With Nippon Professional Baseball heading into postseason play next week, I thought it might be interesting to see how some former Pirates did this year. 1) Alex Ramirez: He is finishing up his ninth season in NPB as the Yomiuri Giants are the presumptive favorites to win the Japan Series in a few weeks. He put up 31 HRs and 103 RBIs to go along with a .324 avg. in 2009. His career totals show a .306 avg. with 287 HRs and 980 RBIs. Another productive season in 2010 should put Ramire...