Comments on: Take a left on Matt Stairs Way

By: Xavier Donaghue

Xavier Donaghue — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:29:49 +0000

Excellent read! I enjoy your site very much.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:26:13 +0000

Matt Stairs’ awesomeness is further enhanced by the fact that he coaches high school hockey in Bangor, Maine during the off season.

By: Dr Paisley

Dr Paisley — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:42:39 +0000

I always loved watching Stairs play when he was with the Royals. His baserunning was always a sight to behold, best described as “a dumptruck losing its brakes while parked on an incline. Eventually it’ll go pretty fast, but it will take a while for it to get up to speed.” A well-deserved honor to a fine player.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:08:16 +0000

Agree completely – as a lifetime Phils fan, this guy was made to play here – messy, down-home, hard working, good guy. Unfortunately production and age got him caught in a numbers game -Phils most likely won’t have him back — but you couldn’t find a better bench/”guide young talent” guy to pick up at a bargain price (Jamie Moyer anyone?). He deserves all the hometown accolates heaped upon him.

By: APBA Guy

APBA Guy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:05:20 +0000

Craig, welcome to your first full day day of blogging-only employment.
Around the Bay Area, Stairs was known as the Wonder Hamster, a name affectionately bestowed on him by the right field fans at the Mausoleum who watched him play in the late 90′s.
Starting in 1996 with a .914 OPS, he had his career year in 1997 at .968. He followed with two more years at near .900, and two years later the A’s let him go as his salary escalated beyond that which they were willing to pay.
I will never forget meeting him briefly during the on-field fanfests, where he always was pleasant, polite, modest, and kept things moving professionally.
A lot of us out here kept track of him, and felt more than a little pleasure when he’d pull a .917 out of the hat like in 2007 with Toronto, at age 39.
A career of 5000 AB’s and .839 is something to be proud of.