Why is ruiz chooch

It took Carlos Ruiz more than eight years to make it to Philadelphia. He climbed every rung of the farm system ladder — dealing with a position change, homesickness and the language barrier. Finally, he arrived in May , a year-old backup catcher who hit. Ruiz is now scuffling with baseball mortality, hitting. He returns Tuesday, disguised in a Seattle Mariners uniform. For more than four decades, the Phils have largely been blessed with solid catchers.

I posted a Twitter poll the other day, giving four options on who was the best, and got 1, votes. Boone was the top defender of the quartet, winning two Gold Gloves with the Phils and five after he left he played through age Another Chooch moment I was lucky to be at. Ruiz actually had to make a pretty tough play on a dinker in front of the plate to secure the no-no.

He made it look easy. There was even once a whole website dedicated to the idea that Chooch simply deserved some ice cream after a great play. I'm excited for the day when somebody does an oral history of the ice cream for Chooch meme. For all that Ruiz did in Philly I'm grateful, but this is his greatest contribution to my life icecream4Chooch pic. There are countless Chooch memories but none told better than the one by the guy who covered his entire career in Philadelphia, CSNPhilly's Jim Salisbury.

When Chooch was traded to the Dodgers, Sully wrote a wonderful piece that used the clinching moment of the World Series to tell the story of Chooch giving Philadelphia his "good one. Remember the 4 Aces? Oh how spoiled we were. Gary Smith wrote those fantastic cover stories for SI about the pitchers but it was Chooch who made us fall in love with him even more.

He lowers his backside like an emperor settling onto an invisible throne, imitating Howard's setup in the batter's box, then points the end of Howard's bat at an imaginary pitcher, sighting on his prey like Howie does.

He is a very unselfish person and represents what Philadelphia sports are all about: hard work, passion, and results. Enjoy our content?

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