http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/309 Recent articles about Ryan Howard en-us WSBGMs would like to take this opportunity to thank the Philadelphia Phillies for one helluva ride this season. Third straight NL East title and back-to-back World Series appearances...that's the stuff I used to dream of when I was a kid. They may not have won the coveted championship this year, but they're still a great team worthy of adoration. We have the entire season to hash out a game plan for free agents, trades, and other roster moves. Today we will look back on the playoffs a... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:54:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Thank_You_Phillies/1504068 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Thank_You_Phillies/1504068 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Thank_You_Phillies/1504068 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/a/0a7835689e945f0c6a786d89d5307729d6ed3cac/small/tmpphpqNonsY.jpg by Lisa OlsonFiled under: MLBNEW YORK - Finally, there was life in Ryan Howard's bat, energy in his words. "Come on man, let's go," he shouted upon crossing the plate, as if adding a hardy exclamation point to his two-run homer in the sixth inning would spark whatever the defending champions had been missing since they took a brief World Series lead way back in October. The Philadelphia Phillies brought the bravado, for sure. On the eve of the Fall Classic, Jimmy Rollins mad... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:33:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Phillies_Fade_Into_New_York_Night/1503629 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Phillies_Fade_Into_New_York_Night/1503629 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Phillies_Fade_Into_New_York_Night/1503629 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/7/4701ba8d73344bcbbfd4ff281da3986c77ac1145/small/PhilliesDodgersNLCS_Game_2_9e74.jpg After winning the MVP honors for the NLCS, Ryan Howard is struggling in the World Series. "Big Brown" is just 3-for-19 with no homers and one RBI as the Phillies enter a win-or-go-home Game Six tonight in New York. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:19:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Offsides_Ryan_Howards_World_Series_Struggles/1497253 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Offsides_Ryan_Howards_World_Series_Struggles/1497253 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Offsides_Ryan_Howards_World_Series_Struggles/1497253 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/7/4701ba8d73344bcbbfd4ff281da3986c77ac1145/small/PhilliesDodgersNLCS_Game_2_9e74.jpg Ain't cha never heard of Charlie Manuel? If Phillies fans didn't know the one-time Japanese baseball legend and more recent manager of the Cleveland Indians, they certainly got to know him quickly after he was introduced by then-GM Ed Wade as the Phillies' new skipper on November 4th, 2004, replacing the recently departed Larry Bowa. "We've chosen Charlie Manuel because he is a winning, championship-caliber manager," explained Wade, in an uncharacteristically prophe... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Today_in_Philly_Sports_History_Uncle_Cholly_Climbs_Aboard_2004/1497174 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Today_in_Philly_Sports_History_Uncle_Cholly_Climbs_Aboard_2004/1497174 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Today_in_Philly_Sports_History_Uncle_Cholly_Climbs_Aboard_2004/1497174 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/7/87b31351a54f942dbfe1b328f3a59f53422a61ac/small/tmpphpsFX5WC.jpg I know you feel raw right now, Phillies fans. I know you are downtrodden that our team didn't win another World Series. Before you get too upset, however, you need to keep a little perspective. We still have 2008 and all the memories that went into winning that title. We still have Cole Hamels' mastery, Brad Lidge's perfection, Carlos Ruiz's big hits and Ryan Howard's homers. They still won it all in Harry Kalas' last year. We still have that banner waving in Citizens ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:03:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Well_always_have_2008_Phillies_fans/1503096 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Well_always_have_2008_Phillies_fans/1503096 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Well_always_have_2008_Phillies_fans/1503096 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/3/2311efb27733dae97f5382969eb9b49b58f6f4aa/small/91595643.jpg Ryan Howard’s World Series can be summed up like this: swing and miss. Over and over, Howard has gone down swinging against the New York Yankees. Overall, the Philadelphia Phillies’ slugger has struck out 12 times in the first five games, tying Willie Wilson for most whiffs in a World Series. Wilson did it with Kansas City against the Phillies in 1980 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:24:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Howard_striking_out_at_record_pace_in_Series/1494858 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Howard_striking_out_at_record_pace_in_Series/1494858 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Howard_striking_out_at_record_pace_in_Series/1494858 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/b/fb1162202ab9d55a04a39b193838d3399bef5912/small/NLCSPhillies_5505.jpg PHILADELPHIA -- Just to the left of the 374-foot marker in left-center field at Citizen's Bank Park, sandwiched between advertisements for Southwest Airlines and Budweiser, is a sign that brings in no money but may be just as valuable to helping the Phillies cash in this World Series. It is of a microphone between the letters HK, and it is commemorating late Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas, who passed away earlier this season. For the fans and the team, it serves as a reminder of the man... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:50:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/For_Phils_to_win_Howard_must_snap_his_slump/1492660 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/For_Phils_to_win_Howard_must_snap_his_slump/1492660 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/For_Phils_to_win_Howard_must_snap_his_slump/1492660 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/7/4701ba8d73344bcbbfd4ff281da3986c77ac1145/small/PhilliesDodgersNLCS_Game_2_9e74.jpg Phillies slugger Ryan Howard(notes) did not let teammate Chase Utley(notes) make the World Series record book all by himself Monday night.Utley's power surge against the Yankees has been matched in a sense by Howard, whose strikeout binge has tied Royals' speedster Willie Wilson for the most Ks, 12, in World Series history.Phillies fans probably recall the 1980 World Series, which ended with Tug McGraw striking out Wilson to end Game 6 at Veterans Stadium and clinch the first title i... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:39:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Here_comes_the_strikeout_Ryan_Howard_ties_Series_mark_for_Ks/1492252 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Here_comes_the_strikeout_Ryan_Howard_ties_Series_mark_for_Ks/1492252 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Here_comes_the_strikeout_Ryan_Howard_ties_Series_mark_for_Ks/1492252 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/a/0a7835689e945f0c6a786d89d5307729d6ed3cac/small/tmpphpqNonsY.jpg This week's Sports Illustrated previewed the World Series with a cover story with the following headline: "Welcome to the Big Bash," and this subhead, "Ryan Howard + A-Rod = World Series Home Run Derby." Or maybe not. After two games Rodriguez and Howard have combined to go 2 for 17 with 12 strikeouts and 0 home runs. Howard has both of the hits, and both players have six Ks. Good call SI. Or maybe it's the famous SI jinx at work. It's known more for bringing ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:24:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/SI_Jinx_for_A_Rod_and_Howard/1468442 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/SI_Jinx_for_A_Rod_and_Howard/1468442 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/SI_Jinx_for_A_Rod_and_Howard/1468442 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/d/1d30baf2733ad6d623165611e8c67fb6960b8861/small/ryanhoward.jpg Jayson Stark has another wonderful postseason piece today looking at the Phillies and their opportunity to reach historic territory. Stark points to a team with a lot more "we" than "me" in it."We have some big names," Rollins said. "But we don't have bona fide
 superstars, or a special set of rules for certain players. Everyone
 here is the same, from Ryan Howard to Antonio Bastardo. Or they're treated the same. The expectations are the sa... Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:35:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/A_Testament_to_Charlie/1427378 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/A_Testament_to_Charlie/1427378 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/A_Testament_to_Charlie/1427378 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/a/0a7835689e945f0c6a786d89d5307729d6ed3cac/small/tmpphpqNonsY.jpg 
 When you connect for a near-guaranteed forty homers and 130+ RBIs a year, I suppose the chances are pretty damn good that the swings you take to live up to those standards are occasionally going to find nothing but air. Still, plenty of power hitters have put up monster offensive numbers without an equally monstrous K tally to match. Alas, such is the nature of Ryan Howard, who had tied the Reds' Adam Dunn league-record 195 punchouts in a season the game before he faced the Brave... Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Today_in_Philly_Sports_History_Ryan_Howard_Breaks_Strikeout_Record_2007/1252780 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Today_in_Philly_Sports_History_Ryan_Howard_Breaks_Strikeout_Record_2007/1252780 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Today_in_Philly_Sports_History_Ryan_Howard_Breaks_Strikeout_Record_2007/1252780 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/a/2ada78913065eff7541b80aa9c6bfdcca906360b/small/MLB_JUN_04_3e03.jpg >The Big Piece [Finger Food] Ryan Howard image by Mark ~ JerseyStyle Photography Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:44:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ryan_Howard_Hits_His_Way_Into_Historic_Company/1202478 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ryan_Howard_Hits_His_Way_Into_Historic_Company/1202478 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ryan_Howard_Hits_His_Way_Into_Historic_Company/1202478 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/a/0a7835689e945f0c6a786d89d5307729d6ed3cac/small/tmpphpqNonsY.jpg