View Full Version : Rick Ankiel showing off the arm
JCStone7
05-14-2008, 07:37 PM
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vnodnarb
05-14-2008, 07:40 PM
Those are just ridiculous throws.
JCStone7
05-14-2008, 07:41 PM
That first throw couldn't have been any more money
vnodnarb
05-14-2008, 07:49 PM
He really is a great comeback story. He's killing the ball at the plate too.
2007 - 172 at bats - 120 OPS+
2008 - 138 at bats - 132 OPS+
That's 310 at bats and it's getting hard to call it a fluke start.
nittanylionfan3
05-14-2008, 08:37 PM
Thats what you get for trying to run on a former pitcher!!
milbraves
05-14-2008, 11:05 PM
Funny how he couldn't hit the catcher from 60 feet away a few years ago and now he's throwing 300 foot strikes. Must've been overthinking the whole pitching thing.
cjones1999
05-14-2008, 11:08 PM
Nice Gyroball, Rick.
MSU Bulldog
05-14-2008, 11:14 PM
Francoeur taught him that.
timmy
05-14-2008, 11:35 PM
It looked like the second runner may have been safe, that doesn't take anything away from those throws though, that's amazing.
Alighieriu
05-15-2008, 12:13 AM
I don't know if any of you have played or are playing currently, but I have to say that throwing out someone like that is the best feeling I've ever had playing sports. Better than home runs, better than completely laying out for a catch. Those two throws are some of the best I've ever seen, and I can't imagine what it must feel like to pull that off.
nittanylionfan3
05-15-2008, 01:46 PM
Funny how he couldn't hit the catcher from 60 feet away a few years ago and now he's throwing 300 foot strikes. Must've been overthinking the whole pitching thing.
Haha, interesting thought man...hes always had the talent.
skeeter07
08-13-2008, 11:50 AM
Well he has turned out to be a good ball-player