MVP
The sweet swing of Ryan Howard
I cover the Philadelphia Phillies every now and then. I LOVE baseball, so whenever the opportunity presents itself, I’m like a kid in a candy store. With the Phillies up 2-0 on the Milwaukee Brewers, I posted a story on Ryan Howard, also known as BIG BROWN, on my blog.
Just for the record I didn’t make up the nickname Big Brown…that was all Ryan, as he has the masthead from the Philadelphia Inquirer sports section posted above his locker saying BIG BROWN WINS!
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If Manny B. Manny or Carsten Charles had played all season in the NL then Big Brown would be behind them but I give him the nod. After a slow start when Chase Utley was the holding the team together, Howard came on and led his team with the clutch hitting. The average will rise with time but what he’s done now is enough for MVP.
I agree with you on Manny. The way he played in the NL with LA was/is amazing…which will make things interesting next season.
I still can’t see why so many are still looking for Albert Pujols to win this thing. It’s nothing against him or his numbers because they are MVP worthy.
Howard put the Phils on his back in September, if you’ve watched his career you know that he finishes strong. He has my vote.
No one loves homeruns more than I do. But Ryan Howard is really a one-dimensional hitter. Actually, a three-dimensional hitter. He either walks, strikes out, or homers. The walks keep his OBP in the “plus” range–he’s not (yet) become a Dave Kingman or a Tony Armas clone–but several of his teammates–Rollins and Utley most prominently–are more valuable. This walk-strikeout-homer syndrome usually afflicts older power hitters, like Jim Thome. It’s a problem for a player as young as Howard.