Thursday, June 29, 2017

Ryan Howard - Final Chachi Cards & Complete Chachi Checklist

2017 Chachi Departures #19
2017 Chachi Fan Favorites #13
I posted a mid-season, updated listing of Phillies coming and goings a few days ago, and I wanted to dedicate an entire post to Ryan Howard.  Howard signed with the Braves organization on April 6th and reported to extended spring training.  He eventually reported to their Triple-A team in Gwinnett where he hit .184 (7 for 38) with a home run and five RBIs.  On May 8th, the Braves released him, seemingly ending his playing career.

I created two final Chachi cards for Howard.  One is the card he would have had if he'd returned to the Phillies, but updated to reflect his new (and strange) team, the Braves.  The other is a Fan Favorites card featuring Howard in the actual blue jersey of one of the Phillies' biggest rivals over the years.

I started the Chachi sets in 2005, which coincided with Howard's first full year in the Majors.  I haven't officially confirmed this, but I would have to think that Howard has appeared on more Chachi cards than any other player.  Each of his Chachi cards is linked below.

Ryan Howard Complete Chachi Checklist
2005 Chachi #29
2005 Chachi #62 - Rookie of the Year HL
2006 Chachi #6
2006 Chachi #45 - All-Star
2006 Chachi #47 - Home Run Derby HL
2006 Chachi #60 - Single Season HR Record HL
2006 Chachi #61 - Batting Leaders (with Chase Utley)
2006 Chachi #62 - Home Run Leaders (with Chase Utley)
2006 Chachi #63 - RBI Leaders (with Chase Utley)
2006 Chachi #70 - MVP HL
2007 Chachi #3
2007 Chachi #39 - Fastest Player to 100 Home Runs HL
2007 Chachi #44 - Rain Delay HL
2007 Chachi #54 - Phils Sweep Mets HL
2007 Chachi #60 - Home Run Leaders (with Pat Burrell and Jimmy Rollins)
2007 Chachi #61 - RBI Leaders (with Chase Utley and Pat Burrell)
2008 Chachi #4
2008 Chachi #54 - Phils Clinch N.L. East HL
2008 Chachi #56 - Home Run Leaders (with Pat Burrell and Chase Utley)
2008 Chachi #57 - RBI Leaders (with Chase Utley)
2008 Chachi #74 - Phils Clinch NLCS HL
2008 Chachi #79 - World Series Game 4
2009 Chachi #4
2009 Chachi #30 - World Series Rings HL
2009 Chachi #47 - All-Star
2009 Chachi #50 - Fastest Player to 200 Home Runs HL
2009 Chachi #60 - Home Run Leaders (with Jayson Werth)
2009 Chachi #61 - RBI Leaders (with Jayson Werth)
2009 Chachi #70 - NLDS Game 4
2009 Chachi #74 - NLCS Game 3
2009 Chachi #78 - NLCS MVP HL
2010 Chachi #4
2010 Chachi #44 - All-Star (with Roy Halladay)
2010 Chachi #54 - Home Run Leaders (with Jayson Werth)
2010 Chachi #55 - RBI Leaders (with Jayson Werth)
2010 Chachi #65 - NLCS Game 1 (with Raul Ibanez)
2010 Chachi #70 - NLCS Game 6
2011 Chachi #4
2011 Chachi #34 - 2nd Place on Franchise HR List HL
2011 Chachi #58 - Home Run Leaders (with Raul Ibanez)
2011 Chachi #59 - RBI Leaders (with Raul Ibanez)
2011 Chachi #65 - NLDS Game 1 (with Roy Halladay)
2011 Chachi #68 - NLDS Game 4 (with Roy Oswalt)
2011 Chachi #69 - NLDS Game 5 (with Roy Halladay)
2012 Chachi #43
2012 Chachi #58 - 300th Home Run HL
2013 Chachi #4
2014 Chachi #4
2014 Chachi #45 - 1,000th RBI HL
2014 Chachi #66 - Home Run Leaders (with Marlon Byrd)
2014 Chachi #67 - RBI Leaders (with Marlon Byrd)
2015 Chachi #4
2016 Chachi #4
2016 Chachi #40 - Walk-Off Home Run HL
2016 Chachi #64 - Farewell HL
2016 Chachi #66 - RBI Leaders (with Maikel Franco and Freddy Galvis)
2016 Chachi #67 - Home Rune Leaders (with Maikel Franco and Tommy Joseph)
2016 Chachi Photo Day #25
2017 Chachi Departures #19
2017 Chachi Fan Favorites #13

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