philly.com - 10/15/2008
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LOS ANGELES - On the day after, it was just as hard to process as it had been the night before. Matt Stairs hit a two-run homer, and now the Phils are just one win away from their first World Series in 15 years? That's the kind of thing that figures to completely short-circuit my already addled ...
philly.com - 10/14/2008
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philly.com —
LOS ANGELES - That's why they got the
man. A generic Major League Baseball transaction on Aug....
29 - just before the deadline that would keep players off a team's postseason roster - doesn't begin to tell the story. Matt Stairs, designated for ...
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Matt Stairs' moment | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/14/2008
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philly.com - 10/14/2008
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LOS ANGELES - Matt Stairs had been waiting
for a moment like this. Funny, but Phillies fans...
have been waiting for a moment like this, too. It's just that their wait has been a little longer. Stairs crushed a majestic two-run, pinch-hit home run to ...
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Just A Win Away | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/14/2008
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"During his appearance on Fox, Kalas introduced ...
Deadspin —
... "During his appearance on Fox, Kalas introduced Pat Burrell as "The Bait," then said that was a story for another day. That day has come. Here's that tale: During Burrell's first few years with the club, before he was married, the older players used to command him to make appearances at the bar while the Phillies were on the road. They dangled him as "bait" to attract women." [Philly.com] ...
Pat the Bait Story Revealed
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... and noted that it's a story for another day. Thankfully, Gonzo at the Inqy has unearthed the tale (tail?) behind the moniker: During Burrell's first few years with the club,
before he was married, the older players used to command him to make
appearances at the bar while the Phillies were on the road. They
dangled him as "bait" to attract women.
"Can you imagine how many hearts Burrell has broken?" Kalas said. >>A day later, still a hero [Inquirer] ...
Pat "The Bait" (not The Bat)
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
... Evidently Pat Burrell's nickname amongst his teammates, at least a few years ago, wasn't "The Bat" as most people call him. Rather, it was "the Bait". With good reason, too. ...
Pat Burrell Is a Man of Many Functions
FanHouse —
... MLB GossipPat Burrell has a pretty sweet nickname. "The Bat." Not only does it make sense phonetically -- rare is the nickname that trickles forth from an announcer's tongue with such minimal effort -- but it implies that he excels at swinging the chosen tool of his professional trade. This is the stuff nicknames are made of, people. Ah, but that's not Burrell's only nickname. It's just his most famous. Via Deadspin, today we found out that Burrell is also nicknamed "The Bait" for reasons far less savory than "skill at baseball": ...
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Matt Stairs Says He Likes To Get His Ass Hammered
firenedcollettinow.com 10/14/2008 — Yeah, he may have completely sunk the Dodgers' playoff dreams, but at least none of the Dodger players admit to getting their ass hammered and liking it.
"'You want to get that one big hit where you feel like you're part of the team,' Stairs said. 'Not that I don't feel like I'm part of the...
Video: Shane Victorino and Matt Stairs
the700level.com 10/14/2008 — That may have been the most excited I've ever been watching a single swing of a baseball bat.
If this Phillies team beats the Dodgers one more time and eventually goes on to play for World Series glory, there's no question Shane Victorino could ...
Philly uses every bit of North America to take 3-1 lead in NLCS
sports.yahoo.com 10/14/2008 — Hawaii's Shane Victorino went volcanic on the Los Angeles Dodgers and Canada's Matt Stairs hit a ball to the North Pole in a four-run eighth inning, driving the Philadelphia Phillies to a stunning 7-5 victory in the NLCS. As a result, the Phillies ...
Speed Read: Matt Stairs Is A Very Bad Man, Eh
sportsbybrooks.com 10/14/2008 — Matt Freaking Stairs . The 40-year-old who had all of 17 at-bats with the Phillies after being acquired from the Blue Jays on August 30th hit the first postseason bomb of his career in the eighth inning off of Jonathan Broxton as the Phils came from ...
Called It!
ballssticksstuff.com 10/15/2008 — Not to say I told you so, but I sort of told you so at the time of the Matt Stairs trade in late-August. In a post entitled, "Phillies Prefer to Take the Stairs":Remember how some scoffed at last season's Russell Branyan pick-up? And remember how he ...
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Viva El Birdos
Matt Stairs fulfilled a long-standing dream of mine last night. I've always wanted a player, when asked about his clutch pinch hit homer—about his strategy, his plate coverage, his pitch selection—to say, " Well, Howard, I mainly just swing as hard as I can ." (video h.t.: ...
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