The Blue Jays committed themselves to playing youngsters like Travis Snider in late August, and so 40-year-old Matt Stairs really didn't have a place with Toronto -- and he wasn't faring that well as a semi-regular player, anyway. He slammed a home run off Tampa Bay's James Shields on July 28, but in his next 59 at-bats with the Jays, the old pro accumulated just one extra-base hit, a double. But at about the same time, the Phillies had started using their best left-handed pinch-hitter, ...

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