The finger of blame is being wagged at Mr. Ten Million Dollar Man Ryan Howard. With igniters Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino both out of the lineup Howard is needed more than ever, but just like a midget at the checkout counter he's coming up small. Stats- 18 g, 66 ab, 9 r, 12 h, 4 hr, 9 rbi, 26 k, .182 avg, .715 OPS. Yes, he's struck out 26 times in only 18 games; that's alarming! He's becoming a one dimensional player, albeit it he's one of the games best in that dimension (power). On defense he's horrible at starting a double play, range is limited by lumbering big body, juggles more balls than a clown, and fails to block bounced throws even though he's got more width than a hockey goalie. On the base paths he's slow. At the plate it's either homerun or strikeout, with the latter outweighing the prior by a huge margin. Do I think this will last all season? No, but it's lasting right now and the Phils are losing right now, and they're ...
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