The Amazing Ankiel & Other ST news
I guess I realized it but I didn't realize it. Rick Ankiel hit 43 HR last year. 11 of which were in the majors in only 172 ABs. It looks like he will take over CF- quite an athlete.
Josh Hamilton meanwhile will be manning CF in DFW and is hitting a respectable .607 this spring after extending his hit streak to 9. Pretty excited to see both these guys have a chance at a full season at the plate.
Who else is lighting it up this spring? just noticed Eugenio Velez has 9 SB for my soon-to-be-last-place Giants.
Too amusing not to mention......the Astros appear to be Lost in Translation, per mlb.com: The Astros' original official diagnosis of Matsui's issue was hemmorhoids, but that was changed when a vocabulary mixup caused some anxiety with Matsui's family in Japan. That prompted the club to change the official diagnosis to a more specific term.
"The word [hemmorhoids] carries a negative connotation in Japan," Wade said. "That's why we had to go back and readjust it to anal fissure. It translates into a word in Japan that has a different meaning. That's why we flipped it over to the more graphic actual problem."
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i like
so the IF is something to watch
by manny59 on Mar 14, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I voted Ankiel
by jrose643 on Mar 14, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Josh
He kind of fell apart when the roids story hit last year and I'm thinking Ps will know how to pitch him better this year. We'll see if he adjusts. Right now, he's raking off ST guys.
by The Colonel on Mar 15, 2008 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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