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Phils' Stairs remains low key after HR (AP)

 

Published 10/15/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - MLB News

One day after hitting the most significant home run of his career, Matt Stairs went about his business as though nothing ever happened -- which helps explain why he's still around at age 40 after 12 full seasons in the big leagues. No huge celebrations for the pinch-hit homer Monday night that broke an eighth-inning tie and sent the Philadelphia Phillies over Los Angeles 7-5 for a 3-1 lead in the... (link)

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