Kneejerk Reactions: Game 6
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Manuel's hitters didn't do much hitting in this Series, including -- but not limited to -- Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, and Pedro Feliz. Turning Point: Just about every time Matsui batted. Too obvious? Well...
Blog | November 04, 2009Umpiring is better ... but not better enough
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAside from missing a practically impossible call (for a mere human, anyway) in Game 4 -- Ryan Howard never did touch the plate in the fourth inning -- the umpires had a pretty good night...
Blog | November 02, 2009Manuel's take on 'good baseball'
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...at third base. We've got one of the best hitters in baseball standing on deck (Ryan Howard). That's our game standing right there in front of us. "We've got only five...
Blog | October 31, 2009Kneejerk Reactions: Game 2
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...only seven innings but racked up a 72 Game Score, his sixth best of 2009. Goat: Ryan Howard. With nobody on base in the first, he struck out. With runners on first and second...
Blog | October 29, 2009Will Howard get a pitch he can hit?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotI read somewhere that the favorite in Las Vegas for World Series MVP is Ryan Howard, which is strange for two reasons. One, the Yankees are big favorites to win the Series...
Blog | October 28, 2009Sure, Ryan Howard's pretty good...
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotRyan Howard is pretty good. I mean, he's no Shin-Soo Choo. But pretty good, for sure...
Blog | October 28, 2009Torre's moves continue to mystify
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...The electric but erratic Kershaw has struggled with his control all season, and by the time Ryan Howard strolled to the plate with two men on, it was obvious that the Kershaw had no...
Blog | October 16, 2009Questioning Torre's Game 2 starter
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the Phillies have some pretty good left-handed hitters. Between Shane Victorino, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Raul Ibanez, Padilla's going to be staring down one of the best collections of...
Blog | October 15, 2009Tuesday Taters
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...yes the Rockies probably would have won if Jim Tracy had summoned Joe Beimel to face Ryan Howard. But it's still worth mentioning that the Rockies lost just one game all season...
Blog | October 13, 2009Appreciating the appreciated
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIs Ryan Howard underappreciated? Daniel Berkowitz sure thinks so: Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard is tied for the major...
Blog | September 28, 2009Angel All-Stars on not getting in
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...pitching changes? In the bottom of the eighth, Joe Nathan got into a spot of trouble, Ryan Howard was next up, and Fuentes was getting loose in the bullpen. Wasn't that the...
Blog | July 17, 2009Rangers' Davis swinging for record?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...39;s nothing particularly wrong with striking out; Reynolds wasn't bad last season, and Ryan Howard previously held the record for two seasons (of 199 K's each) in which he...
Blog | June 25, 2009Video: BBTN Minute on slow starts
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotThe Baseball Tonight crew discusses which players teams should be concerned about getting out to a slow start.
Blog | April 22, 2009Video: BBTN Web Gems, April 19
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotBaseball Tonight reviews the top defensive plays from Sunday.
Blog | April 20, 2009A few modest proposals
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...tactical issue late in games, when opposing managers bring in relief specialists to face Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Ibanez in high-leverage situations. All lefthanded hitters struggle against such lefties as the Braves...
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