who thinks Ryan Howard will hit 40 HRs next year

[wrveres]

Reminds me a lot of Morneau last year...hopefully different result

great minds eh?

Unfortunalty, I drank the Morneau Kooliad.

[wrveres]

and after reading all the responses ..

It looks like you all got this one covered ..

the cafe Rocks

[reiser]

Howard seems to me like a younger, cheaper, and less consistent version of the 1B they already have.

one should mention healthier too, as Thome could be ready for a serious decline. as for where he should go, this would make him a perfect candidate for the Orioles

[kimchi_chigae]

can we give Pedantic a yellow card for his last post?

[CubsFan7724]

A mere sampling of opinions from last spring (of course, my intention is not to pick on folks, since hindsight is inherently 20/20, although I still envision this deteriorating into a dissection of my horrible predictions ):

i compare him to texeira from last year going about the same time, and i hope we get the same production from morneau as we got from tex last year.......

.284, 33HR, 95R, 102RBI

I'm pretty high on him as you can see, so my projections may be a bit higher than others'.

i'm pretty high on him as some of the other people are. i think he'll be a top 10 1B this year. i like Bloody Nipples's projections

Actually, I think Morneau is the next Teixeira.

Expect .285 and 30 + dingers.

I have .280, 35, 80 R, 90 RBI, 0 SB.

I would say .280/90/35/100 isn't out of the question.

I see something like 275, 30 HR, 95 RBI, and 85 runs.

.270 - .823

32 HR, 102 RBI

Solid production at first base

I say Morneau is a lock for 35+ dingers.

18 Hr in 280 at bats???????? HMMM let me think YES. LOL j/k
Overbay had 16 hr in 579 at bats. He'll be top 6 1b by the end of the year plus pls post your roster.

.285/31/105/85

.269 32 105

Don't ask me why, I just feel this prediction.

Probably the worst thing I've ever posted on this boards. Well, that's one thing he got right.

Heh, I guess you got us all. I didn't draft Morneau in any league though, I had Tex in 3 and D Lee in the other. I WIN TEH PRIZE

[MrT]

What do you know! Howard will hit 45 and that's final!

[DK]

What do you know! Howard will hit 45 and that's final!

I pity you, fool.

[davidmarver]

A mere sampling of opinions from last spring (of course, my intention is not to pick on folks, since hindsight is inherently 20/20, although I still envision this deteriorating into a dissection of my horrible predictions ):

What...like these???

NL MVP - Lance Berkman
NL Cy Young - Ben Sheets
NL ROY - Chris Snyder

AL MVP - Richie Sexson
AL Cy Young - Randy Johnson
AL ROY - Dan Meyer

Please don't look at mine...

[scr]

Has everyone forgot that Morneau got beaned in May and has not been even close to the same ever since? Before Morneau got beaned, his numbers were great. I don't know about 40hr for Howard, but mid-thirties is a real possibility.

[BANDINI]

As a Philly fan living in Philly, I have seen this kid play quite a bit. I can tell you now hitting 40+ HRs will be no sweat for him, unless he has a horrific slump (which is always a possibility for 2nd year guys). The ball absolutely leaps off his bat. He hits HRs effortlessly, in fact most of his HRs are opposite field shots. Once he learns how to pull the ball more he will be hitting 450 foot HRs routinely. He has a Cecil Fielder type build - just huge with a nice stroke. I believe 40 HRs and 100+ RBIs will be routine for him in the coming years.