Rick Ankiel's Major League Baseball career spanned 14 years as from 1999 through 2013 he played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, Houston Astros, and New York Mets..
He became the first player since Babe Ruth to have won at least 10 games as a pitcher and also hit at least 50 home runs. He is also the only player other than Babe Ruth to both start a postseason game as a pitcher and hit a home run in the postseason as a position player.
He was supposed to the next great Cardinal pitcher. That was until Oct 3rd 2000. Game 1 of the 2000 NLDS for the Cardinals, facing off against the Braves and Greg Maddux. Two innings went by just fine, but in the third, he suddenly lost control, throwing five wild pitches. He opens up about the mysterious anxiety condition widely known as "the Yips." which came without warning, in the middle of that playoff game, with millions of people watching. how it never went away and how his career changed in his great new book The Phenomenon.It is a pleasure to welcome Rick Ankeil to WLIE 540am SPORTSTALKNY. He joins Mark And AJ to talk about it all.
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