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GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#260. Next time pitch around him kid.
#260. Next time pitch around him kid.
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Foxtrot Yankee Alpha Hotelschmidtfan20 said:GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#260. Next time pitch around him kid.
brouthercard said:Ryan Howard must not be prospecting Teheran.
schmidtfan20 said:GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#260. Next time pitch around him kid.
hoopster3977 said:Howard is a streaky hitter, but is consistent at striking out.
Philly fans hype the wrong players. ::facepalm::
hoopster3977 said:Philly fans hype the wrong players. ::facepalm::
hoopster3977 said:Trying to figure out who are more obnoxious, Philly fans or Red Sox fans.
BTW, Howard DOES strikeout much too often to be considered an MVP candidate.
69madman69 said:"Do you not agree that Howard should not be hyped?" Are you intending to make an argument that we should not be hyping Howard? I am guessing that was the opposite of the point you were intending to make.
Howard is fine when viewed by the old fashioned counting numbers (though he seems to be on the wrong side of his peak even in regard to those overused/overrated statistics), but there is more to the story. He is an average fielding first baseman at best. He strikes out far too often leading to a lackluster OBP. His contract is going to be an albatross for the franchise.
The positives: He does have so much talent around him that pitchers are forced to go at him. He won't have to face four of the best pitchers in the NL (his teammates) for at least a few years. The struggles of other aging sluggers have given (and will continue to give) analysts something to distract them from his decline. It also helps that there are an increasing number of terrible contracts that make his contract not look quite as bad.
I guess I will stop here as what I am writing has already been said dozens of times. I like to see great stories and great accomplishments. I would love to see Howard put up monster numbers for many years to come. I just think signs point to that being an unlikely outcome.