There are three things you can count on.. Death, taxes, and Julian Tavarez screwing something up. I’m a St. Louis Cardinals fan so I got all of the Tavarez I could handle back in ‘04 when he broke his hand punching the dugout wall during the playoffs. Now, by way of the Red Sox Monster comes another great Julian Tavarez story.

JT was interviewed by The Capital Times and revealed some interesting info regarding his unearned World Series ring.

It seems the newest member of the Milwaukee Brewers left the $20,000 prize in his locker when the Red Sox designated him for assignment, then released him earlier this month.

“They’re going to mail it to me, I’m sure.”

Tavarez was awarded the ring because he pitched in the regular season for the Red Sox last year, but he didn’t make an appearance in the playoffs. That could be why he doesn’t seem to have any attachment to a $20,000 World Series ring. He’s confident that the team is gonna mail it to him but if Manny Ramirez gets his hands on it, you know that ring will be on Ebay.

Julian Tavarez, World Series ring, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers

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**UPDATE** I’m not sure how I missed this but The Starting Five has a good and lengthy interview with Dave Zirin. Great stuff in this interview. **UPDATE**

Props to Ball Hype for making this easy to put together.

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