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Not surprisingly, Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard isn’t fond of defensive shifts. Speaking to Jon Heyman of Today’s Knuckleball, Howard believes the shift takes away up to 50 hits a year for him. “[The shift can] …
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard is entering the final month of his contract with the team, so he doesn’t understand why they are cutting his playing time. According to a report by Bob Ford of Philly.com on Wednesday, Howard …
Major League Baseball completed its investigation into the allegations made against Washington’s Ryan Zimmerman and Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard by an Al-Jazeera documentary, and has found neither player guilty of any wrongdoing. The league …
What is doubtlessly Ryan Howard’s final season in Philadelphia continues to take a rather unfortunate turn. A Phillies fan threw a beer bottle at Howard as he was walking off the field after Saturday’s loss to Milwaukee, and Howard was …
Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard tied Joe DiMaggio for 81st on baseball’s all-time home run list Friday night. DiMaggio is a Hall of Famer and considered one of the greatest MLB players to ever play. Ryan Howard — not so much. And just …
At one time, Ryan Howard was among the more feared hitters in baseball. He won the National League MVP Award in 2006 and was a perennial threat to hit 40 or more home runs. Then, during the 2011 playoffs, Howard suffered an Achilles injury and …
An attorney representing baseball players Ryan Howard and Ryan Zimmerman is threatening a lawsuit against news outlet Al Jazeera for airing a report accusing the athletes of receiving performance-enhancing drugs. William Burck, an attorney from the …
The Philadelphia Phillies are reportedly so desperate to trade first baseman Ryan Howard that they are willing to eat almost his entire salary. Howard currently has two years and $50 million remaining on the five-year, $125 million contract he signed …
Phillies GM Ruben Amaro spoke with Ryan Howard recently to apologize for comments he made earlier in the offseason about the struggling first baseman. Back in December, Amaro, who was trying to trade Howard, said on the radio that he told Howard the …
Ryan Howard can never argue that Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. has not been honest with him. After trading shortstop Jimmy Rollins to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Amaro told 97.5 The Fanatic’s Mike Missanelli that the …
A group of Atlanta Braves fans held a sign at Turner Field on Tuesday night during their team’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies that read,” Ryan Howard listens to Nickelback.” For some, that is the ultimate insult. For Ryan …
The Philadelphia Phillies have started the season 3-6 and are in last place in the NL East. Considering they finished the 2013 season with a 73-89 record, very few people are surprised. One person isn’t discouraged by the slow start, however. A …
Your browser does not support iframes. Expand instant replay! Expand instant replay! No, just kidding. Although I do think instant replay needs to be expanded and we need to make use of the technology we have at our disposal, the situation that arose …
As if making an out to end your team’s season (for the second year in a row) wasn’t bad enough, Ryan Howard also likely injured his Achilles leaving the batter’s box. The Phillies first baseman was helped off the field after …
There isn’t really much to explain here, and there probably isn’t much time to enjoy it since it’s only a matter of time before MLB pulls the video. A certain Phillies first baseman was unhappy when he was unable to get on base …
Bad news for Philadelphia Phillies fans today as their $125 million dollar man, Ryan Howard, left Sunday afternoon’s game against the Nationals with a sprained left ankle and a strained butt crack. The second part of that is a joke, of course, …
