tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post7974131930475652085..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: 3/3: Debs Joins Bucs, HBD Boys - Yaller, Neal, Ron, Trent & MattUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-44044606250989476622017-03-04T09:54:43.533-05:002017-03-04T09:54:43.533-05:00He was a lefty killer, Will. As I recall, he got p...He was a lefty killer, Will. As I recall, he got pushed out because the Pirates had a boatload of other guys - Jose Tabata, Alex Presley, Xavier Nady, and Garrett Jones had his breakout year - in the OF. None particularly worked out, but Diaz drew the short straw. Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-5702812829003266452017-03-04T01:33:56.377-05:002017-03-04T01:33:56.377-05:00Matt Diaz was kind of a strange case. He was a ve...Matt Diaz was kind of a strange case. He was a very good hitter for most of his career and he particularly killed lefthanders. He wasn't truly a full time starter but was a very effective part-timer and one of the better bench players / fourth outfielders in the game. But when he got to Pittsburgh he went totally over a cliff and he wasn't particularly old. I don't remember just now, but had he been hurt the year before? I seem to recall that he had some kind of hand injury and was supposed to be recovered, but was never the same. WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com