Ryan Howard's Slump

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The Good Phight: Cohen: Ryan Howard’s Slump
Published 5/9/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
The Good Phight: Cohen: Ryan Howard’s Slump Citizen K...all day! When talking about early season slumps, it’s a common refrain for analysts to note that the slump is magnified by it occurring early in the season. After all, if a player goes through a tough month in July, he’ll have April through June numbers to “absorb” the July slump. But, if a player slumps in April, all he’ll have is April numbers, and he’ll look awful. With that nugget in mind, I investigated Ryan Howard’s awful start to 2008. 36 games into the season, Howard’s triple-slash numbers are a miserable ...

The Hardball Times:White hot and ice cold
Published 5/12/2008 by Sal Baxamusa at The Hardball Times
... ? Phillie partisans have resorted to latin phrases of scholastic philosophy to describe the depths of his slump. Howard true talent April 1: .288/.396/.584 Howard true talent today: .278/.387/.564 Like Cano, Howard has seen his true talent OPS fall by about 30 points. Fortunately, Howard has a impressive track record of success, and mighty heights from which to fall. I think most fans, except maybe Mets fans, would be okay if he put up a .950 OPS for the remainder of the year. And the slump, while bad, hasn't totally collapsed our estimate of his true talent power or ...

When It Comes To Howard’s Slump, Everyone Has An Opinion (Including Me)
Published 5/14/2008 by Brian Joseph at Seamheads.com
... Last week, as Howard’s batting average hit a season low .163 (on May 7th) and a near season low of .608 OPS (on May 9th), the evaluations, criticisms and opinions reached a crescendo.  On May 9th, David Cohen of The Good Phight added his twist on Howard’s slump.  On May 11th, Jim Salisbury of the Philadelphia Inquirer declared Howard’s woes at the plate to ...