
Ryan Howard has probably heard it all at the beginning of this season--he had lost his groove, came back down to earth, yadda yadda yadda, and really, he couldn't do a wholeheckuvalot to dispel the whispers, as he entered the game last night with a paltry .172 average (Yes, Ryan, even the Mendoza line is laughing at you). Last weekend, Howard decided to take more reps in batting practice and to really focus on what was happening to his swing and why he was striking out and popping out so much. And while the results weren't immediate, last night, they certainly were.
Howard's go-ahead homer in the eighth inning not only won the game for the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres, it also propelled the Phillies into first place. The team had been kind of lukewarm for the year despite Chase Utley's offensive onslaught, but they have stayed the course and now sit atop the NL East.
And what's more scary is this--they've done it without the big help that Howard normally provides offensively for this team. But beware--guess who's back.....back again.....He's swinging the bat much better and that could spell bad, bad things for opposing teams. As always, stay tuned....
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