Ryan Howard Injury: 4 Reasons It Could Help Philadelphia Phillies in 2012
October 9, 2011 by Patrick Diamond
Filed under Fan News
No one thought that the St. Louis Cardinals, a team that crept into the playoffs after the Atlanta Braves suffered a catastrophic meltdown, would dismantle the pitching powerhouse that is the Philadelphia Phillies.
The team with 102 wins overall, 70 wins by the starting rotation and a litany of perennial MLB All-Stars ended its season with disappointment on Friday with a 1-0 loss to the Cardinals at home.
As St. Louis rushed to the mound to celebrate its playoff series win, Phillies’ slugger Ryan Howard lay in a crumpled heap on the first base line, clutching his leg. Howard swung for the fences and hurt himself in the process, rupturing his Achilles tendon. “The Big Piece” will have to undergo surgery and preliminary reports indicate that he may miss six to nine months.
It’s entirely possible that Ryan Howard will start his five-year, $125 million contract extension on the disabled list next year.
With Howard’s injury looming and the contracts of players like Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Madson, Raul Ibanez, Brad Lidge and Roy Oswalt on the table, things are starting look a bit nightmarish for the Philadelphia “Dream Team.”
Does Ryan Howard’s injury help the Phillies in any way?