Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'agbanyeghị mgba ya na efere n'oge oge oge, Ruiz bụ akụkụ dị mkpa nke ihe ịga nke ọma Phillies na postseason. Mgbe ndị Phillies meriri
Na 2008 National League Championship Series, o kwuru na otuto nke mmeri nke egwuregwu baseball dị oke mkpa nke meriri usoro ahụ, nke ọ hụrụ mgbe ọ na-etolite na Panama na telivishọn, "mere m", na-arịba ama na aura nke oge ahụ, nakwa na ọ rụpụtara ma kwado ọrụ siri ike ọ rụworo kemgbe ọtụtụ afọ. Mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị, na egwuregwu nke atọ nke 2008 World Series, Ruiz kụrụ bọọlụ ala n'elu ahịrị nke atọ maka ịpụpụ n'ime ala, nke mbụ na akụkọ ntolite MLB. Ruiz kwuru, sị, "Anụrụ m ka ha na-eti mkpu. Ọ bụ mgbe ahụ ka m matara, 'Ọ dị mma, ọ gwụla'... M ga-anabata mmeri". Ndị Phillies mechara merie World Series maka oge mbụ kemgbe 1980, na-eme ya na egwuregwu ise, nke ikpeazụ malitere na Ọktọba 27 wee kwụsị na Ọktọba 29 mgbe a kwụsịtụrụ ya n'ihi mmiri ozuzo. N'ihi arụmọrụ ya na playoffs, ọ nwetara aha otutu "Señor Octubre" (Mr. October na Spanish).