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Tropicana's catwalks add to homefield edge

Seeded on Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:28 PM EDT (NBC Sports)

Matt Stairs looked toward the roof at Tropicana Field and took aim at a familiar target.� "I try to hit those catwalks with every swing," the Philadelphia lumberjack said Tuesday, a day before the World Series opener. "Really, I want to hit one over them.

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