Talk:Ryan Howard

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Contents 1 Years 2 Home Run Distances 3 POV / Notablility / Relevance 4 Tables 5 status 6 Content

[edit] Years

I am going to change links to year pages to links to year_in_baseball pages. Unless anyone has any major objections, I would suggest that this be the new protocol followed when updating this page. Whizard 00:52, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Home Run Distances

home run distances (for updating the 'notable home run' section) can be found at Hit Tracker

Whizard 23:36, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

What makes a home run "notable," anyway? That sounds suspiciously like original research. I doubt that half of Howard's most "notable" homers all came in the last two weeks. -Phoenixrod 00:53, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

I was wondering that myself. I added the section about a week ago, and included: first career HR, the two grand slams last yr (which both won ballgames), his first career multi-hr game, and his 48th to schmidt. Then, as he went on a tear last week, people added several more home runs to the list (I admit, I added his 54th this season, to be consistent with content already there [if his 53rd was notable, so was his 54th], although I don't consider all fo them to be 'notable') I am open to suggestions about what is appropriate there (and if the section is even appropriate) Whizard 21:53, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

I don't have much stake in it either way, but it strikes me that unless there's a source that claims these are the most notable homers, then the section is speculation and not encyclopedic. After all, a cursory glance at articles like Babe Ruth, Jim Thome, and Barry Bonds reveals no similar section in the articles about more prolific home run hitters. So my reaction is that the section should go (and knowing the work you've put in, Whizard, I'm sorry to say that!), but I'd be interested to hear other opinions. -Phoenixrod 02:18, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps a solution would be to just list his mulit-HR games, his grand slams, and his walkoff HR without comment, as those are events that actually happened. Whizard 16:40, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Now that there is a seperate page about this, I'm going to do that. Whizard 00:18, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

I have another notable HR to be added. You should add his HR on July 19, 2005 at home vs LA. It was his first (and only) walkoff HR. It was off the same pitcher as he hit the grand slam against in LA.

Thanks! Whizard 00:18, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] POV / Notablility / Relevance

• Can someone explain (I really mean this, I'm not being sarcastic or angry here) where the point of view is in mentioning who gave up Howard's first walk and the other phillies to win the rookie of the year? I must just be missing something, but I don't understand why it keeps being removed.

I would just like an explanation, so I can better understand every one else who is working on this project. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Whizard (talk • contribs) 26 September 2006.

• Such information isn't POV, but is irrelevant for an encyclopedic entry, and inconsistent with virtually every other Wikipedia entry on MLB players. Who gave up the first walk to Babe Ruth? Or to Barry Bonds? That information isn't here because it's not particularly notable. Ryan Howard's entry has gotten bloated to the point of being simply unreadable. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.244.45.9 (talk • contribs) 28 September 2006.

• OK. Thanks!

Whizard 14:19, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tables

Endless tables removed to be consistent with typical Wikipedia entry on MLB Baseball players. The tables provided consisted of well over half the length of the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.196.39.130 (talk • contribs) 10 November 2006.

[edit] status

i`m guessing he`s a single father, cause he had his son at the derby and on the phillies` player profile, it says he is single. is there any confirmation of this? --65.83.202.61 18:57, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Content

• single father is unreferenced
• an IP added that he died in 2006

Are either of these claims true? If not, please remove them. Thanks xC | ☎ 14:20, 7 March 2007 (UTC)