Matt Stairs
Matt Stairs
Matthew Wade Stairsis a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder, first baseman, designated hitter, and pinch hitter who holds the record for most pinch-hit home runs in Major League history with 23. His pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning of Game 4 in the 2008 National League Championship Series off the Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Jonathan Broxton was called "one of the most memorable home runs in Phillies history" by MLB sportswriter Todd Zolecki in his May 11, 2009 MLB.com...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth27 February 1968
CitySaint John, Canada
I think it's gotten past the point of frustration for us. When we make a mistake, it seems to beat us. Tonight it was an infield hit. I thought it was a good ballgame and I thought we played well, but we lost.
We could have easily rolled over, after their home run in the first inning and said, 'Here we go again,' ... We had some good at-bats in the first inning. When you score three runs in the first inning that is nice. It takes pressure off the offence.
I very easily could've went to a contender, ... but I felt very good about coming back to this organization.
It's something that we're looking forward to. It's not necessarily to make a big name for ourselves. It's just a chance to put the country of Canada on the map as a place that has some good ballplayers out there.
Offensively we have a very good team but .Ê.Ê. pitching is the most important thing and we lost a few guys.
Offensively we have a very good team but . . . pitching is the most important thing and we lost a few guys.
The good thing is it's not in the belly of the hamstring. The doctor looked at it twice and the second time he saw it, he was very pleased with what he saw.
When you get 25 or 30 Canadians together it's going to be a very loose clubhouse. But it's also going to be a very serious clubhouse. We're going into the tournament very serious and ready for it.
I think if you look deep down inside you know you're overmatched against the United States, especially when we were younger. We had a bunch of hockey players going out there.
That was back in the days I was playing shortstop. It's ironic I've been around 20 years and get a chance to play in it again.
I think it's gotten past the point of frustration for us.
If I was going to play like this all the time, they could've signed me for five years,
He didn't show anybody up, ... He could've very easily thrown up his arms when we blew two double-play balls.
Once I hit the guard rail, I lost my semi-balance and it dropped behind me.