Today is moving day, so no regular post, but I was doing some reading during my habitual Rick Ankiel Google News search and this struck me as the cruelest joke that has ever been played, in the history of jokes.
If the reputedly difficult Ankiel has been perturbed by all the attention, he hasn’t let it show. In fact, the 27-year-old centerfielder has been in an upbeat mood since returning to Memphis, where he first played in 1999 during his days as a hard-throwing lefthander.
He played an April Fools’ Day joke on pitching coach Dyar Miller, declaring himself ready to return to the mound.
“I got him,” Ankiel said later with a mischievous smile.
Oh no, he didn’t. Oh no he didn’t.
I love The Natch, but if he played this joke on me I’m relatively sure I would stab him in the throat with Mike Matheny’s hunting knife. I would feel less emotionally drained if somebody April Fooled me into believing my house was on fire.
I’d like to formally request another Looper/Bottenfield comparison. I’m officially losing my mind as I watch Braden Looper blank the Padres. . .when did he learn to pitch like this? Why wasn’t he pitching like this out of the pen? I’m just totally flabergasted by what he’s doing. He’s got a mid 2 ERA. I would have been pleased if he had posted a ERA around 5. . . but a mid 2 ERA — unbelievable!
Comment by azruavatar — May 12, 2007 @ 10:40 pm
for that I hate ankiel….(only comes into effect once he stops looking like a legit major league outfielder)
Comment by tnek5 — May 13, 2007 @ 12:37 am