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
against guys pitching tough
That's a tough question. Those guys are pitching pretty well against us.
exciting guys picked spring training wait
When I look at us, I see a young, exciting team. And with the guys we picked up, I can't wait to get to spring training and see it all unfold.
fire fired gets guys
I think it gets guys fired up. If it doesn't fire you up, you've got issues.
guys prepared sports veteran wherever younger
For us younger guys, we just want to perform. The veteran guys are prepared to steer. They'll take us wherever we're going.
best face guys matter next pitchers remember seeing worried
I'm not worried about it. Because I know there'll be other times for me to face him. He's one of the best pitchers in the league, but you want to face guys like that. It's just a matter of seeing what he's got. You're going to remember it the next time.
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.