Being an XBOX 360 owner myself, I’m a little pissed I won’t be getting a chance to play this game. But Ryan totally deserves this honor. He’s a great cover model for a video game. He’s a big time masher and plays in a big time market. This will definitely help spread his name and grow awareness.
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Just a few days ago, Ryan Howard gave batting tips to 7-12 year old kids while emphasizing the importance of having fun as well.

“Make sure you guys have fun out there,” Howard told the attentive group staring at him in awe. “The older you get, the more pressure you’re going to feel is being put on you. But if you go out and have fun every day, you won’t feel that because you’ll be doing something you enjoy.”

Will the Phillies attempt to sign Ryan Howard and Cole Hamels to long-term contracts? These two are very important players for the city of Philadelphia and the fans.
– Jesse W., Arendtsville, Pa.

The club will discuss parameters this offseason with Howard, as he enters the first of what could be four years of arbitration-eligibility. A percentage of players with less than three full years of Major League experience receive “Super Two” designations, allowing them an extra or fourth year of arbitration-eligibility, instead of the usual three. While they’ll discuss parameters with Howard — likely to be in the neighborhood of the six-year, $85 million contract given to Chase Utley last winter — there’s no urgency to get anything done. Howard can’t become a free agent until after the 2011 season.

Hamels can’t file for free agency until after the 2012 season. He’ll follow Howard into arbitration after this season. Importance to the organization aside, there’s still an economic model that the Phillies will follow. In that regard, the Phillies are no different than the 29 other clubs.

Now that Howard’s season is over, Lets go over his 2007 stats.

He ended the season with a sub par batting average of .268, 47 homeruns, 94 runs, and 136 RBIs. By now you know that he also struck out a record 199 times this year.

Howard may have been in a ‘junior year slump’, but whatever it was he’ll have plenty of time to correct it this offseason.

The Phillies face an upstart Rockies team who only had 1 day of rest since their 13 inning battle with San Diego. It’s time to see what Howard is made of in the post season. We know he can mash in the regular season, but can he bring it with the pressure on.

Players start with a new slate in the playoffs.

WASHINGTON — Ryan Howard went down swinging in the fourth inning on Sunday for the 195th time this season, tying a Major League record for the most strikeouts.

The Phillies slugger was fanned on a 2-2 slider from Nationals right-hander Joel Hanrahan, equaling the mark established in 2004 by the Reds’ Adam Dunn.

Howard, who has struck out 35 times in September, stormed to the mark in a hurry. The reigning National League Most Valuable Player fanned four times on Friday.

Without his bat, even if they do make the playoffs they won’t get very far. At quick glance, you might think Howard and Adam Dunn switched bodies. Howard is hitting .259 and has 40 homeruns and 189 strikeouts. He’s the complete opposite of what he was last year.

The Phillies really need Ryan Howard to keep his bat going. Howard just doubled in the winning run a few days ago, and now they need to see more of it.

The Phillies are now 5 games out of first place in their division, but only 3 games out of the Wild Card lead. Time is running out. They really need to have Howard find a grove and mash a few more homeruns. RBIs are key at the end of the season.

Howard is still struggling at the plate this month, batting in the .260s, but he’s coming up with hits when the team needs them.