deadspin.com - 11/18/2008
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Ryan Howard was inspired by our trip last week: "A LOYAL FRIEND kept people from taking cell phone pictures of Ryan Howard as he hung out Wednesday night at Lou Turk's (500 Pawhatton), a strip club in Essington. Not surprisingly, Howard attracted lots of attention from the topless dancers. ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/19/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
Thirty years ago, I created the statistic Total
Average. Now I'm almost ashamed to have been one...
of the original baseball geeks. Where did we go wrong? This week, Albert Pujols won the NL MVP Award. Why? Mostly because he had a better OPS and VORP ...
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MVPs: Howard & K-Rod, Not Pujols & Pedroia
joeposnanski.com - 11/21/2008
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joeposnanski.com —
If you are about my age*, then you
grew up as a baseball fan with three statistics...
and only three statistics. There was batting average. There were home runs runs. And there were RBIs. That was it. *You might also groan when you get out of a ...
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Batting Average, Home Runs, RBIs
dugoutcentral.com - 11/17/2008
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dugoutcentral.com —
I guess Albert Puljols is glad nobody was
listening to him two years ago when he claimed...
that someone who doesn't lead their team into the playoffs doesn't deserve the MYP. Puljols took home the MVP trophy today although it was Ryan Howard, not him took his team to the playoffs. Sweet irony!
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By Pujols’ Own Logic, Howard Will Win MVP
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Ryan Howard is Popular with the Strippers
The Sports Complex —
... in Essington. Not surprisingly, Howard attracted lots of attention from the topless dancers. Sources say the Phillies slugger spent a fair amount of time in a private dance area with one of the ladies. We’re told Howard was friendly to those patrons who could get past his hulking friend to say hello to the World Series champion. Gotta like Ryan staying in the area during the offseason. (Yup, that’ll be my takeaway.) h/t AJD
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