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On November 19, 1979, Ryan Howard was born. This was in St. Louis, Missouri which is why people sometimes say that if Howard's in a slump, bring hope you are going to St. Louis next.
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In July 2001, Ryan was picked in the 5th round of the 2001 amateur draft. It was the start of a great carrer.
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Howard made his MLB debut in 2004. He was brought up to fill-in for Jim Thome. Later in the off-season, they released Thome and Howard got the 1st base position.
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Ryan earned Rookie of the Year in 2005. He was still with the Phillies.
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On July 10 in 2006, Howard won the Home Run Derby. It was only his second year in the major leagues and he had 23 home runs total.
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The year after Ryan was awarded the Rookie of the Year, he won MVP. This was the same year he won the Home Run Derby.
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In October 2008, the Phillies won their fist World Series in almost a quarter of a century. Howard helped lead his team to victory by coming through in September to lead his team to the playoffs.
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Due to Howard's amazing preformance in the National League Championship Series versus the Dodgers, he was voted MVP. This series was a rematch against the Dodgers. The Phillies won again and became back-to-back National League Champions. They went on to face the Yankees in their second World Series in two years.
