Tag Archives: Jose Tabata
Game 9: Wigginton Haunts Old Team in 8th
Ty Wigginton is the answer to a pretty good trivia question: Who is the player the Pirates acquired for Kris Benson while apparently passing on Ryan Howard? Pittsburgh also got… Read more
Game 7 Recap: Rogers Wrecks Home Opener
Great weather (61 degrees). Nice crowd (second largest in PNC history). Home for the first time after a successful road trip to start the season. A fitting tribute to Chuck… Read more
Game 4 Recap: Bucs Bunch Runs and Hold On
79 wins and counting to reach a season above .500 for the first time since before I even began dating my wife of 16 years. I don’t blame her for… Read more
Will a Starter Emerge From Indy’s Outfield?
Two of the three outfield spots in Pittsburgh look promising for the long term, with Andrew McCutchen under control through the 2015 season, and Jose Tabata under control through the… Read more
Historical Context For The Big Four
In the second half of the 2010 season, the Pirates offense was paced by Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker, Jose Tabata and Pedro Alvarez. The success of these young players was… Read more
How Can the Pirates Improve Internally?
Any time a move is made during the off-season, the same question gets brought up: how does this improve the team for the following season? The entire off-season is full… Read more
The Worst Part of the Off-Season
This is the part of the off-season that I hate the most. At the end of November we’ve got the new additions to the 40-man roster. In December there’s the… Read more
Pirates Winter League Update: 1/5
The regular seasons for the Venezuelan, Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-Pacific winter leagues are all completed. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done an update, so here are the… Read more
Pirates Winter League Recap: 12/5-12/12
The stats pages for the winter leagues have been updated. Click on the league name to see all of the stats. Here are the key performers from the past week:… Read more
Votto, Posey, Tabata in a class of their own
Joey Votto, named the National League’s Most Valuable Player on Monday, received some admiration earlier this season for his lack of infield fly balls.
