Looking Down the Stretch: Matt Stairs
weretheteamtobeat.com 9/14/2009 — From here on out, I'm taking a look at each player of the Phillies and what sort of impact the Phillies will need and the impact they will get from each guy. I'm going to start with the bench and then move my way into the starters and eventually the pitching staff. First up, Matt Stairs.  ...

Free Agency Update
myteamrivals.typepad.com 20 days ago —  Chan Ho Park, Pedro Feliz, Matt Stairs, and Paul Bako all filed for free agency today. Of the quartet, the only one that the Phillies should consider resigning to a major league contract is Park. General Manager Ruben Amaro has reportedly been in contact with Park's agent Scott Boras ...

Phillies Magic Number - Matt Stairs
macho-row.blogspot.com 9/16/2009 — The magic number inches closer to zero after tonight's action on the baseball diamond. The magic number drops from 13 to 12. The Phillies won their game but the MArlins and Braves held on to win their respective games. Who better to represent the new magic number for the Phillies than Matt ...

Why Baseball Is A Great Game
camdencrazies.com 9/12/2009 — This past Thursday I went to the Nationals-Phillies game in Washington with five friends - one Nat’s fan, two Phillies fans, and two that just wanted to watch some baseball. The two non-affiliated guys decided to cheer for the Nationals, so I went for the Phillies to balance things out. ...

Game 2 Yankees-Phillies World Series Notes
fivetooltool.blogspot.com 10/30/2009 — > For 17 innings, the Phillies had played nearly mistake-free baseball (the exception: Rollins' ninth inning error last night), refusing to cede to the pressure that took out the Twins and Angels. Down two in the eighth and facing Mariano Rivera in his bid for a six-out save, Jimmy Rollins and ...

Philadelphia Phillies
sbnation.com 10/19/2009 — Philadelphia Phillies news from around the web for August 18, 2009.

World Series scene shifts to Phillies-mad Philadelphia
sports.yahoo.com 29 days ago — PHILADELPHIA — It was a fun time being in New York for the World Series, but it's great to be back in the City of Brotherly Love for another October. It's hard to explain, but the feeling is just different. Unlike two-team New York, the ...

Phils Drop Game 2, Series Heads to CBP Split at 1-1
the700level.com 10/30/2009 — Sorry, it seems comments are still not available. Nothing we can do about it but wait... Before the first pitch of the World Series was thrown, we all said we'd take a split in New York. After winning game 1 and hanging in there for a close game 2, there's still a little disappointment that ...

Before I Root for Philadelphia
metsmerizedonline.com 10/28/2009 — To those of you who for some reason seem to think that hearing the Yankees fans chirp is more annoying than our division rival winning their 2 nd World Series title in a row, I say to you the following: I would root for Apollo Creed to not get up in Rocky IV after being physically ...

Playoff Diary: Sleepwalking Umpires
thefightins.com 10/12/2009 — Check out the pitch locations of Matt Stairs’ at-bat last night in the eighth inning. He only swung at one of those pitches, a 2-2 pitch, yet pitches that were essentially in the same location were called strikes or balls depending on what ...

Phillies' utility man Dobbs returns home with flu — FOXSports.com News for MLB 10/29/2009
Phillies utility man Greg Dobbs has returned to Philadelphia before Game 2 of the World Series because he has the flu. Dobbs was a candidate to be the designated hitter against Yankees right-hander A.J. Burnett in Thursday night's game, but Matt ...

Phillies' Dobbs goes home with flu (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/29/2009
Phillies utility man Greg Dobbs has returned to Philadelphia before Game 2 of the World Series because he has the flu. Dobbs was a candidate to be the designated hitter against Yankees right-hander A.J. Burnett in Thursday night's game, but Matt ...

Pedro in control, Phillies lead Yankees after 3 — Examiner Sports 10/30/2009
Pedro Martinez kept the slumping New York Yankees off balance, and Matt Stairs hit a run-scoring single to help the Philadelphia Phillies take a 1-0 lead after three innings in Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday night.

Analysis: Agent for Burnett and Lee Is 2-0, and Counting — NYT > Baseball 10/30/2009
Darek Braunecker persuaded the Yankees to outbid the Braves and pay $82.5 million over five years for A. J. Burnett, who led the Yankees to a victory in Game 2.

Phillies' Game 4 nod goes to Blanton — Major League Baseball News 10/30/2009
Joe Blanton will start for the Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series, manager Charlie Manuel revealed on Friday.