Tabata should be embarrassed for himself. Actually, years down the line, he will be embarrassed for himself on the inside.
He fought off many good pitches, and he wasn't going down without a fight...but then he dropped his elbow because he couldn't get the hit.
He will tell himself that he fought with pride to have a real at-bat rather than just rolling over, because that's good baseball. But in the end, he took the coward's way out.
Congrats on the no-hitter,
Steve
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