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Julian Tavarez Puts On Beer Goggles, Signs With NationalsWe all get desperate sometimes. (Some more desperate than others.) But it's how you respond in those dark, angst ridden moments that defines you—and Julian Tavarez defines himself as not above slumming it....

Julian Tavarez, Still Crazy, Still Losing StuffNext month, we'll be heading to Fenway Park to see our Cardinals play the Red Sox. We've been trying to calm our parents down; they're a little afraid Boston fans will come after them for wearing Cardinals garb. We don't think so. Cardinals fans and Red Sox fans have always gotten along well, thanks...

Do Not Taunt Julian TavarezOf all the athletes you'd want to make fun of while he's holding a baseball, Julian Tavarez seems like a particularly dangerous choice....

Julian Tavarez Is The Doris Kearns Goodwin Of Baseball

In this day and age of instant gratification, it is reassuring to know that today's stars have the proper respect for those who came before them....

Spring Training Fights, Zapruder Style

If you can't get enough of some good spring training bench-clearing brawl action, Boston.com has your fix: A complete frame by frame deconstruction of the Julian Tavarez-Joey Gathwright scuffle earlier this week....

Julian Tavarez Is Crazy, Man, Crazy

As Cardinals fans, the level of enjoyment we derived from having Julian Tavarez on our team the last few years is exceeded only by the relief we felt when he left. Tavarez was an excellent setup man, but every relief appearance was fraught with peril: Is this the time he's going to snap? Every tim...

Athlete Run-In: Julian Tavarez's Rocket Arm

Today's first athlete run-in story is about one of our favorite insane athletes, (former) Cardinals reliever Julian Tavarez, a guy just crazy enough not only to break his hand punching a phone in a playoff game, but then come out the next night and try to catch a comebacker with that very same han...