http://www.ryanhoward.info Ryan Howard Fan Site with daily blog, pictures, stats, biography, quotes and more. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:51:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) announced today the signing of Philadelphia Phillies All-Star first basemen Ryan Howard as the cover athlete for the MLB 08 THE SHOW, due to hit stores in early 2008 as the only officially-licensed first party baseball game exclusively for Playstation 3 (PS3), PlayStation2 and ... http://www.ryanhoward.info/2008/01/ryan-howard-on-video-game-cover/ How can you not admire a ball player who likes to give back to the community? 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 ... http://www.ryanhoward.info/2007/11/ryan-howard-clinic/ The Phillies official website, Phillies.com, recently posted a mailbag question in which a fan asked in Howard would stay long term. Here is the question, and response. 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 ... http://www.ryanhoward.info/2007/11/will-howard-stay-long-term/ The Phillies got bounced out of the playoff picture rather quickly. That's OK though. They made a big step forward this season, and should be a favorite going into 2008. The Phillies have a lot of young stars that are hitting their prime. They should be a very good team ... http://www.ryanhoward.info/2007/10/phillies-are-headed-home/ Well the Phillies are back in the playoffs, thanks to our favorite Phillie Ryan Howard. 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 ... http://www.ryanhoward.info/2007/10/phillies-playoff-game-tonight/ For most strikeouts in a single season. Doh! 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 ... http://www.ryanhoward.info/2007/09/howard-ties-mlb-record/ If Ryan Howard could get his bat going, the Phillies would have a much better chance at winning the division or wild card. At this point their 2.5 games back from both and Howard is hitting like .180 on the month. He does seem to come up big at certain ... http://www.ryanhoward.info/2007/09/howard-still-slumping-as-phillies-push-for-the-playoffs/ The Phillies are still fighting for that NL wild card spot. They're 1.5 games behind San Diego. You would think that now is the time for them to creep up and take that spot, however, the Phillies play their next 10 games on the road. OUCH! The Phillies really need Ryan ... http://www.ryanhoward.info/2007/09/phillies-only-15-games-out/ A Ryan Howard homerun (his 37th of the year) helped the Phillies defeat the Braves last night. 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 ... http://www.ryanhoward.info/2007/09/phillies-work-the-braves/ Ryan Howard rocked a nasty homerun two days ago to rally the Phillies to only 3 games behind the Mets for the NL East division lead. This is an amazing comeback for the Phillies who were all but out of it midseason. If the Phillies complete the sweep tonight, they'll ... http://www.ryanhoward.info/2007/08/phillies-rally-on-howard-homerun/