View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
He might not be able to play, but Rick Ankiel can still sign his name and shake hands. The Cardinals outfielder will make an appearance Saturday, Sept. 27 at Macy's in the St. Louis Galleria from noon until 1:30 p.m....
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
It's disturbing to learn after the Cardinals ran Rick Ankiel out to hit and play left field for the last month and a half that the pitcher-turned-outfielder's abdominal muscle strain is actually something worse. He has an injury similar to...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
St. Louis center fielder Rick Ankiel scampered to the warning track in left-center, retrieved the ball and uncorked a stunning throw to nail the runner at third base. That happened in a game against Colorado in May, and it was difficult to watch the replay...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel will seek a second opinion in the coming days on an abdominal injury that has not improved in recent weeks, Cardinals officials confirmed Wednesday. Manager Tony La Russa said he would use the outfielder "sparingly" or "when needed" until the result of his meeting with a specialist. STL Today Kyle Lohse: Post-Suspension Return To The Scene Of The Crime
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Rick Ankiel's lower abdominal injury continues to plague the Cardinals outfielder, and he will be sidelined for at least the next couple of days as a result -- and possibly for a good bit longer. Ankiel will see a specialist later this week for a second opinion on the injury. Cardinals Official Site
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
T his isn't exactly the way Andy MacPhail mapped things out. He could have done without the injury that turned Adam Loewen from one of the club's most promising starting pitchers into a long-shot Rick Ankiel wannabe. He never imagined that the rotation would come so unraveled that there was a point last week when the Orioles had to call Brian Burres back up from Triple-A Norfolk to have one pitcher...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Rick Ankiel's abdominal strain isn't getting any better. It also isn't getting any worse. Cardinals Official Site
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
The Cardinals ought to be careful with Rick Ankiel for what appear to be meaningless games left in the string. View From The Cheap Seats
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
The Cardinals ought to be careful with Rick Ankiel for what appear to be meaningless games left in the string. Ankiel's psyche has been a bit fragile at times, both when he was a pitcher struggling with control problems and...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
Manager Tony La Russa said he harbors concern about the lingering abdominal strain that has limited Rick Ankiel's availability, kept him out of center field and quite possibly complicated his swing. STL Today
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
It's a shame that Rick Ankiel's breakthrough season has been marred by his abdominal injury. It happened roughly a year after Ankiel made his spectacular return last Aug. 9, and it has prevented Ankiel from proving what he really can...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
Individual Highlights: Skip Schumaker 1-for-3 with 1 Run, 1 K, 1 OF Assist, & Assisted In 1 Double Play. Albert Pujols 4-for-4 with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 Two-Out RBI's, 2 Runs, & Assisted In 4 Double Plays. Rick Ankiel 1-for-4 with 1 HR, 3 RBI's, 1 Run, & 1 K. Adam Kennedy 1-for-4 with 1 2B & Assisted In 2 Double Plays. Yadier Molina 1-for-3 & Picked 1 Runner Off. Aaron Miles 1-for-1 with 1 SB & Assisted In...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
Rick Ankiel's strained abs are still bothering him. Baseball Prospectus
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Rick Ankiel is slumping, but he insists his abdominal strain is not the reason. Cardinals Official Site
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel, bothered for a month with what has been diagnosed as a strained abdominal muscle, went to the bench against Milwaukee lefthander Manny Parra on Wednesday night, having gone four for his last 36. STL Today
