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LaRussa blames DUI on supplements from Ankiel
December 03, 2007 by
Serious Sports News Network
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Scouting Report on Mark Pawelek
It's that time again, where the baseball talks start to simmer down and the team's plugged many of our holes, it's perfect time to talk about Cubs' prospects. Ever since CubsHub's last installments of Scouting Reports, my mailbox has been flooded with requests and...
Rick Ankiel: Laser, Rocket Arm
May 07, 2008 by
Frumpzilla
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Step aside Peyton, otherwise Mr. Ankiel might take your head off. If you didn't catch Rick "Wild Thing" Ankiel's assists from last night against the Rockies, do yourself a favor and check out the videos/links below. For a guy that probably couldn't hit a catcher...
Drug Cloud Now Hovers Over Feel-Good Rick Ankiel
September 07, 2007 by
Bugs & Cranks
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The Daily News says the Cardinals Rick Ankiel got himself a year's supply of HGH right before it was banned by MLB. And there's no test for it. Suspicious or Coincidence?
Mitch Williams and Rick Ankiel Feel Juan Castillo's Pain
July 23, 2009 by
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Of course I threw a wild pitch and didn't hit my target. I'm in the minors. If I could throw strikes, I'd be in the majors. That would probably carry more weight than "I was aiming for the dugout but beaned a fan in the forehead". Oh wait.Juan Castillo was pitching...
Nope, Not Again
September 07, 2007 by
Doberman on the Diamond
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Sorry, Rick. It's time for you and I to go our separate ways. Because I'm not going through this crap again.
The Pitcher Who Can Hit
September 21, 2009 by
Bugs & Cranks
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I always used to say that there was one play that summed up the last 17 years of Pittsburgh baseball better than any other. In the summer of 2007, Rick Ankiel of the Cardinals, hit a monster home run off of Pirates pitcher John Van Benschoten.
Ankiel, of course, was the former pitching...
Cheer Up, Massholes : At Least None Of You Own A Rick Ankiel Jersey
August 02, 2009 by
Can't Stop The Bleeding
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(why can’t Red Sox fans learn to have a certain sense of perspective….kind of like this guy?)
“I can’t believe I had to hear about this on my Blackberry in the sky!” sneered Deadspin’s Drew Margary, almost directly quoting a Bill Simmons tweet posted...
Book Review: God Save The Fan
February 28, 2008 by
The Sports Agent Blog
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There are at least three reasons that I want to be able to give God Save The Fan a bad review. 1) Will Leitch forces me to write out God instead of referring to Him as G-d. 2) I was left out of the 100+ blogger name shout out in the Acknowledgments section. 3) Everyone kept staring...
Rick Ankiel just about killed himself last night
May 05, 2009 by
Epic Carnival
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Rick Ankiel is a long way from the pitcher he used to be. Pitchers don't go crashing full-bore into the outfield wall with their heads. Good lord, he hit that wall hard. Nice of the umps to give him the mercy out on the call too, even though he dropped the ball. X-Rays and CT scan...
Rick Ankiel Gets Runs into The Wall
May 05, 2009 by
Walker-Sports
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Rick Ankiel has had an amazing story, from being a star pitcher to losing all control over his arm and finally returning the majors as a power slugger and a pretty damn good center fielder. Yesterday Rick Ankiel made headlines for another great play in the outfield, too bad the chances...
House of Cards
September 14, 2007 by
Hugging Harold Reynolds
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Destiny again appeared to be on the Cards side.
Just a few days ago, the Cards were just a game out of first place in the Central. Their competition? The Brewers, who have absolutely [crapped] the bed since May, and the Cubs, who have absolutely [crapped] the bed since 1908.
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Ankiel's HR helps sizzling Cardinals sink Dodgers
August 17, 2009 by
Sports Illustrated
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LOS ANGELES(AP) Rick Ankiel put St. Louis ahead with a two-run homer in the seventh inning, and Chris Carpenter pitched eight innings of five-hit ball in the Cardinals' ninth victory in 10 games, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.
Poor Rick Ankiel
June 19, 2007 by
Simon On Sports
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Rick Ankiel is currently mashing in AAA and his leading the Pac Coast league in HRs and was named to the All Star team, but the Cards have no plans to recall him despite Edmonds going on the DL.
Pirates May Pursue John Grabow, Rick Ankiel in Free Agency
September 21, 2009 by
Bucs Dugout
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by Jeff Roberson - AP
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The Post-Gazette reports that the Pirates could pursue a number of "familiar faces" this offseason, the most likely of these being...
Quirky Fence Distances Overflow Thread
July 20, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by David J. Phillip - AP
19 minutes ago:
St. Louis Cardinals' Rick Ankiel (24) celebrates with teammate Mark DeRosa, right, after scoring along with teammate Ryan Ludwick (47) during the fourth inning...
Pirates Live Another Day
September 06, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Rick Ankiel hits a solo home run in the top of the ninth to give the Cardinals a 5-4 lead over the Pirates, but Pittsburgh gets four hits in the bottom of the inning, the last an RBI single by Garrett Jones to cement a 6-5 Pirates win. They stave off having a losing [...]
Brian Tallet Has A Freakin' Sweet Mustache
April 25, 2009 by
Jorge Says No
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I gotta be honest, I never really heard of Brian Tallet before tonight. But after seeing his mustache, he immediately became one of my favorite Toronto Blue Jays.After seeing pictures of Tallet and Rick Ankiel, I'm thinking about starting the 2009 MLB Mustache Hall of Fame...any thoughts?
Off Day Relief
August 03, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by Tom Gannam - AP
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I guess they won't be missing Oswalt so much after all. It's amazing how inelastic my subjective idea of this offense has gotten; even after all the...
Wonderbrad, Set-up Man overflow thread
July 30, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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Who knew that Matt Holliday would provide this much protection for Rick Ankiel?
Rick Ankiel talks to Mark McGwire about his hitting woes
October 27, 2009 by
Sports Pickle
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On his first day on the job as the new hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, Mark McGwire was approached by outfielder Rick Ankiel for some batting tips.
But McGwire, ever safe with his words, just regurgitated lines his attorneys approved from his infamous testimony before...
St. Louis Cardinals' Hawksworth, Boggs on roster in NLDS
October 07, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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St. Louis Cardinals' Hawksworth, Boggs on roster in NLDS
Good news bad news: Hawk and Boggs on the roster, Schumaker a potential starter in centerfield.
"La Russa ignited intrigue when he mentioned three possibilities for tonight's starting center fielder, the...
Ankiel's homer carries Cardinals past Dodgers
August 18, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Rick Ankiel put St. Louis ahead with a two-run homer in the seventh inning, and Chris Carpenter pitched eight innings of five-hit ball in the Cardinals' ninth victory in 10 games, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.
Ankiel's blast lifts St. Louis
August 17, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Rick Ankiel put St. Louis ahead with a two-run homer in the seventh inning, and Chris Carpenter pitched eight innings of five-hit ball in the Cardinals' ninth victory in 10 games, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.
Ankiel, Pujols go deep as Cards nip Dodgers
Rick Ankiel put St. Louis ahead with a two-run homer in the seventh inning, and Chris Carpenter pitched eight innings of five-hit ball in the Cardinals’ ninth victory in 10 games, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.
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