That’s right. Matt Stairs. My new favorite player. He’s 41 and is listed as a pinch hitter for the Phillies. I can’t honestly remember seeing him hit throughout the season, but is listed as hitting .252. I assume that was when he was a Blue Jay, as he was traded to the Phils at the end of August.
Anyway, he came into tonight’s NLCS game with the game tied at 5. The Phils were winning 2-0 in the first, but were quickly losing control as the score crept up to be 5-3 Dodgers at the top of the 8th. The “Flyin’ Hawaiian” Shane Victorino hit a 2 run home run to tie the game. Mr Stairs came in and knocked one HELL of a home run to deep right field making the game 7-5. That’s how we ended the game with Brad Lidge coming in to save another one. The Phils lead the series 3-1.
My nerves can’t take this.