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How Do I Love Matt Stairs?

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Let us count the ways:

1) He's from Canada.

2) He crushes Jonathan Broxton pitches half-way up the Dodger Stadium bleachers.

3) He makes Dodger fans shut up.

4) He's follicularly challenged.

5) He makes Joe Torre look double-foolish. First Torre puts in Cory Wade (Cory Wade!) to start with no outs and the tying run at the plate in the 8th, instead of calling for his uber-closer Broxton. Then, after Wade has allowed the Phils to tie the game and put the lead run on base, and only then, does Torre summon Broxton. Perhaps because Broxton pitched an inning the night before in a meaningless situation. Broxton falls behind Stairs 3-1 and grooves a fastball. Believe you me, it'll go down with the Grady Little/Pedro Martinez non-move in 2003 as one of the worst post-season managerial moves ever.

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