Ryan Howard's 58th Home Run! 2006

[genegeneish]

i was at the game. the rally towels through off so much lint you could see it floating in the lights.

[GuidoOnWeels]

@fullnarutoZ Over 40. Against MLB pitchers. That's power.

[japree23]

go howard booooooooooooooo pulljos give me thumps up if i am rite

[imthecrap123]

@japree23 go kill your fucking self you fucking wanna be stfu!

[waterman1976]

god, phillies fans are so fucking annoying...you guys suck. go giants 2010!

[EeVvAaNn3]

I like Howard a lot, but he's never come close to putting up the numbers he put up in '06. Safe to say that season was an anomaly.

[autigerssuck]

sir strikesoutalot

[mdbaseball55]

the towel hit a homerun..cuz that all i saw in this dumb ass vid

[TheFinishlinesports]

i didint even see the ball this footage sucks why cant someone record it on tv an put it on here this is Bullshit

[fullnarutoZ]

thats crazy nice seats too

[fullnarutoZ]

whoa

nice view!

[dylanmarquis]

theo why are you such a nig nog

[kingkelly2224]

so what if he strikes out alot. brett farve throws alot of pics yet nobodys saying he should fix it no

[davidm8985]

Howard's the man. I captured a HR of his on video from August 27th. Nice video - the 58th is definitley special.

[Gatz037]

Me Being a Mets fan, I wanted to hate on Howard, and i really thought all of his homeruns were hit in that homerun friendly ballpark in Philly... however, the year he hit 58 homeruns, he hit 29 on the road and 29 at home... he is officially a beast!!! He is top 3 in the game as far as Power is concerned... And someone wrote that 5 months ago they would've traded him for the combo of Hughes/kennedy.. Are u sure u would still make that trade?.. lol..

[ozzy1351]

Hughes/Kennedy........NOT even close! Avg 40+ Hr's a year with 135+ Rbi's can't be replaced. A strike out is an AB.....just like a fly-ball or a ground-out. Hr's are a game-changer most times and I'll take that every time! Look what changed every post-season game for us so far!

[centercounter]

Unfortunately, the coward Marlins refused to pitch to him (even with no one on base) or he would have gotten to 60 easily. The excuse that "he's in scoring position the moment he steps up to the plate" is rubbish and antithetical to the spirit of the game.

[str8philly]

Amen to that comment centercounter...to hit 58 homers is 1 thing...to hit 58 homers when noone is trying to pitch to you at all is another. He was right up there with Pujols & Bonds for intentional walks that season. If teams weren't as scared of him he could've possibly went for 65 or dare I say-even 70...Truth is,when you look at all the best "power-hitters" in the game-(Pujols,A-Rod/Soriano/Fie­lder/Guererro/etc.) Strikeouts & all,Ryan Howard has the most pure-power in the game...Period....

[Xeldominicano2k]

Now that Jayson Werth is hitting in hie prime, I would say that Howard has Competition for the most raw power. The thing that gives Howard the edge is His tremendous power to the Opposite field.

[Xeldominicano2k]

Actually 59. He hit 58 HRS in 2006.

[realistic751]

howard may strike out alot, but when he gets into a streak, nobody can touch him

[centercounter]

I had wondered if a performance-based deal could have been struck where he would get bonuses based on reducing his strikeout ratio. He may have a lot of RBIs, but he strands a lot of runners by simply not even putting the ball in play, which might at least advance them.

[sexychrisb]

True, but as it stands, he has 590 RBI on 696 Hits. That means that 84% of the time, a hit has resulted in an RBI. That's a fucking phenomenal ratio.

[Xeldominicano2k]

Well, For Ryan Howard and the kind of production he brings, especially that he's an excellent clutch player, you really don't need to worry bout Strikeout rates with him.

[559818]

love the vid. Go phillies!

[Tyler18GoPhils]

Ryan is the best power hitter in the MLB.

[nyy4288]

no not even close, a-rod by a mile

[mstucci]

I'm a diehard Phillies fan, and I still say A-Rod is better, hands down. I'd trade Howard for a Hughes/Kennedy combo any day.

[fullnarutoZ]

power? how many did he hit last year?

[agentskip]

i 57 that was a great day to

[kaz2534]

he gets all his power from his back foot and his weight...watch his swing..he loads his power into his back foot and then shifts his weight as he swings, and that gives him all his power. MVP. Go phils

[azndude32]

ryan howard: the best 1st basemen

[TheDougster93]

Howard is THE MAN

[balz372]

if it wasnt for all those steroid induced seasons in the late 90's.....howards season in '06 would have been considered one of the best ever

[lewiscarlos]

go ryan!!!! go phillies!!!!

by the spanish phillie phanatic!!!!!

[bruinsfan08]

that sucks that that guy was waving a towel right in front of him but still awesome

[InTheStreets888]

wow i got goose bumps watching this shit....Phils all day..NP8

[skidrow75]

MVP HE IS !

[PhillyFan693]

MVP MVP MVP

[justinindahouse55]

lefty hitters better than righty hitters

[mmutation]

How many did he end up with at the end of the season?

[MWSWN]

58.

[rrkaraoke]

Oh that's Ron Howard!

[bleedingthrough666]

ryan howard

[rrkaraoke]

I didn't know Opie played baseball!