Ryan Howard
Ryan Howard
Ryan James Howardis an American professional baseball first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Howard stands 6 feet 4 inchesand weighs 240 poundsat 8% body fat. He bats and throws left-handed. Howard holds numerous MLB and Phillies' franchise records...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth19 November 1979
CitySt. Louis, MO
far growing learn meant plane slow stay watch watched
He's meant a lot as far as being able to watch him play and see what he does. One of the things he told me was to stay on an even plane and slow everything down. I watched him growing up, and to learn from him now has been great.
putting
He was putting it right where he wanted to put it.
raining though
Even though it's raining outside, it kind of brightens the day.
runs won worked
It worked today. We got runs and we won the game.
happens next stuff trying vacation
I'm on vacation right now. I don't know. That stuff is always hard, what happens next year. Right now I'm just trying to relax.
award father hope represent
I hope to represent this award in a way that would make your father proud.
fire fired gets guys
I think it gets guys fired up. If it doesn't fire you up, you've got issues.
legacy manner uphold
I'm going to try to uphold Jackie's legacy and play in a manner that would make him proud.
continues forward fun jimmy lift looking whether
I'm looking forward to Wednesday. It's fun to be a part of this. Jimmy continues to give us a big lift all the time, whether we're up or down.
official prepare question
That's the official question of 2006. If I go out and prepare and play, I'll do fine.
although matter needed nine score
That's why you play nine innings. It doesn't matter when you score them, although it's always better to score them early. We needed one more, and we couldn't get it.
experience matter worried
It's all a matter of being able to get the experience and get used to it. I'm not really worried about it.
finish rolling series
That's big, isn't it? We're just kind of rolling on into it and we want to finish this series strong.
answer best hope jim luck questions relief wish year
With Jim being traded, it's a relief because you don't have to answer those questions any more. At the same time, you wish him the best of luck and hope he comes back and has the same kind of year he's been having.