Julian to Jon

Jon Lester pitched a really good game.  How wonderful for his first game back to go so well!  Can’t wait to see the next one.

With that in mind, I think Julian Tavarez deserves a special mention.  Here’s a guy who knew he was a ‘temp’ and accepted that graciously.  Any time someone mentioned Lester to him, his response was to say that he was holding his spot for him.  How many major leaguers would admit that?  When he was pitching well, he still said he couldn’t wait for Jon to be called up.  Well the day came, and Julian handled it with class.

You’ve gotta be realistic. They made the right move. I’m happy about it. I’m with the team today. I was in the pen. I enjoyed my day. I will enjoy my days every day, as long as I have the uniform.’’

That’s the way, Julian.  We saw him warming up in the bullpen while Jon was on the mound.  Timlin ended up coming in, but it was good to see Tavarez step up into his new position right away.  Who knows what’ll be happening come July 31st?  Right now, Julian is the consummate teammate and we’re damn fortunate to have him on our team.