Come Upstairs
This is one of the busiest times of year for the North American sports fan. The NFL is nearing it's playoffs (and have games 4 days a week from now until Christmas) and the NHL and NBA are both now in full swing. That being the case it is not surprising that baseball news isn't getting all that much play in the media. And so this news may have gone unnoticed in many circles. Matt Stairs has carved out a (Canadian Baseball) Hall of Fame career in 14 seasons in the majors and will go down in history as one of the best hitters ever to come out of Canada (the stats back this up). Moreover he has been a fan favourite wherever he goes likely because of his shape and the fact that he's still rockin' the 'stache. Despite the fact that he looks like a heavy equipment mechanic from Stanley, make no mistake about it, this guy is a great athlete. I remember watching him play hockey for FHS at the LBR and he was always the best player on the ice. The fact is you don't spend fifteen years in the majors without some incredible natural talent. Hitting a baseball maybe the most innate skill in sports; to quote Willie Stargell:
"They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square."
I have, by default, become somewhat of a Jays fan but now that they have a homegrown guy whose picture could appear in the encyclopedia next to hoser and whose bio likely includes the phrase Enjoys: Sausage I will be watching them more intently this season. Smart move J.P.
Pace out.
posted by Vitamin S @ 2:01 p.m.
1 Comments:
Without being a huge baseball fan, I've always been a Matt Stairs fan...the guy looks like he just finished eating the Pizza Delight lunch buffet followed by a couple of Wendy's insurance burgers as a hangover breakfast, then he goes out and jacks a baseball out of the park...that's the type of athlete I've been trying to emulate for years
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