Ruiz heroics echo far beyond Philly 
With apologies to the always-vocal regulars in Citizens Bank Park, the loudest fan after Carlos Ruiz belted his three-run homer in Game 1 of the NLCS was probably a little boy from a banana farm near Puerto Armuelles, Panama.
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