Ryan Howard

Ryan James Howard (born the November 19th 1979 with Saint Louis, Missouri) is a player of American baseball which plays for the Phillies of Philadelphia at the station of first base. It gained the trophy of better player of National league in 2006 thanks to its 58 blows of circuit. It is graduate college of Lafayette in 1998 and followed the courses of the university of the State of Missouri.
Howard is more known for its striking, but was criticized for its defense. As much of players of Philadelphia having played Veterans Stadium before his destruction, Howard has a group of supporters known under the name of the Howard' S Homers (in slang of baseball, homers is synonymous with blow of circuit). These supporters carries a mask of Homer Simpson in the platforms.

Career in minor leagues

Ryan Howard east chooses with the 5th tower of the draft 2001 by Phillies. It signs its first professional contract on July 2nd. It evolves/moves in the teams of minor leagues of the frankness during its first three professional seasons. It gains the title of better player of the Ligue of the state of Florida ( Florida State League , A+ level) in 2003. The following year, it gains a new title of better player, this time in the Ligue of the east ( Eastern League , level AA). Impressed by its performances, several franknesses try to recover it, but the managing director of Phillies opposes the transfer.

Career in major league

Season 2004

Ryan Howard is integrated into the manpower of Phillies for the end of the season 2004. It begins on September 1st at the time of a defeat from Phillies against the Braves of Atlanta. For its only presence with striking, it is made withdraw on catches. On the whole, it takes part in 19 meetings, generally as an emergency striker. It strikes two circuits and produces 5 points in 42 presences with striking.

Season 2005

Ryan Howard beginning its season 2005 in minor league with the Scranton/Wilkes-Bars Red Barons in international Ligue. It joined Phillies at the beginning of May. The May 15th, it strikes for the first time three sure blows in a match (a double and two simple) against the Reds of Cincinnati. It turns over in minor league at the time of the return of wound of Jim Thome, the holder with the first goal of Phillies since 2003.
July 1st, Howard returns to Philadelphia when Jim Thome is again placed on the list of the casualties. It will preserve its place in the team until the end of the season, Thome stopping its season because of a tendinitis to the shoulder. The August 23rd, it strikes for the first time four sure blows at the time of a victory against the Giants of San Francisco.
It finishes the season with 22 circuits, 63 points produced and an average with the stick of 0,288, the whole in only 88 matches. Its performances are rewarded by the title for recruit for the year for the National league, becoming the 4th player to receive the trophy in the history of the franchise.
At the end of the season, Phillies must choose between Howard and Thome for the station of first goal. The two players had proven their value and Thome had signed the largest contract of free agent of the history of the frankness in 2003. But Phillies prefer to transfer Thome to the White Sox from Chicago in exchange from Aaron Rowland and several launchers from minor leagues.

Season 2006

April 23rd with the Citizens Bank Park, Ryan Howard is the first player to strike a circuit which lands in Ashburn Alley, the section of the stage behind the fence of the external field. Its striking traverses 151 meters, more the long distance for a blow of circuit in this stage. It strikes a second circuit in the same match, a first in carrière.
June 20th vis-a-vis the Yankees of New York, he is the first player to strike a circuit which lands on the third level of the platforms of Citizens Bank Park in the left field. He will add a second circuit and triple to produce seven points, equalizing the total of the launcher Robert Persson, obtained on June 2nd, 2002.
Ryan Howard is selected to take part in its first match of the stars as a substitute at the station of first goal at the time of the vote of the players. It takes share with the contest of the blows of circuits the day before match and gains the contest with a total of 23 circuits, preceding David Wright, the third goal of the Mets of New York. Howard succeeds Bobby Abreu, victorious of the contest 2005 pennies the colors of Phillies with 41 circuits. From August 25th to 29th, Howard strikes four blows of circuits at the time of four consecutive matches. The last of this series is also its 48e of the season. It then equalizes the record of Mike Schmidt for the number of circuits over one season under the uniform of Phillies. Two days later, it strikes a circuit in the higher platform of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and exceeds the record of Mike Schmidt. September 3rd, Ryan Howard strikes four sure blows for four presences with striking. Its three circuits enable him to cross the course of the 50 circuits in season, a first for a player of Phillies and the 24e time in the history of the major League. With 52 circuits, he becomes the second player of the history to be struck more than 50 circuits at the time of his second season in major league, exceeding the record of Ralph Kiner (51 circuits in 1947). September 5th, Howard is named Joueur of August. Its 41 points produced in one month equalize the record of Frank Howard establishes in July 1962. With 14 circuits, it establishes two new records over one month for the frankness from Philadelphia. September 22nd, Howard becomes the 8th player of the history to strike 58 circuits. The same day, it receives the Trophée Mike Schmidt , decreed by the journalists of Philadelphia and which rewards the best player for Phillies. October 2nd, it is named Joueur of September, succeeding Albert Pujols which had gained two trophies of continuation in May and June 2003.
October 10th, it is named player of the year by the magazine The Sporting News . October 25th, it receives the Trophée Hank Aaron of better player for the national league. November 8th, it is named Joueur of the year and Meilleur player of position of National league at the time of the vote of the players of major League. It succeeds Andrew Jones, the field external of the Braves of Atlanta, which had also gained the two trophies in 2005. The same day, it is named better player of the series opposing stars of MLB to stars of the Japanese professional championship after five meetings between the two teams. It finishes the series with an average with the stick of 0,558,8 points, 3 doubles, 4 circuits and 8 points produits.
November 10th, Ryan Howard receives are first trophy Silver Slugger. November 20th, he is elected better player National league. He is the second player of the history after Cal Ripken Jr. to gain the trophies of recruit of the year and player of the year at the time two consecutive seasons.

Season 2007

March 2nd, the contract of Ryan Howard with Phillies is renegotiated with height of 900.000 USD for the season 2007 (instead of 355.000 USD for 2006), the highest wages suggested with a player before his third year in major league. May 9th, it strikes its fourth Grand Slam vis-a-vis the Diamondbacks of Arizona after its entry concerned like emergency striker in the place of Wes Helms.
May 12th, it is placed on the list of wounded for fifteen days with a tear of the left quadriceps. May 25th, it returns to Philadelphia after two meetings in minor league with Blue Claws de Lakewood (New Jersey). Two days later, it strikes two circuits at the time of a victory against the Braves of Atlanta.

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