OPEN LETTER to Ryan Howard:
Dear Ryan:
I love you. Most Philadelphia baseball fans still love you, but some feel you are close to overstaying your welcome.
Retire, Ryan. Please.
You are one of two remnants of the glorious 2008 championship team that ended Philadelphia's humiliating, 25-year championship drought, bringing us psychological and emotional relief. You gave us j-o-y.
Others we loved - Cole Hamels, Brad Lidge, Jamie Moyer, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Pat Burrell, Shane Victorino, Jayson Werth, Matt Stairs - have moved on to one greener pasture or another. We cherish the memories they gave us.