Phillies and Carlos Ruiz: Top 51 Moments for Chooch

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May 15, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Luis Garcia (57) and catcher Carlos Ruiz (51) celebrate a victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies won 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

27. 10th inning home run in Florida

After J.C. Romero blew a quality start from Roy Oswalt the Phillies went to extra inning against the Florida Marlins on the road. After a horrendous fair-foul call by Bob Davidson at third base, Ruiz crushed a 3-2 pitch off Will Ohman into left field to lead the Phillies to their 60th win of the year.

26. Chooch plays the hot corner

An insane 13 inning marathon won by Rudy Seanez against the Mets saw Chooch play the hot corner. Pedro Feliz was taken out on a double-switch in the sixth and Greg Dobbs was pinch-hit for by Chris Coste in the ninth. The result was Chooch moving to third base for one inning so Eric Bruntlett’s bat could be saved on the bench for one inning. Coste ultimately ended the game with a walk-off hit against Scott Schoeneweis.

25. Chooch plays third in 19 inning marathon

If you thought 13 innings was bad, try 19 against the Reds. It’s most commonly known as the “Wilson Valdez” game where the utility infielder got the win after pitching a near perfect 19th inning.

Chooch took over at third after a myriad of moves: Wilson Valdez moves from 2B to P, Dane Sardinha moves from PH to C, Placido Polanco moves from 3B to 2B, Carlos Ruiz moves from C to 3B.

24. Walk-off home run against the Cardinals

Ruiz saved his first home run of the 2010 campaign for a walk-off slam against St. Louis. Little did we know the Cardinals would torture us in the playoffs, but the feeling of Chooch knocking a bomb into the flowers is irreplaceable.

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