Phillies Look To Ruiz for, well everything
Click to visit this pageThe Carlos Ruiz(notes) Bandwagon makes a particular sound at Citizens Bank Park. Just train your ears to pick up the "Chooooooooooooooch" and hitch a ride with the Phillies' hottest postseason hitter. The 30-year-old Ruiz leads the Phillies in the playoffs with a .429 batting average, which contrasts his .246 career mark over three full seasons. The hits haven't been empty ones, either; his three-run homer was the key to victory in Game 1 of the NLCS. Overall, Ruiz has seven RBIs, which is second on the team to Ryan Howard's(notes) 12 — as is his 1.158 OPS. And Ruiz's .476 secondary average is second to Jayson Werth's(notes) .708. Ruiz walks and even steals the annual base. Pretty good for a 5-foot-8 fireplug.
Submitted by: mike on October 19, 2009 Comments: 0
