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rumorsandrants.com - 10/14/2008
Stairs-way To Heaven
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Seriously, Matt Stairs? That’s what you’re asking yourself if you’re a Los Angeles Dodgers fan. Against a lineup with the likes of Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Pat Burrell, you get beat by 40-year old Matt Stairs?
Stairs-way To Heaven
MLB Quote of the Year: Matt Stairs
thefightins.com - 10/14/2008
MLB Quote of the Year: Matt Stairs
— 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 ... (more) MLB Quote of the Year: Matt Stairs

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philly.com - 10/14/2008
Matt Stairs' moment | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/14/2008
— 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 ... (more) Matt Stairs' moment | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/14/2008

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sportingnews.com - 10/14/2008
Phillies Hero Matt Stairs Is a Man's Man
— sportingnews.com — Great sound byte from a guy who doesn't give many sound bytes... obviously (more) Phillies Hero Matt Stairs Is a Man's Man

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Phillies Threaten To Eliminate Dodgers; PETA Threatens To Eliminate Phillies [Nlcs Blogdome]
Deadspin — ... Rypien beat the Bills in Super Bowl XXVI. George H.W. Bush lost his bid for a second term to Bill Clinton. The English Premier League officially started. Sir Mix-A-Lot gave us his lovely ballad on large assed women with “Baby Got Back.” EuroDisney opened in Paris. Rodney King became a household name. Jay Leno took over for Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show.” Amy Fisher shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco. Dan Quayle “corrected” a young student during a spelling bee on the spelling of “potato.” [Rumors And Rants] ...

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Matt Stairs is Old School
Babes Love Baseball — ... 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]

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