- Pat Tabler
Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#023465
bgcolor2=#990000
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Pat Tabler
position=First baseman /Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1958|2|2
debutdate=August 21
debutyear=by|1981
debutteam=Chicago Cubs
finaldate=October 4
finalyear=by|1992
finalteam=Toronto Blue Jays
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.282
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1,101
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=512
teams=
*Chicago Cubs (by|1981-by|1982)
*Cleveland Indians (by|1983-by|1988)
*Kansas City Royals (by|1988-by|1990)
*New York Mets (by|1990)
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|1991-by|1992)
highlights=
*World Series champion: 1992
*All-Star (AL): 1987
*Career .489 hitter (43-for-88) with thebases loaded Patrick Sean "Pat" Tabler (born
February 2 ,1958 ) is an American formerMajor League Baseball player and current color analyst forToronto Blue Jays broadcasts on theCanadian sports television networks TSN andRogers Sportsnet .Born in
Hamilton, Ohio , Tabler graduated fromArchbishop McNicholas High School inCincinnati, Ohio . Tabler was a first round draft pick (number 16 overall) in1976 , and entered theNew York Yankees organization as an outfielder. He began his MLB career in1981 with theChicago Cubs .In
1983 , he joined theCleveland Indians , playing there until1988 , when he was traded to theKansas City Royals . He remained with the Kansas City club until the1990 season, when he was traded to theNew York Mets . Tabler wound up his career with the Toronto Blue Jays (1991 -1992 ), winning aWorld Series championship with the club in his final year as a player. In his career, Tabler was also known for his uncanny ability to hit with the bases loaded, batting just under .500 in such situations (43 for 88).After his retirement, Tabler joined the staff of TSN as a studio analyst for the Blue Jays. After the network's color man, former Jays catcher
Buck Martinez , was named the team's manager in2001 , Tabler replaced him in the broadcast booth alongsideplay-by-play announcer Dan Shulman . He continued as the TSN color analyst afterRod Black replaced Shulman when he took a job withESPN . In2005 , Tabler began doing occasional color analysis for Blue Jays games on TSN's main rival, Rogers Sportsnet, alongside play-by-play manJamie Campbell (sportscaster) andSam Cosentino . He remains as the chief color analyst for Jays broadcasts on TSN, however. He has also mentioned on a few occasions that he is a fan of band Jethro Tull. It has also been said that he quit watching the NFL after a bad call was made against the Bengals. A residential quad is named after him on theStony Brook University campus.Nicknamed 'Mr. Clutch' and 'Tabby Cat'.
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tablepa01.shtml Pat Tabler statistics at Baseball-reference.com]
*List of baseball nicknames
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