Topic: Ryan Howard

Phillies' Howard could miss start of 2012 season

(Reuters) - Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard could miss the start of the 2012 Major League Baseball season after undergoing surgery on his left Achilles tendon on Wednesday, the team said."It's going to be five to six months from the surgery ...

Phillies' Howard to have surgery for serious Achilles injury

(Reuters) - Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard tore an Achilles tendon in Friday's season-ending loss to the St. Louis Cardinals and may not recover in time for the Phillies' pre-season training camp in February, the team said Saturday.Howard suffered the injury on ...

Phillies, Brewers open MLB playoffs with victories

Roy Halladay shrugged off a shaky start and Ryan Howard smacked a key home run as Philadelphia rallied to beat St. Louis 11-6 in their Major League Baseball playoff opener.The Phillies seized a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five National League series, while ...

Thome warms purists' hearts with 600th home

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jim Thome powered his way into one of Major League Baseball's most exclusive clubs on Monday when he slugged his 600th home run after a long journey built on hard work and consistency.The 40-year-old Minnesota Twin became just ...

Phillies rally to dump Jays, spoil Canada Day party

TORONTO (Reuters) - The major league-leading Philadelphia Phillies rallied in the ninth inning to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Friday in front of a near-capacity crowd celebrating the start of the Canada Day holiday weekend.Former National League most valuable player ...

Oh what a relief: fielder gets 19-inning win

Philadelphia second baseman Wilson Valdez made his pitching debut one for the ages, hurling a scoreless 19th inning Thursday morning to help the Phillies beat Cincinnati 5-4.Valdez became the first starting fielder since Babe Ruth in 1921 to become the winning pitcher ...
Analyzing Ryan Howard's chances of being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame is similar to predicting the adult life success of a toddler. All we know about Ryan Howard's baseball career can be summed up in one paragraph. If the ...
The World Series is set with the New York Yankees turning to the Fall Classic to take on the reigning champion Philadelphia Phillies . Somebody has to win and here are the predictions for the 2009 World Series. While the focus of ...
This year the record isn't the same, but they remain in the same position. Brad Lidge was a god last season; we all know what he did to help the Phillies win the World Series (41 saves with no errors, in one ...
Ryan Howard is the big winner when it comes to his contract extendion with the Philadelphia Phillies . Although Howard has meant a lot to the Phillies in terms of its success in recent years, this contract represents horrific sabotage of the ...
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