Phillies, Ryan Howard agree to five-year, $125 million contract extension
Article By Unknown on 26th April, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Howard took a good-natured jab at those fickle fans in baseball-crazy Philadelphia.
"Hopefully there's no riots taking place back in Philly," he joked of his new megadeal.
Ryan Howard (left) and Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. discuss Howard's contract extension before Monday's game in San Francisco. Get used to it, City of Brotherly Love. This guy's going to be around for a while.
The slugging first baseman agreed to a $125 million, five-year contract extension Monday that could keep him with the Phillies until 2017.
Howard preferred securing his future in Philadelphia to testing free agency in two years — and boy, is he getting his payday. He also felt loyal to the franchise that gave him his chance to reach the big leagues, saying, "That wasn't a very hard decision."
"I tell you what, it's a great feeling to have that security and know where you're going to be," Howard said. "I feel what I've been doing over the last couple of years, I feel pretty confident that down the road, I'll be right where I want to be and still doing the same things."
Howard's teammates wasted no time hitting him up for favors, either.
"Where we going to eat, Ryan?" Ben Francisco asked.
Howard just chuckled.
"He's going to take all your money," quipped Shane Victorino.
Even general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. got into the fun.
"As part of this deal, he has agreed to buy a second home for me," Amaro joked during a news conference at AT&T Park, where the Phillies opened a three-game series with the Giants.
But in all seriousness, Amaro pulled off a deal that keeps the centerpiece of the Phillies' offense in place for the long haul.
"We just felt it was good timing for us," Amaro said. "We felt No. 1, he...
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"Hopefully there's no riots taking place back in Philly," he joked of his new megadeal.
Ryan Howard (left) and Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. discuss Howard's contract extension before Monday's game in San Francisco. Get used to it, City of Brotherly Love. This guy's going to be around for a while.
The slugging first baseman agreed to a $125 million, five-year contract extension Monday that could keep him with the Phillies until 2017.
Howard preferred securing his future in Philadelphia to testing free agency in two years — and boy, is he getting his payday. He also felt loyal to the franchise that gave him his chance to reach the big leagues, saying, "That wasn't a very hard decision."
"I tell you what, it's a great feeling to have that security and know where you're going to be," Howard said. "I feel what I've been doing over the last couple of years, I feel pretty confident that down the road, I'll be right where I want to be and still doing the same things."
Howard's teammates wasted no time hitting him up for favors, either.
"Where we going to eat, Ryan?" Ben Francisco asked.
Howard just chuckled.
"He's going to take all your money," quipped Shane Victorino.
Even general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. got into the fun.
"As part of this deal, he has agreed to buy a second home for me," Amaro joked during a news conference at AT&T Park, where the Phillies opened a three-game series with the Giants.
But in all seriousness, Amaro pulled off a deal that keeps the centerpiece of the Phillies' offense in place for the long haul.
"We just felt it was good timing for us," Amaro said. "We felt No. 1, he...
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