Just How Crazy Is He?
It’s time to play a game… what’s in Julian Tavarez’s trash bag? That is not any kind of wacky euphemism, it is an honest question. From the Globe:
Terry Francona got to indulge in his usually gleeful drill, the one where he hits (slightly softer) baseballs at his pitchers, who have to field them. A few bruises usually emerge, and this year the victim seemed to be Julian Tavarez, who walked out of the complex carrying a large trash bag filled with stuff. You just never know with him.
Those nice, fancy, custom Red Sox equipment bags and player duffels don’t interest Julian – he prefers a garbage bag. Of COURSE he does. Maybe he was actually carting trash around– that would not surprise me at all. I would also not be surprised to learn he has an entire luggage set consisting of different sized garbage bags – white kitchen-sized for carryon, black jumbo-sized for checking.
Maybe he got used to carrying easily disposable belongings wherever he was when he was missing in action during the offseason. We never did solve that little mystery. But apparently, wherever that location is, they did not have newspapers — because Julian showed up to camp unaware (a) Schilling was injured, and (b) he was in competition for a starter’s spot.
“Just today,” said Tavarez when asked when he heard of Schilling’s injury. “I saw him and I asked somebody what was going on. I don’t read the newspapers in the offseason.”“I come to spring training and I say, ‘Hello. Good morning. How are things going?’ And they said, ‘You have a chance to be No. 5 in the rotation,’ ” Tavarez said.
It’s Julian’s (crazy) world – we’re all just living in it.
Answer: Really, really crazy.
Dude, I totally called it. Fourth one down.
Twinkie – that? Is FREAKY.
Oh Julian. You so crazy. As for what’s in his bag…I have a feeling I do NOT want to know.
Keep him away from the kids.
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Julian entertains me though. He totally won me over when Manny was petting his head during that game last season & he just kept watching the field like nothing was going on. He is out of his mind but then again so is half the team. I think the two halves balance each other out. For every Manny, Julian, Beckett & Papelbon, there is a Tek, Wakefield, Lowell & Drew.
Is that freaky like “Oh my God so true you were right and it’s awesome”? Or freaky like “WTF girl are you crazy get away from me demon spawn”? ;)
I agree, Dawn. I didn’t really like him at first but the crazy kind of grows on you. Of course, the petting incident helped.
Oh, and the way he’s totally BFF with Daisuke. It’s adorable!
Freaky like “I can’t believe you can foretell the future”!