Article: The Philadelphia Inquirer Jim Salisbury column: catching on: Ruiz is helping at the plate and behind it.(baseball player Carlos Ruiz)(Column)

Byline: Jim Salisbury

Sep. 24--Pat Burrell and Carlos Ruiz joined the Phillies organization in 1998. That's about the extent of their similarities. Burrell came out of the University of Miami's baseball factory and signed an $8.5 million contract before playing a professional game. Ruiz came off the sandlots of Panama, a little-known middle-infielder-turned-catcher who was happy to get a $10,000 signing bonus. Yesterday, they were brothers in a playoff race, and Burrell had to have been happy that Ruiz had his back. Phillies fans sure were. Ruiz twice delivered run-scoring hits after Burrell failed. When the day was over, Ruiz had three RBIs and the ...

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