deadspin.com - 10/2/2008
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Poor Carlos Ruiz. Sure, the squatty Phillies catcher has been an offensive liability all season , but he was one of the only players to get an actual hit yesterday without the aid of shoddy Brewers' defense. Still, the man affectionately known as " CHOOCH " by his teammates was the victim of an ...
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Myers vs. Sabathia: 2008 NLDS Game 2 Live Blog
The Fightins —
... If the rest of you guys watching on TBS could do me a favor, I’d appreciate it: If anything occurs during the telecast that would be considered blog-worthy, send me an e-mail and tell me about it (inning & pitch count helps). You know, like the Carlos Ruiz nickname gaffe that I dropped the ball on yesterday. ...
Open thread: Brewers vs. Phillies, NLDS Game 2
Big League Stew —
... for the non-partisans among us is the fact that Sabathia, one of the most likeable guys in the league, is going against Brett Myers, a pitcher with a record and outlook that we need not reiterate on this hallowed Internet space. At any rate, the matchup is about a half-hour away. AP preview here, Inside Edge scouting report here, Philly remembrance of Cole's great Game 1 start here and what TBS mistakenly thinks Carlos Ruiz's nickname is here. Put 'yer in-game comments — odes to CC, homilies on Howard — in the ...
Elevator? No Thanks, I'll Take the Stairs - Daily "Linkin' Logs" (10/14/08)
The Bad News Bloggers —
... Victorino breathed life and then Carlos Ruiz pumped the chest. A quiet single by the man FOX nicknamed "Cooch" lead to another 2 out baserunner. And up stepped another no-name hero. Matt Stairs, the former Blue Jay, odd kind of acquisition you think might help you win a September game or two provided an October blast for the ages. Unlike Vic's eaking of a homer, Stairs Dinger was a no-doubter, the kind of blast in October that a city will walk about for years. ...
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