Matt Stairs Loves Having His Ass Pounded

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Matt Stairs Loves Having His Ass Pounded
Published 10/14/2008 by Fornelli (noreply@blogger.com) at Foul Balls
... , Stairs has always been a productive player in the bigs -- you don't get so many jobs with so many different teams if you suck -- but due to his limitations on defense, he's generally toiled in the shadows. So you know when Matt sent that moonshot into the right field bleachers on Monday night, it had to be one of the greatest moments of his life... Continue reading at FanHouse

Matt Stairs is Old School
Published 10/14/2008 by Sooze (noreply@blogger.com) at Babes Love Baseball
... postseason. *drool* Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins, on the other hand, are a combined 5-for-33 for the series. Yikes! Times to step it up, fellas. Headed into Wednesday night's game at Dodger Stadium, the Phils are carrying a 3-1 series lead -- just one victory away from the World Series -- with ace Cole Hamels taking the hill against righty Chad Billingsley. Hopefully Squirrelface has shaved by then. [Philly] | [The Fanhouse] | [Rumors and Rants] | [Sports by Brooks]

Win When?
Published 10/21/2008 by Greg at Faith and Fear in Flushing
... Ruiz worked his way up the minors after signing out of Panama. Chris Coste is a legendary scrap heap reclamation success story. Jayson Werth was a bargain basement free agent. Brad Lidge came in an almost no-risk trade and brought along Eric Bruntlett. Jamie Moyer was a quiet deadline deal that keeps paying dividends. Pedro Feliz was an under-the-radar signing. Matt Stairs, the quintessential September pickup, proved his value with one swing in Game Four of the NLCS (and boy does he enjoy the company of his teammates). All their ancillary setup men seem to have come in on ...