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To: Jerry Held who wrote (2380)	9/25/2012 11:02:19 PM
From: LTK007	Read Replies (1) of 2749

"Ruf earned the nickname ''Babe'' by leading all minor leaguers with 38 homers this season, breaking Ryan Howard's single-season record at Double-A Reading. He didn't take long to show his power stroke. Ruf connected off Detwiler in the second inning, turning on an inside pitch and hitting a towering drive out to left-center. The rookie got the silent treatment in the dugout. Players held back smiles and ignored Ruf until the inning ended before congratulating him with high-fives. Fans in left field gave him a standing ovation when he jogged out to his position." He is now 2 for 5. But nonetheless hit hit a towering drive off a top-notch pitcher. i want to mention the name Harmon Killebrew, as Killebrew (who died this yearof cancer) has the lowest lifefetime BA of any position player in history--lifetime average was .243 (nor was a great fielder(a good one though, as a first basemen) Why? His was an RBI machine. Howard is hitting ONLY .227 since his return(will be his lowest season average ever) but has 56 RBIs in 67 games!, which over a full season would be about 135--or a typical year for Howard. He also got to 300 HRs in the 2nd fastest time ever by a major league player. He has been batting over .300 with men on. If this "Babe" Ruf (age 25, due to years wasted trying to be a pitcher) can be a Howard type, this virtual unknow struggling Minor League Pitcher) will do wonders for Phils---he has was moved from first base to LF, because of Howard and they say he has proven to be good Left Fielder.He is 6'3'' 220 pounds. Phils at 78-76 now 16 games above .500 since they were 37-51 My target of 81-81 a wanted to see, looks good now. Max Cards are in position to be the first wildcard team to go to World Series twice in a row. Dodgers have been a huge disappointment, 10 games behind Giants(Giants pitching pitching pitching--Pence as played at same level he played for Phils----his BA will be his lowest ever, however, i think. Victorino was struggling when he left Philly, and has struggled since.

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