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Pretty much. Still a big fat platoon player. Anonymous
Ryan Howard's nominal slump came to an end right around the time that Joe Maddon stopped going after him aggressively with left-handers. Howard, who had a 250-points-of-OPS platoon split during 2008, was homerless in the postseason until Maddon let Matt Garza face him in the sixth inning on Saturday night. Since then, he has three bombs -- two last night, including a critical three-run job in the fourth -- and no one is asking about his struggles any longer. Howard, though, was only struggling against southpaws. When he came to bat in the sixth on Saturday he was batting .307/.419/.424 against right-handers in the postseason, and .133/.316/.133 against lefties, with many of the latter PAs in high-leverage situations. That, and the small-sample-size lack of home runs, fed the perception that there was a problem with Howard. There wasn't. He simply was seeing too many of the pitchers he doesn't hit well in tough spots. Being allowed to face Garza and Andy Sonnanstine in key ABs was a gift, and now the Rays have wrapping paper and shredded ribbon all over their nice floors.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/10/27/prospectus.game5/index.html?eref=T1
>> Anonymous
yes ryan howard is a big fat dumb gorilla.
>> Anonymous
Ryan Howard is a horrible player.
>> Anonymous
ABSOLUTE BEDLAM GUYS
>> Anonymous
ARRIVE.
SWING BAT TWICE.
DRIVE IN 5 RBIS.
????
BEDLAM!!!!!

PLATOON PLAYER AT BEST
>> Anonymous
>>434052

LOOK AT THIS LEFT HANDERS NUMBERS JACKASS.
>> Anonymous
>Ryan Howard's nominal slump came to an end right around the time that Joe Maddon stopped going after him aggressively with left-handers. Howard, who had a 250-points-of-OPS platoon split during 2008, was homerless in the postseason until Maddon let Matt Garza face him in the sixth inning on Saturday night. Since then, he has three bombs -- two last night, including a critical three-run job in the fourth -- and no one is asking about his struggles any longer. Howard, though, was only struggling against southpaws. When he came to bat in the sixth on Saturday he was batting .307/.419/.424 against right-handers in the postseason, and .133/.316/.133 against lefties, with many of the latter PAs in high-leverage situations. That, and the small-sample-size lack of home runs, fed the perception that there was a problem with Howard. There wasn't. He simply was seeing too many of the pitchers he doesn't hit well in tough spots. Being allowed to face Garza and Andy Sonnanstine in key ABs was a gift, and now the Rays have wrapping paper and shredded ribbon all over their nice floors.

Still a platoon player at best.
>> Anonymous
>>434060
LOOK AT THE SHINY NEW RING THAT'S GOING TO BE ON HIS FINGER TONIGHT JACKASS.

LOOK AT THE SHINY MVP TROPHY THAT HE WON IN '06 JACKASS.

LOOK AT THE SUM OF HIS RBIS OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS JACKASS.

LOOK AT THE SUM OF HIS HRS OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS JACKASS.

LOOK AT THE FASTEST PLAYER TO EVER GET TO 100 HRS JACKASS.

LOOK AT ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE ROOKIES OF ALL TIME TO PLAY A PARTIAL SEASON JACKASS.

LOOK AT THE HOME RUN CHAMP OF THE WHOLE MAJOR LEAGUE JACKASS.

LOOK AT THE RBI CHAMP OF THE WHOLE MAJOR LEAGUE JACKASS.

LOOK AT THE GUY WHO HIT THE THIRD MOST HOME-RUNS OFF OF LEFT HANDING PITCHING IN THE REGULAR SEASON JACKASS.

LOOK AT THE LARGE BLACK MAN THAT IS RAPING THE SOULS OF THOUSANDS OF BRAND SHINY NEW TAMPA BAY BANDWAGON FANS JACKASS.
>> Anonymous
>.133/.316/.133 against lefties

>Still a platoon player at best.
>> Anonymous
I THINK RYAN HOWARD IS A PLATOON PLAYER AT BEST. EH 146 RBI'S/WORLD SERIES RING AND DOESN'T AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
>> Anonymous
>>434104
>.133/.316/.133 against lefties
>> Anonymous
>>434104
Jesus, after the platoon player bullshit is over, what will the sobbing Rays fans try next?

"Cole Hamels is no C.C. Sabathia!

Jimmy Rollins MVP award deserved to go to Barry Bonds!

IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE Brad Lidge is far inferior to John Wetteland!"
>> Anonymous
>>434099
look at the overrated platoon player