The Baseball Desert

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

My Hero

(Photo taken at Fenway, 17 May 2007)

Julian Tavarez:
"It doesn’t matter," said Tavarez, who celebrated his 34th birthday with his second win of the season against New York, when asked if he might keep his job if he continues to pitch well. "I could throw a perfect game in my next start, then a perfect game in my next start and a perfect game in my next start, and Jon Lester, the next game belongs to him. He’s going to be one of the great pitchers in baseball."