View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
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....
MLB (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
Ankiel undergoes surgery
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
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...
MLB (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
Ankiel done for season, surgery likely
MLB (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Ab injury will limit Ankiel
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
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
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
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) | 03/09/2008
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) | 28/08/2008
Rick Ankiel is slumping, but he insists his abdominal strain is not the reason. Cardinals Official Site
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
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
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
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...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
It seems unlikely that righthander Chris Carpenter will be doing any more starting for the Cardinals before Sept. 1, when rosters can be expanded to as many as 40 players. But Carpenter seems on a steady, if not fast track. STL Today
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
Rick Ankiel and Jason LaRue hit two-run home runs and Todd Wellemeyer beat the Pittsburgh Pirates for the third time this season in the St. Louis Cardinals' 11-2 victory on Wednesday night.
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
... to social anxiety disorder. We all saw what a lack of confidence did to all the pitching talent of Rick Ankiel... A guy like that is someone I would take a chance on in the form of a free agent contract. But I'm not going to gut the farm system, if I was the GM, on a guy who could just walk away from the game without warning. Cain is 15-30 over the last two seasons, although he has...
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
... Jason Isringhausen, Braden Looper Russ Springer, Lohse and others to expire... But Joel Pineiro, Rick Ankiel, Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, Ryan Ludwick and others will all get substantial raises. So the amount of money saved over 2009 is probably is really in the $25-28 million range. About $8 million of that is already spoken for in the Lohse contract. And the Cardinals have...
