detroit4lyfe.blogspot.com - 10/14/2008
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Matt Stairs says some pretty dirty things after hitting his big pinch-hit home run for the Phillies.
Matt Stairs Hits the Biggest Home Run By An Ex-Royal Since 2004
royalsreview.com 10/14/2008 — Matt Stairs, always unappreciated and the 65th Greatest Royal of All-Time , blasted a mammoth home run off of mythical Dodger closer Jonathan Broxton in the top of the eighth inning tonight, giving the Phillies a 7-5 lead.
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Matt Stairs!
ballssticksstuff.com 10/14/2008 — I might move to Canada. Judging from the reaction in the Phillies dugout, I might not be the only one. Did you see the way he teed off on that? He looked like a guy at a long drive contest. Don't forget, Stairs' two-run home run in the eighth put the ...
Bronx Banter: Stairway to Heaven —
Baseball Toaster
Something tells me Matt Stairs' home run in Game 4 was the unofficial end of the Dodgers' season. We'll find out tonight. The Dodgers' last hope is that their 24-year-old ace, Chad Billingsley, can beat the Phillies' 24-year-old ace, Cole Hamels. I don't see it happening. My preview is up on Si.com.
Lesser Lights Shine Brightly —
Swing and a Miss
Matt Stairs' majestic home run underscores what I wrote below ("Superb Coverage") regarding the best observation this post-season by a television commenter. I cannot recall if it was [John] Smoltz or [Joe] Simpson (I believe it was the former), but one of them made an incredibly astute ...
Calls of the Game —
Phillies Nation
Click on the links below to listen to Scott Franske and Larry Anderson call the two home runs that propelled the Phillies to victory last night. Hat tip to Jamie for the sound bytes.
Shane Victorino’s home run to tie the game
Matt Stairs’ game-winning home run
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Matt Stairs, Who Knew —
The Slanch Report
Hammer it baby!
After hitting his game-winning home run last night to put the Phillies up a commanding 3-1 in their series against the Dodgers Matt Stairs, professional hitter–unlike the entire rest of MLB which features only amateurs–couldn’t wait to finish circling the ...
Well then —
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke?
Just when it looked like Jason Bay had "best post-season by an ex-Pirate" all locked up, Matt Stairs goes and wallops a two-out, pinch hit home run to give the Phillies a 3-1 lead in the NLCS. Who saw that one coming? Make sure you check the FanHouse feed in the corner, as I've been doing a LOT ...
Phillies Win Game 4 7-5 —
Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies got another come from behind win on Monday night with heroics from Shane Victorino and Matt Stairs. Trailing 5-3 in the 8th inning against the vaunted bullpen of Los Angeles it was a pair of two run home runs that put Philadelphia ahead. JC Romero and Brad Lidge came up huge to ...
Phils one Victorino from World Series —
SmackCaster SmackBlog
Shane Victorino, that Flyin’ Hawaiian, delivered the tying two-run home run and Matt Stairs, all 40 years of him, delivered the dagger, a two-run shot later in the eighth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies moved to a 3-1 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS with a 7-5 victory on ...