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, 200620 yr by CardsJimEdmonds15

Wow yeah Tavarez got some anger issues ... Haha I like how 2 other devil rays come out and dogpile on him.

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.

Going by the pictures, Tavarez punches like a little pussy.

Going by the pictures, Tavarez punches like a little pussy.

open fists???? yeah....he's a pussy

He needs a water cooler to punch in order to warm up.

i remember that....he's a good pitcher, but i would look somewhere else because of the attitude if he ever became available

Tavarez is an absolute piece of s***. I don't think even redandwhite would try to argue that with us.

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.

wow lol

Tavarez is an absolute piece of s***.  I don't think even redandwhite would try to argue that with us.

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Indeed, and he also cheated with the Cardinals by using pine tar on the bill of his cap.

Edited March 28, 200620 yr by SSH2005

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.

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.

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

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!

Joey Gathright said he punched like a girl anyways.

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Tavarez is an absolute piece of s***.  I don't think even redandwhite would try to argue that with us.

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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.

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, 200620 yr by SSH2005

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.

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....

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

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.

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.