philly.com - 10/15/2008
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LOS ANGELES As pinch-hitter Matt Stairs worked the count to three balls and a strike against Los Angeles Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton, Pat Burrell began to fantasize in the Phillies dugout. "I'm thinking, 'Gosh, what if he hits a home run here?' " Burrell said yesterday. "In the back of my ...
thefightins.com - 10/14/2008
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thefightins.com —
According to his post-game quotes, Matt Stairs must
be into some freaky celebratory shit. Following the 2-run
blast that made Jonathan Broxton the new old-Brad Lidge, he had this to say: “When you get that nice celebration coming into the ...
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MLB Quote of the Year: Matt Stairs
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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Morning Rounds, October 15th
The Sports Complex —
... and Bob Ford remains both old and cranky. (I know I always skip Talking, but writing that explanation line brightens my morning every day) SKIP Paul Hagen says that the pressure is now on Chad Billingsley. SKIP Bill Conlin explodes. READ Rich Hofmann looks at Matt Stairs’ first love: hockey, then gets a couple great stories and good quotes from the big slugger. READ Jim Salisbury writes the same story. SKIP Zolecki’s notes point out that Brett Myers ...
Odds And Ends: Myers, Stairs, LA Times, History
Phillies Nation —
Some more odds and ends as you prepare for game five:
Todd Zolecki reports Brett Myers was in the bullpen during the ninth inning of game four, in case he needed to relieve Brad Lidge.
Lidge worked an arduous, one-out eighth. Having Myers ready was a very smart move. He would’ve been my emergency choice, as I even thought about him out there when Lidge started the ninth.
Jim Salisbury has the final word on the Matt Stairs home run.
Read if you want to revisit that titanic blast. ...
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A day later, still a hero | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/15/2008
philly.com 10/15/2008 — 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 ...
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philly.com 10/15/2008 — 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 ...
