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
fire fired gets guys
I think it gets guys fired up. If it doesn't fire you up, you've got issues.
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.
anyone came falling hurt tried
Things just started falling in. You never want to see anyone hurt or injured, but I just came up and tried to make the most of my opportunity.
hits position rough runners scoring soon turned
Right now, we?re just not getting the hits with runners in scoring position that we need. We want to get this turned around as soon as possible. Right now, it has been a rough first week.
game goes lose losing mess people somebody trying win
People are trying to play, they're not out there trying to mess up. That's just how the game goes sometimes. Somebody has to win and somebody has to lose and unfortunately we were on the losing end today. We know we're better than that.
raining though
Even though it's raining outside, it kind of brightens the day.
game handle
Every game is tight. Every game is a must-win. You've got to go out there and handle your business. Hopefully, you're there at the end.
far hitting home knew matter pick plate question seeing soon touched
As soon as I touched home plate I knew that question was coming. As far as hitting left-handers, I think it's a matter of seeing them down here. The more I see them the more things I can pick up and take into the season.
official prepare question
That's the official question of 2006. If I go out and prepare and play, I'll do fine.
basically wherever
That's basically what you're going to get out of me -- whatever. Wherever you are is wherever you are.
against guys pitching tough
That's a tough question. Those guys are pitching pretty well against us.
entire hitting home jim name runs trying
Jim Thome has been hitting home runs long before I got here. He's over there doing what he's done his entire career. I'm still just trying to make a name for myself.
dry keeping ready taking
Just keeping it real. I was at home. I think they were taking it out and were just getting ready to dry it.
feels matter searching seeing whatever
I'm still kind of searching right now. Whatever feels good. It's really all about seeing the ball. When you're confident, it really doesn't matter who you're facing.