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Q-Tip Ryan Howard Birthday Day Wish (video)
youtube.com - 11/19/2008
Q-Tip Ryan Howard Birthday Day Wish (video)
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Q-Tip Shout out Ryan Howard for his Birthday.
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/19/2008
MVPs: Howard & K-Rod, Not Pujols & Pedroia
— 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 ... (more) MVPs: Howard & K-Rod, Not Pujols & Pedroia

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joeposnanski.com - 11/21/2008
Batting Average, Home Runs, RBIs
— 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 ... (more) Batting Average, Home Runs, RBIs

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dugoutcentral.com - 11/17/2008
By Pujols’ Own Logic, Howard Will Win MVP
— 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! (more) By Pujols’ Own Logic, Howard Will Win MVP

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The Fightins:  A Happy Birthday Message to Ryan Howard, From Q-Tip

The Sports Complex:  Q-Tip Wishes Ryan Howard a Happy Birthday

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A Happy Birthday Message to Ryan Howard, From Q-Tip
The Fightins — Today, on November 19th, Phillies slugger and 2008 MVP runner-up Ryan Howard celebrates his 29th birthday. To honor this occasion, an assortment of entertainers from the music industry decided to film their own unique happy birthday messages via YouTube. Don’t ask me why, just watch. First up is the abstract poetic, better known as Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest. Listen as the Queens native attempts to lure Big Brown to play for his home town squad Metros. Personally, I’m not too fond of this idea: ...

Q-Tip Wishes Ryan Howard a Happy Birthday
The Sports Complex —   Today, November 19th, is Ryan Howard’s 29th birthday.  If Baseball Prospectus is to be trusted, that means he’s just one year away from losing his ability to see, hit, or field a baseball - enjoy it big fella.  It also means the perfect time for guys trying to fighting hard to gain, maintain, or reclaim relevance to try to hop on your World Champion Q rating and publicly send you their best: In a totally unrelated note: Happy Birthday Ryan! h/t Meech

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nittanydelphia.blogspot.com 2/10/2009 — With Ryan Howard locked up by the Phillies for the next three years without arbitration the question remains; what now? What happens when Howard nears the end of his new contract? What team has the best chance of landing him for 2012? Yankees? Red Sox? Mets? Phillies?
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deadspin.com 11/18/2008 — 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 ...
Ryan Howard Wants To Get Paid. Again.
hugetinymistake.wordpress.com 1/21/2009 — Ryan Howard has apparently asked for 18 million in his arbitration, with the Phillies countering with 14 million. It's unlikely the two parties will reach an agreement before the case is heard because last year's arbitration didn't exactly go smoothly. Howard was awarded his requested 10 million l
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rootzoo.com 1/20/2009 — So often we hear either strong negative remarks or positive remarks about Ryan Howard. But why?
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cybermetric.blogspot.com 11/25/2008 — You might think so. In both 2006 and 2007 he led the major leagues in "contact average." I define that as hits divided by (AB - K + SF). His contact average in 2006 was .448 and in 2007 it was .421 (although it fell to .372 in 2008). And he strikes ...
Albert Pujols Scoops Up MVP Award — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/18/2008
Albert Pujols was announced the National League’s Most Valuable Player today by Major League Baseball, for the second time in his career. Pujols beat out Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard by six first-place votes (Pujols received 18, ...
Does Albert Pujols Really Deserve the MVP? — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/18/2008
I have never been a fan of how these MLB awards are dished out.  I consider myself a member of the media (and not because I write here), and I honestly could never imagine being qualified enough to be a deciding person of who deserves what. ...
A Closer Look into Albert Pujols' MVP Season — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/18/2008
I have never been a fan of how these MLB awards are dished out.   I consider myself a member of the media (not because I write here), and I honestly could never imagine being qualified enough to be a deciding person of who deserves what. ...
Breaking News: Dustin Pedroia Wins 2008 A.L. MVP — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/18/2008
The unbelievable season of Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia came to a close Tuesday as he was named American League MVP for the 2008 season. Pedroia hit .326 (second in A.L.) with 17 homers and 83 RBI. He ranked first in the league with 118 ...
2008 National League MVP — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/18/2008
Pujols wins! This afternoon, Albert Pujols was named the National League's Most Valuable Player. In what was an extremely close race, due to the fact that there was not a clear cut favorite for the award, the BBWAA managed to pick the most ...