baseballmusings.com - 11/4/2009
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Why is Ryan Howard slumping ? Paul Hagen presents five theories, but number two (slumps happen) and number five (the Yankees are pitching him well) seem to make the most sense. Paul dismisses theory one, that Howard is putting two much pressure on himself:
There’s probably something to ...
Ryan Howard Had Himself A Busy Weekend
thefightins.com 10/26/2009 — When he’s not mashing homers, winning LCS MVP awards, or reviewing possible candidates for the MMmm Hall of Fame, Ryan Howard does what every other superstar first baseman would do — spend some quality time with the hard-working people of ...
SportsJudge.com PTI: Was Ryan Howard Robbed?
sportsjudge.blogspot.com 10/12/2009 — Chris Ryan Howard hit is 200th career home run at Land Shark Stadium where it was caught by a 12 year old girl named Jennifer Valdivia. Howard naturally wanted the ball back given the major significance of the 200 HR milestone. He invited the girl down to the clubhouse and met her. He also ...
Snatching the Memories: The Tale of Ryan Howard's 200th Home Run Ball
bizofbaseball.com 10/20/2009 —
12-year-old Jennifer Valdivia holding Ryan Howard's 200th career home run (WSVN)
Jennifer Valdivia will never forget her first professional baseball game. On July 16th, the 12-year old was in the right-field stands of Land Shark Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with her ...
Argument for Instant Replay gets stronger
puristbleedspinstripes.com 10/30/2009 — 1) Watch this video . 2) Tell me what you see. If you saw the same thing I saw, you saw a) a short hop to Ryan Howard, b) no stepping on first base, and c) a throw wide of second base. In theory, the Yankees should have bases loaded, one out, with Mark Teixeira at bat. Instead, the play was ...
Is Ryan Howard really that bad versus LHP?
insidethebook.com 10/28/2009 — Many people, including some analysts, have suggested that Howard should be platooned. And that the Phillies might be in trouble in the WS because the Yankees are going to throw 4 or 5 lefties in 7 games. I think that the conventional ...
Today in Phillies history - MVP for Howard
macho-row.blogspot.com 24 days ago — On this day in 2006 Ryan Howard was crowned the National League MVP , beating out St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols. In 2006 Howard hit a franchise record 58 home runs, helping to drive in a career high 149 runs batted in. Howard also hit a career high .313, scored 104 runs, and ...
Howard Versus Lefties
baseballmusings.com 10/28/2009 — MGL at the book blog tries to determine if Ryan Howard’s true platoon split against lefties. Mitchel makes the following salient points to argue that Howard shouldn’t be platooned.
He’s a superb hitter against righties.
He doesn’t face lefties that much.
The ...
Ryan Howard a welcome wedding crasher at Water Works
philly.com 10/26/2009 — When Kimberly Hoffman made place cards of famous Philadelphians like Rocky Balboa, Donovan McNabb, and Ryan Howard , for her Friday night wedding to Micah Hauenstein at the Water Works restaurant she never expected the real Ryan Howard to show up. The ...
Sure, Ryan Howard's pretty good...
espn.go.com 10/28/2009 — Ryan Howard is pretty good. I mean, he's no Shin-Soo Choo. But pretty good, for sure.
You probably think I'm just some snot-nosed blogger trying to m...
Medium and short-time pitch memory
hardballtimes.com 24 days ago — Do batters time a breaking pitch in their first at-bat, then crush it when they see it on their second trip to the plate? Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
PHILLIES / Stars' failures prove pivotal —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 11/4/2009
Ryan Howard kept striking out. Cole Hamels had a meltdown on the mound. Brad Lidge imploded in a crucial spot. With their power hitter, former ace and closer struggling on the big stage, the Phillies had no chance in their bid to become the first NL ...
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