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Phillies 1B Ryan Howard went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts Thursday against the Nationals. He's in a 3-for-35 slump with 18 strikeouts. He is on pace for 213 strikeouts, which would break the season record of 199 he set last year.

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  • DaBeefDaBeef Posts: 2,478
    This just in... Power hitters are prone to strike out.
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  • MorgothMorgoth Posts: 3,950 ✭✭✭
    Yeah but his pace is kinda the most in BB history so it might be newsworthy.
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  • DaBeefDaBeef Posts: 2,478
    Chipper was on pace to hit .400 too, paces always slow...
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  • ctsoxfanctsoxfan Posts: 6,246 ✭✭


    << <i>Chipper was on pace to hit .400 too, paces always slow... >>



    True, but there's only about 5 weeks left in the season - to be on pace at this point means he's pretty likely to get there.
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  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    what's he batting? 225? Wow.

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  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    This just in....Whiff.

    a lot of power, but awful batting eye. the pitchers def. have him figured out.
  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>This just in... Power hitters are prone to strike out. >>



    Only some, not all.

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  • FanOf390FanOf390 Posts: 288
    Speaking of whiffs, I think it's kinda funny that Arod whiffs once for every 4 at-bats. Although his average is .307, I still think he's waaaay over-paid at 28 million per year. His salary and lack-luster performance are certainly contributing to the Yankees bad situation (they won't make the playoffs for the first time in the last 15 years).

    Charlie
  • GootGoot Posts: 3,496


    << <i> His salary and lack-luster performance are certainly contributing to the Yankees bad situation (they won't make the playoffs for the first time in the last 15 years).

    Charlie >>




    Not really. Less than stellar pitching, poor production from the 5-9 hitters and bozo plays like Damon made the other day are the main reasons they've dropped off lately. Plus, his salary is nothing spectacular for the Yankees. If it was a team with a middle of the pack payroll then that'd be true but not a team where a majority of the guys are all making $10+ million.

    edit: For his career, Arod strikes out 1 every 4.8 AB's while Howard strikes out 1 for every 2.9 AB's. Chipper is obviously superior to all of them though since he only K's about once every 7 AB's. image
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,696 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This just in...Utley is not the next Ted Williams, Rollins was a one-year wonder and Howard is this decade's version of Rob Deer, LOL!

    Oh, and Sillies suck, too!


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