#89: Mickey Haefner

Mickey Haefner

I) Mickey Haefner --> '50 White Sox
I) Mickey Haefner --> '50 Braves

The White Sox team is on my list of Connected teams already, so I'll try the Braves team and see where we go.

I) Mickey Haefner --> '50 Braves --> Warren Spahn, Dick Donovan, Del Crandall

II) Spahn --> '65 Mets
II) Spahn --> '65 Giants
II) Donovan --> '65 Indians
II) Crandall --> '66 Indians

We've used Spahn before, but I'm going to try Crandall - we're only a decade away from Rick Cerone's rookie year with the Tribe.

II) Crandall --> '66 Indians --> Luis Tiant
      III) Tiant --> '80 Yankees --> Rick Cerone

OK, so it wasn't exactly what I was going for. I'm mildly surprised no one on the '66 Indians still played for the team in '75. But the great Luis Tiant got me where I needed to be anyway.

1. Mickey Haefner played for the 1950 Boston Braves with Del Crandall.
2. Del Crandall played for the 1966 Cleveland Indians with Luis Tiant.
3. Luis Tiant played for the 1980 New York Yankees with Rick Cerone.
4. Rick Cerone played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 4

#88: Abe White

Abe White

I) Abe White --> '37 Cardinals --> Mickey Owen, Johnny Mize

II) Owen --> '54 Red Sox
II) Mize --> '53 Yankees

Owen gets first chance. Take that Yankee fans!

II) Owen --> '54 Red Sox --> Bill Henry
      III) Henry --> '69 Astros --> John Mayberry, Bob Watson
              IV) Mayberry --> '82 Yankees
              IV) Watson --> '81 Yankees

I guess I was little quick to tease the Yankee fans, since it looks like I need to use a New York team to get to Cerone...or do I?

              IV) Mayberry --> '79 Blue Jays --> Rick Cerone

Double burn!

1. Abe White played for the 1937 St. Louis Cardinals with Mickey Owen.
2. Mickey Owen played for the 1954 Boston Red Sox with Bill Henry.
3. Bill Henry played for the 1969 Houston Astros with John Mayberry.
4. John Mayberry played for the 1979 Toronto Blue Jays with Rick Cerone.
5. Rick Cerone played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt stairs: 5

#87: Bert Sincock

Bert Sincock

Another turn of the century player whose Major League career consisted of one game.

I) Bert Sincock --> '08 Reds --> Dode Paskert

II) Paskert --> '21 Reds --> Dolf Luque
      III) Luque --> '35 Giants --> Harry Gumbert
              IV) Gumbert --> '50 Pirates --> Vern Law
                     V) Law --> '67 Pirates

Sad to say, it doesn't look like I'll make the chain in under 6 degrees.

Degrees of Matt Stairs: over 6

#86: Billy Urbanski

Billy Urbanski

I) Billy Urbanski --> '37 Boston Bees --> Tommy Thevenow

Shout out to connected player Thevenow!

I) Billy Urbanski --> '37 Boston Bees --> Ray Mueller

II) Mueller --> '51 Braves --> Gene Mauch, Lew Burdette

Since I gave a shout out to one connected player, it's only fair I give Mauch his due!

      III) Burdette --> '67 Angels

This Angels team is one of my Connected Teams, ironically enough as part of the Gene Mauch chain. I have my link!

1. Billy Urbanski played for the 1937 Boston Bees with Ray Mueller.
2. Ray Mueller played for the 1951 Boston Braves with Lew Burdette.
3. Lew Burdette played for the 1967 California Angels with Aurelio Rodriguez.
4. Aurelio Rodriguez played for the 1983 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez.
5. Dennis Martinez played for the 1993 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 5

#85: Hal Goldsmith

Hal Goldsmith

Goldsmith last played for the '29 Browns, which I've already connected. I'm going to take the year before and see if I can connect a new team.

I) Hal Goldsmith --> '28 Braves --> Johnny Cooney, Clay Touchstone

II) Cooney --> '44 Dodgers
II) Cooney --> '44 Yankees
II) Touchstone --> '45 White Sox

Cooney popped up 2 days ago in one of our chains.

II) Cooney --> '44 Dodgers --> Gene Mauch, Eddie Miksis
      III) Mauch --> '57 Red Sox
      III) Miksis --> '58 Orioles
      III) Miksis --> '58 Reds

We've already connected Mauch, so I know I can complete that link in 6 steps. However, I'm able to connect the '29 Browns in only 5 steps. Anything greater would just be taking a longer route. Miksis may be a possibility though.

      III) Miksis --> '58 Orioles --> Brooks Robinson

That'll get me to Stairs in 5 degrees. I'll give the Reds team a shot just to see if I can add a few more teams.

      III) Miksis --> '58 Reds --> Frank Robinson

Yep, Frank will get me there too. It looks like 5 degrees is the best I can hope for, so I'll end here.

1. Hal Goldsmith played for the 1928 Boston Braves with Johnny Cooney.
2. Johnny Cooney played for the 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers with Eddie Miksis.
3. Eddie Miksis played for the 1958 Cincinnati Reds with Frank Robinson.
4. Frank Robinson played for the 1976 Cleveland Indians with Rick Cerone.
5. Rick Cerone playedfor the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 5

#84: Anastacio Martinez

Anastacio Martinez

Not exactly one of "The 25", but a member of that magical 2004 Red Sox team.

1. Anastacio Martinez played for the 2004 Boston Red Sox with Tim Wakefield.
2. Tim Wakefield played for the 1995 Boston Red Sox with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

#83: John Reilly

John Reilly

Yeah...another 1800's player. Oh well, best foot forward, right?

I) John Reilly --> 1891 Reds --> Arlie Latham

Arlie Latham, "The Freshest Man On Earth"? What a nickname!

II) Latham --> '09 Giants --> Rube Marquard, Fred Merkle
      III) Marquard --> '25 Braves --> Johnny Cooney
              IV) Cooney --> '44 Dodgers --> Gene Mauch, Eddie Miksis
                     V) Mauch --> '57 Red Sox
                     V) Miksis --> '58 Orioles/Reds
              IV) Cooney --> '44 Yankees --> Joe Page, Johnny Lindell
                     V) Page --> '54 Pirates
                     V) Lindell --> '54 Phillies

Dead end.

      III) Merkle --> '26 Yankees --> Waite Hoyt, Hank Johnson, Kiddo Davis, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri
              IV) Hoyt --> '38 Dodgers
              IV) Davis --> '38 Reds
              IV) Johnson --> '39 Reds
              IV) Gehrig --> '39 Yankees
              IV) Lazzeri --> '39 Giants
              IV) Lazzeri --> '39 Dodgers

There's a five year gap between Cooney and any of the '26 Yankees. This one just ain't going to happen.

Degrees of Matt Stairs: over 6

#82: Dana Allison

Dana Allison

I) Dana Allison --> '91 Athletics

The '92 Athletics are on my connected teams list, making this an easy match.

1. Dana Allison played for the 1991 Oakland Athletics with Terry Steinbach.
2. Terry Steinbach played for the 1996 Oakland Athletics with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

#81: Edgar Renteria

Edgar Renteria

I'm probably the only Red Sox fan who doesn't think Edgar was horrible. His fielding was atrocious, yes, but offensively he was solid. His trade out of Boston was for the best though. Renteria played for Detroit a couple of years after Stairs did, so it should be easy to find a Tiger who played with both.

1. Edgar Renteria played for the 2008 Detroit Tigers with Magglio Ordonez.
2. Magglio Ordonez played for the 2006 Detroit Tigers with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

Congrats to Matt Stairs!

Last night, Matt Stairs hit his 21st pinch hit home run, breaking a tie with former Blue Jay Cliff Johnson. It may be a minor Major League record, but it belongs to Matt Stairs! Congrats!

#80: Jamie Moyer

Jaime Moyer

Another direct link! That's 3 out of the last 4 randomly generated players who have played with Matt Stairs. He's also someone I've used before. As such, I'll repeat now what I said before. Moyer is a baseball freak (in a good way). If I were to start up another connect the player type game with someone other than Stairs, it'd probably be either Moyer or Minnie Monoso.

1. Jaime Moyer played for the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 1

#79: Dave Campbell

Dave Campbell

I) Dave Campbell --> Tom Paciorek, Phil Niekro, Joe Nolan, Jerry Royster, Rowland Office

II) Office --> '81 Expos --> Gary Carter
II) Nolan --> '82 Orioles --> Dennis Martinez
II) Office --> '83 Yankees --> Rick Cerone
II) Niekro --> '84 Yankees --> Rick Cerone
II) Paciorek --> '85 Mets --> Gary Carter
II) Royster --> '87 Yankees --> Rick Cerone

My "Big 3" are well represented here. The '87 Yankees are the only team I've used before too. When in doubt, go with a Hall of Famer...

1. Dave Campbell played for the 1978 Atlanta Braves with Phil Niekro.
2. Phil Niekro played for the 1984 New York Yankees with Rick Cerone.
3. Rick Cerone played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 3

#78: Mike Dunne

Mike Dunne

No back-to-back-to-back jacks this time...

I) Mike Dunne --> '92 White Sox --> Frank Thomas, Tim Raines

Two potential Hall of Famers I pinned to Matt Stairs last month. I'll give the nod to the Big Hurt so I can add another Toronto team.

1. Mike Dunne played for the 1992 Chicago White Sox with Frank Thomas.
2. Frank Thomas played for the 2008 Toronto Blue Jays with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

#77: Russ Adams

Russ Adams

Back-to-back direct links!

1. Russ Adams played for the 2007 Toronto Blue Jays with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 1

#76: Olmedo Saenz

Olmedo Saenz

Best. Nickname. Ever.

He's also a direct link!

1. Olmedo Saenz played for the 2000 Oakland Athletics with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 1

#75: Bobby Thomson

Bobby Thomson

R.I.P. Bobby Thomson - In honor of you and "The Shot Heard Around The World" (arguably the greatest walk-off hit ever) I am dedicating this chain to you.

1. Bobby Thomson played for the 1960 Baltimore Orioles with Brooks Robinson.
2. Brooks Robinson played for the 1976 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez.
3. Dennis Martinez played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs.

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 3

#74: Dan Gonzales

Dan Gonzales

I) Dan Gonzales --> '80 Tigers --> Dan Schatzeder, Tim Corcoran, Dave Stegman

II) Stegman --> '82 Yankees --> Rick Cerone
II) Schatzeder --> '84 Expos --> Gary Carter
II) Corcoran --> '86 Mets --> Gary Carter

I can't go wrong with any of these. I'll let Cerone have this one.

1. Dan Gonzalez played for the 1980 Detroit Tigers with Dave Stegman.
2. Dave Stegman played for the 1982 New York Yankees with Rick Cerone.
3. Rick Cerone played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 3

#73: Gene Mauch

Gene Mauch

It always seems weird to get someone who was known more for managing than playing. That's how I see Mauch.

I) Gene Mauch --> '57 Red Sox --> Marty Keogh, Frank Malzone, Jim Piersall

II) Keough --> '66 Braves
II) Keough --> '66 Cubs
II) Malzone --> '66 Angels
II) Piersall --> '67 Angels

We'll start with Piersall first.

II) Piersall --> '67 Angels --> Aurelio Rodriguez
      III) Rodriguez --> '83 Orioles

That will do.

1. Gene Mauch played for the 1957 Boston Red Sox with Jim Piersall.
2. Jim Piersall played for the 1967 California Angels with Aurelio Rodriguez.
3. Aurelio Rodriguez played for the 1983 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez.
4. Dennis Martinez played for the 1993 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 4

#72: Todd Ritchie

Todd Ritchie

Todd Ritchie traveled around in his brief career. I'll have to just poke around and see what I can recognize as possible links.

I) Todd Ritchie --> 2004 Devil Rays --> Fred McGriff
I) Todd Ritchie --> 2002 White Sox --> Frank Thomas
I) Todd Ritchie --> '98 Twins --> Terry Steinbach

In addition to these players, he played on the Pirates 2 years before Stairs did, so there's a bunch of guys there too. I haven't added a team from Tampa Bay yet, so I'll give the nod to the Crime Dog.

1. Todd Ritchie played for the 2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays with Fred McGriff.
2. Fred McGriff played for the 2001 Chicago Cubs with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

#71: Joe Sambito

Joe Sambito

An easy one.

1. Joe Sambito played for the 1985 New York Mets with Gary Carter.
2. Gary Carter played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

#70: Bob Moose

Bob Moose

Bob Møøse once bit my sister...

No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and
star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink"...

We apologize for the fault in blog post. Those responsible have been sacked.

I) Bob Moose --> '76 Pirates --> Duffy Dyer, Al Oliver, Frank Taveras, John Candelaria, Miguel Dilone

II) Dyer --> '79 Expos
II) Oliver/Taveras --> '82 Expos
II) Dilone --> '84 Expos
II) Candelaria --> '87 Mets

All these guys played with Gary Carter at some point in their careers. I already have the '87 Mets listed, so I'll ignore Candelaria for now. Of the Expos, I'll give the nod to Al Oliver, for no other reason than he's the only former All-Star of the bunch.

Just an aside, I noticed that Oliver was an MVP candidate in 10 of his 18 seasons. yet, to my knowledge anyway, he never was close to making the Hall of Fame. You'd think anyone with that many MVP votes would at least hang around on the ballot for awhile.

1. Bob Moose played for the 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates with Al Oliver.
2. Al Oliver played for the 1982 Montreal Expos with Gary Carter.
3. Gary Carter played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 3

#69: Pat Howell

Pat Howell

Howell joined Stairs in that rookie class of 1992, but only lasted that one season with the Mets. A look through that roster and I found an easy 2 degree link.

1. Pat Howell played for the 1992 New York Mets with Todd Hundley.
2. Todd Hundley played for the 2001 Chicago Cubs with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

#68: Ron Schueler

Ron Schueler

I have two possible choices here. Schueler last played with the White Sox in '79. All I'd have to do is find one player who was with the team the following year. Easy enough. The shortest path, of course, would be to find someone who played with one of my "Big 3".

I) Ron Schueler --> '79 White Sox --> Ed Farmer, Steve Trout

II) Farmer --> '77 Orioles --> Dennis Martinez
II) Trout --> '87 Yankees --> Rick Cerone

I found two players that fit the bill. Farmer's Oriole career consisted of 2 batters faced with no outs recorded and an ERA of infinity. He still qualifies though! However, I'm going with Trout on this one - not only do I get to add an extra team to my table, but I get to add a father/son duo among my connecting players. His father Dizzy helped me get the Del Pratt chain completed.

1. Ron Schueler played for the 1979 Chicago White Sox with Steve Trout.
2. Steve Trout played for the 1987 New York Yankees with Rick Cerone.
3. Rick Cerone played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 3

#67: Ed Abbaticchio

Ed Abbaticchio

I) Ed Abbaticchio --> '10 Pirates
I) Ed Abbaticchio --> '10 Doves

Doves? There was a team called the Doves?

I) Ed Abbaticchio --> '10 Pirates --> Max Carey
II) Carey --> '29 Robins

I) Ed Abbaticchio --> '10 Doves --> Lefty Tyler, Bill Rariden, Rowdy Elliott, Buck Herzog
II) Tyler/Herzog --> '21 Cubs
II) Rariden --> '20 Reds
II) Elliott --> '20 Robins

The Pirates team gives me a significant advantage. We'll start there.

II) Carey --> '29 Robins --> Bobo Newsom

Way to go Bobo! Newsom has been a critical link twice before (John Merritt, Jack Rothrock) and helps me again today. Even more amazing, his third appearance on my Connected Teams table comes with his third different team during a third different decade. That's versatility!

1. Ed Abbaticchio played for the 1910 Pittsburgh Pirates with Max Carey.
2. Max Carey played for the 1929 Brooklyn Robins with Bobo Newsom.
3. Bobo Newsom played for the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics with Bobby Shantz
4. Bobby Shantz played for the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals with Mike Cuellar
5. Mike Cuellar played for the 1976 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez
6. Dennis Martinez played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 6

#66: Brandon Medders

Brandon Medders

A quick look at Medders' current team shows he plays with Barry Zito, the former ace of Oakland.

1. Brandon Medders plays for the 2010 San Francisco Giants with Barry Zito.
2. Barry Zito played for the 2000 Oakland Athletics with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

#65: Ryan Shealy

Ryan Shealy

Shealy played with two teams in his brief career: the Rockies and the Royals.* I'm pretty confident I can connect him through the Rockies, as the 2007 team is on my Connected Teams list. Since he only played 4 seasons, I'll take a quick peak and see if there any names that stand out.

*This is one of those times where I get one of these done, only to have something change. Ryan made his 2010 debut last month with the Red Sox. It doesn't affect my link however.

I) Ryan Shealy --> 2006 Rockies --> Yorvit Torrealba

We've used Torrealba before, in our Zach McClellan chain - an easy 2 degree connect here.

I) Ryan Shealy --> 2006-07 Royals --> Reggie Sanders

Sanders was one of the first connecting players I had, in our Mike Lincoln chain.

Two choices, three teams here. I'll give the nod to Reggie, for old time's sake.

1. Ryan Shealy played for the 2007 Kansas City Royals with Reggie Sanders.
2. Reggie Sanders played for the 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

#64: Tom York

Tom York

Sigh. Another 1800's player. It is very unlikely I make it, but let's try anyway!

I) Tom York --> 1885 Orioles --> Frank Foreman

II) Foreman --> '02 Orioles --> Roger Bresnahan
      III) Bresnahan --> '15 Cubs --> Bob O'Farrell
              IV) O'Farrell --> '35 Cardinals --> Ed Heusser, Dizzy Dean, Joe Medwick, Terry Moore
                      V) Dean --> '47 Browns --> Les Moss
                            IV) Moss --> '58 White Sox
                      V) Heusser --> '48 Phillies --> Curt Simmons
                            IV) Simmons --> '67 Cubs
                            IV) Simmons --> '67 Angels
                      V) Medwick/Moore --> '48 Cardinals --> Red Schoendienst, Stan Musial
                            IV) Schoendienst/Musial --> '63 Cardinals

Just for fun, I took this to see how far I could get in 6 degrees. I only got as far as 1967, which isn't even close to Matt Stairs. It looks like players from the 1800s are going to be automatic outs.

Degrees of Matt Stairs: Over 6

#63: Hal Hudson

Hal Hudson

I) Hal Hudson --> '53 White Sox --> Minnie Minoso

Minoso Jump!

1. Hal Hudson played for the 1953 Chicago White Sox with Minnie Minoso.
2. Minnie Minoso played for the 1980 Chicago White Sox with Harold Baines.
3. Harold Baines played for the 1992 Oakland Athletics with Terry Steinbach.
4. Terry Steinbach played for the 1996 Oakland Athletics with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 4

#62: Fred Talbot

Fred Talbot

I) Fred Talbot --> '70 Athletics --> Reggie Jefferson

Reggie actually played one year with the Orioles in 1976, meaning he played with Big 3 Denny Martinez. He also played his last year in Oakland 1987, which I've already connected. When it doubt, go with the "Big 3".

1. Fred Talbot played for the 1970 Oakland Athletics with Reggie Jackson.
2. Reggie Jackson played for the 1976 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez.
3. Dennis Martinez played for the 1993 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 3

#61: Chico Carrasquel

Chico Carrasquel

At first, I was tempted to use his Chicago years and connect via the Minoso Jump, but then I noticed he ended his career with the Orioles. I have a much quicker link.

1. Chico Carrasquel played for the 1959 Baltimore Orioles with Brooks Robinson.
2. Brooks Robinson played for the 1977 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez.
3. Dennis Martinez played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 3

#60: Ralph Birkofer

Ralph Birkofer

I) Ralph Birkofer --> '37 Dodgers --> Bert Haas

The '38 Dodgers joined my Connected Teams last week, and the chain is exactly the same.

1. Ralph Birkofer played for the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers with Bert Haas.
2. Bert Haas played for the 1951 Chicago White Sox with Minnie Minoso.
3. Minnie Minoso played for the 1980 Chicago White Sox with Harold Baines.
4. Harold Baines played for the 1992 Oakland Athletics with Terry Steinbach.
5. Terry Steinbach played for the 1996 Oakland Athletics with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 5

#59: Sixto Lezcano

Sixto Lezcano

Randomness can be funny sometimes. Yesterday, I followed a path that essentially used Hank Aaron''s years as a Brewer and took that all the way to a possible Stairs connection. I didn't use it because I could complete the chain in fewer degrees by going another route. Well, Lezcano was also a Brewer during that time, so I can recycle my work from last my last post and complete this link.

1. Sixto Lezcano played for the 1980 Milwaukee Brewers with Robin Yount.
2. Robin Yount played for the 1993 Milwaukee Brewers with John Jaha.
3. John Jaha played for the 2000 Oakland Athletics with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 3

#58: Orville Armburst

Orville Armburst

A pitcher with the unfortunate name of Armburst. I hope that's not why he only lasted one year.

I) Orville Armburst --> '34 Senators --> Ray Prim, Red Kress, Joe Kuhel, Cecil Travis

II) Prim --> '46 Cubs
II) Kress --> '46 Giants
II) Kuhel --> '47 White Sox
II) Travis --> '47 Senators

The '46 Giants, '47 White Sox and the '47 Senators are all on my Connected Teams list. Since I know I have a few completed chains, lets give the '46 Cubs a shot.

II) Prim --> '46 Cubs --> Russ Meyer, Andy Pafko
      III) Meyer --> '59 Athletics
      III) Pafko --> '59 Braves

The '59 Athletics are also a Connected Team. Onward with the Braves...

      III) Pafko --> '59 Braves --> Hank Aaron
              IV) Aaron --> '76 Brewers --> Robin Yount
                     V) Yount --> '93 Brewers --> John Jaha

I'm stopping here. Although I easily could have finished this chain, I can complete my link in one fewer degree by using one of the connected teams above.

1. Orville Armburst played for the 1934 Washington Senators with Joe Kuhel.
2. Joe Kuhel played for the 1947 Chicago White Sox with Dave Philley.
3. Dave Philley played for the 1961 Baltimore Orioles with Brooks Robinson.
4. Brooks Robinson played for the 1977 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez.
5. Dennis Martinez played for the 1993 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 5