Happy Independence Day Bunters! I hope your BBQ's, Pool parties and beach days find you well. Independence Day, when our founding fathers flipped England the bird and said "We got this". In the spirit of this holiday I would like you all to help me fix a wrong. Let's have an independent thought. Let's not agree with the Phillies fan base that bashes its greatest player. You have all heard it, "Howard strikes out too much", "Howard isn't clutch", and “How could Howard take that called 3rd strike in the NLCS?” He has been, by far, the best position player during this run. Sorry, DiamondGirl, Howard is number 1. Chase is a distant 2nd. Most, so called, fans fail to realize we have a stone cold Hall of Famer playing here. Here are the numbers to prove it.
How will Ryan Howard's numbers look when his career is over? If he keeps this pace, he will end up with 630 Home Runs. That's 45 Home Runs over 14 years. That would put him tied for 5th with Ken Griffey Jr. He would be ahead of Frank Robinson, Harmon Killebrew and Reggie Jackson. His RBI total works out to 1,904 that would be good enough for 8th place all time, ahead of Willie Mays, Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski. His slugging percentage is currently 14th best at .564. He's ahead of Stan Musial, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle. Ryan Howard will end up ahead of some pretty good names in a lot of offensive categories.
Keep It Classy Philly!
DB29
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ReplyDeletedude how can you compare these HR stats, the parks are WAAAAAAY more hitter friendly then they were when schmidt played, also schmidt played on some terrible teams! i've lost all respect for your writing now, TERRIBLE just like a mitch williams fastball!!!!! you should bury your head in sand for even trying to put this crap on the website! i cant believe the EIC allowed this to be posted!
ReplyDeletebtw that garden gnome looks stupid if i ever see one im gonna punt just for having that stupid beard!
ReplyDelete@cdubsallstar12...You cried like a bitch when the Phillies traded Jim Thome to make room for Ryan Howard. You have absolutely no credibility when it comes to discussing Howard's value. Go drive your Camaro off a cliff! LMFAO!
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