Ryan Howard Quotes (27 Quotes)

I hope to represent this award in a way that would make your father proud.

It worked today. We got runs and we won the game.

I'm not worried about it. Because I know there'll be other times for me to face him. He's one of the best pitchers in the league, but you want to face guys like that. It's just a matter of seeing what he's got. You're going to remember it the next time.

To tell you the truth, when I rounded second, I thought he had it. It looked liked he took it out of his glove. I thought he was messing with me.

The main thing right now is just going out and having fun. I know what I want to do. If I go out and have fun and relax, then all my goals should come true.

If we make the playoffs, you can ask me that question again.

People are trying to play, they're not out there trying to mess up. That's just how the game goes sometimes. Somebody has to win and somebody has to lose and unfortunately we were on the losing end today. We know we're better than that.

Whatever they ask me to do, you give it a shot and see what goes on.

I'm going to try to uphold Jackie's legacy and play in a manner that would make him proud.

With Jim being traded, it's a relief because you don't have to answer those questions any more. At the same time, you wish him the best of luck and hope he comes back and has the same kind of year he's been having.

I don't know. I saw the travel list Friday. The first thing that came to my mind, well, after Friday was hopefully we won't have the same thing a sludge spill causing a typical three-hour trip to take more than five.

When I look at us, I see a young, exciting team. And with the guys we picked up, I can't wait to get to spring training and see it all unfold.

I'm looking forward to Wednesday. It's fun to be a part of this. Jimmy continues to give us a big lift all the time, whether we're up or down.

That set the tone in the wrong way. We made a couple of errors that didn't help Gavin - present company included.

He used to try to overpower people, and in the minors, he could. He had to learn to use his breaking pitches, and you could tell, just since last year, he did that.

Yeah, I knew I'd hear about that early on when I crossed home plate. As far as who they put me in the lineup against, I can't control that. For me, it's just a matter of being able to see the ball. It's about seeing the ball movement, how the curve spins, just things like that you can pick up. If I can see left-handers, then I can make those adjustments.

That's where you just hope you can turn it around. That's why May is a brand new month. If we can make May our April, but better, I think we'll do alright. If we can finish April at .500 by sweeping Pittsburgh, that's a victory in itself.

Every game is tight. Every game is a must-win. You've got to go out there and handle your business. Hopefully, you're there at the end.

It's exciting for us to be a part of it. He has a chance to be part of history, and we get to watch him every day.

Things just started falling in. You never want to see anyone hurt or injured, but I just came up and tried to make the most of my opportunity.

I'll say one thing, I'll miss the pies in the face. I'll tell you that much. It's unfortunate to have that with anybody, but that's the business of the game that nobody really wants to look at.

Knowing the pitcher Josh Fogg was running to second, I knew there was a possibility of trying to get him at second, and the ball took off a little bit at the last minute. Nine out of 10 times, you'll get it.

Why not us We could have been playing in the World Series last season. That's what we have to shoot for.

I just showed up and my name was in the lineup. After the second (home run) everyone was saying, 'Hey, give me the flu.

He's meant a lot as far as being able to watch him play and see what he does. One of the things he told me was to stay on an even plane and slow everything down. I watched him growing up, and to learn from him now has been great.

For us younger guys, we just want to perform. The veteran guys are prepared to steer. They'll take us wherever we're going.

Jim Thome has been hitting home runs long before I got here. He's over there doing what he's done his entire career. I'm still just trying to make a name for myself.