NLDS countdown: Big Piece more than one big tool

Two weeks ago in a Beerleaguer poll, readers named Chase Utley team MVP, but if voting were held today, would Ryan Howard, who completed his most multidimensional season yet, come out on top? Last night on the drive home, ESPN radio’s Mike Missanelli called Howard one of the most unappreciated Phillies in history, a sentiment shared by a number of readers who feel the Big Piece is the subject of undo criticism. Despite finishing at or near the top in...