Maybe that will clear a spot for Craig Hansen in the Boston bullpen. Source: Boston.com Edited March 27, 2006 by CardsJimEdmonds15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthsideBlitz Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Wow yeah Tavarez got some anger issues ... Haha I like how 2 other devil rays come out and dogpile on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Man, those 2 teams REALLY do not like each other for some reason. Open Bets: distance traveled by Ortiz's bat during his next bat flip in Tampa. I'm going to go with 14 meters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Going by the pictures, Tavarez punches like a little pussy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackSox8 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 05:24 PM) Going by the pictures, Tavarez punches like a little pussy. open fists???? yeah....he's a pussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 He needs a water cooler to punch in order to warm up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackSox8 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 i remember that....he's a good pitcher, but i would look somewhere else because of the attitude if he ever became available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Tavarez is an absolute piece of s***. I don't think even redandwhite would try to argue that with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 05:24 PM) Going by the pictures, Tavarez punches like a little pussy. He doesn't even know how to throw a punch judging from that picture. Pretty sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 wow lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 (edited) Tavarez is an absolute piece of s***. I don't think even redandwhite would try to argue that with us. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Indeed, and he also cheated with the Cardinals by using pine tar on the bill of his cap. Edited March 28, 2006 by SSH2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Tizzle Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Of all the players I'd like to see decked in the face, Gathright is defnitely near the bottom. You have to feel for any young player stuck for atleast five years in baseball purgatory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 08:02 PM) Of all the players I'd like to see decked in the face, Gathright is defnitely near the bottom. You have to feel for any young player stuck for atleast five years in baseball purgatory. Tavarez is at the top of the list I'd like to see decked. Too bad he was the one doing the decking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevHead0881 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Some of you might remember when he gave some of his wonderful insight on San Francisco fans when he was with the Cubs... "Why should I care about the fans? They're a bunch of assholes and f**gots here." Selig calls Tavarez comments 'reprehensible' Classy guy. :headshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 09:28 PM) Some of you might remember when he gave some of his wonderful insight on San Francisco fans when he was with the Cubs... Selig calls Tavarez comments 'reprehensible' Classy guy. :headshake Well. We can't all be Paul Konerko! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayitaintso Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Joey Gathright said he punched like a girl anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 05:46 PM) Tavarez is an absolute piece of s***. I don't think even redandwhite would try to argue that with us. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not to try and justify the situation in Tavarez' favor, but the man is clearly a guy who gives an arm and a leg at all times, a 'rudy'-like player if you will. Those are great qualities to have in a player but when it turns into something like this, you can only place blame on Tavarez. The punch was completely unneccessary and immature, and should never have happened. I don't think he's a piece of s*** because friends of mine who have interacted with him in the past say he's an excellent, down to earth guy, but these situations that put his own teammates (Jon Papelbon) in harms way for potential injury have got to stop. It was wrong, he shouldn't have done it, he'll be suspended for it, and thats that. I just am thankful that noone was hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 (edited) Tavarez has been a classless douche for years (see the link that was already mentioned). There's no refuting it. He also cheated in his time with the Cardinals (pine tar on his cap). Both Cubs and Cardinals fans hate the guy. He's a good reliever but that doesn't make him any less of a douchebag. Edited March 29, 2006 by SSH2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 QUOTE(redandwhite @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 12:45 AM) Not to try and justify the situation in Tavarez' favor, but the man is clearly a guy who gives an arm and a leg at all times, a 'rudy'-like player if you will. Those are great qualities to have in a player but when it turns into something like this, you can only place blame on Tavarez. The punch was completely unneccessary and immature, and should never have happened. I don't think he's a piece of s*** because friends of mine who have interacted with him in the past say he's an excellent, down to earth guy, but these situations that put his own teammates (Jon Papelbon) in harms way for potential injury have got to stop. It was wrong, he shouldn't have done it, he'll be suspended for it, and thats that. I just am thankful that noone was hurt. I don't know if Rudy ever tried to punch out an opponent. But if he did, I imagine he could throw a better punch than that sissy s*** Tavarez threw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 09:04 AM) I don't know if Rudy ever tried to punch out an opponent. But if he did, I imagine he could throw a better punch than that sissy s*** Tavarez threw. you throw a punch like a leetle gurl.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Tavarez could be suspended over this, but MLB is having trouble finding video. Major League Baseball is looking for video as it investigates the punch Boston releiver Julian Tavarez threw to the head of Tampa Bay's Joey Gathright earlier this week. According to a story in Wednesday's Boston Globe, league discipline czar Bob Watson is having trouble finding videotape of the incident. The spring training game was not televised. There is a 56-photo series show by an Associated Press photographer that Watson has seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevHead0881 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 QUOTE(redandwhite @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 12:45 AM) Not to try and justify the situation in Tavarez' favor, but the man is clearly a guy who gives an arm and a leg at all times, a 'rudy'-like player if you will. I don't know. There's a pretty big difference between being a hard-nosed, give it your all type player and being an absolute dick. See Milton Bradley. If I remember correctly, it was this type of attitude that got him shipped out of San Fran and Cleveland. Cheating, derogotory comments, unnecessary cheap shots, clubhouse problems...yah, sounds like a great guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Good, he deserves it... Latest News Mar. 30, 2006 - 4:26 pm et MLB suspended RHP Julian Tavarez for 10 days for throwing a punch at Joey Gathright in Monday's game against the Devil Rays. That's about right. He'll probably appeal, although there's not going to be any better time for him to serve the suspension than the start of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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