Over Ryan Howard’s 13-year Major League career, “The Big Piece” stole 13 bases. Nine of those stolen bases — including one in the World Series — came in one season.
So how did Howard steal nine bases in 2009?
“Sometimes, people just have to recognize and understand that this sheer athleticism is right in front of them,” Howard joked in a recent MLB Network Radio interview with Kevin Frandsen and Chris Gimenez.
Of Howard’s nine stolen bases that year, four were double steals, one was a freebie thanks to the third baseman not covering the bag and four were arguably clean steals.