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#21
08-09-2007, 03:25 PM
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Re: Cards call up Ankiel
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[ QUOTE ] Big time sluggers with poor OBP skills and high strikeout numbers tend to translate very poorly in the majors. [/ QUOTE ] And yet Ryan Howard is what, 27, and in his second full year? [/ QUOTE ] For the record, Howard's OBP was .425 last year. So, my advice is to learn how to read. 
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#22
08-09-2007, 03:31 PM
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Re: Cards call up Ankiel
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Big time sluggers with poor OBP skills and high strikeout numbers tend to translate very poorly in the majors. [/ QUOTE ] And yet Ryan Howard is what, 27, and in his second full year? [/ QUOTE ] For the record, Howard's OBP was .425 last year. So, my advice is to learn how to read. [/ QUOTE ] And in his last stint in AAA, it was .467.
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#23
08-09-2007, 03:45 PM
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Re: Cards call up Ankiel
I highly doubt he'll ever be an above-average MLB player or even a serviceable every day player, but I think there is a good chance he can catch on as a bench guy/PH/DH somewhere. There are a lot of worse players in the MLB at the end of benches. I'd love to see him at least play in the majors for a few years and earn enough to retire off his baseball career.
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#24
08-09-2007, 03:45 PM
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Re: Cards call up Ankiel
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Big time sluggers with poor OBP skills and high strikeout numbers tend to translate very poorly in the majors. [/ QUOTE ] Speaking of which, the Twins really need to claim Willy Mo off of waivers. I don't think his .300obp would bring down the Twins' DH obp for the season and he sure could bring up the OPS.
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#25
08-09-2007, 04:07 PM
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Re: Cards call up Ankiel
Maybe the Cardinals will try a Brooks Keishnek type experiment with Ankiel. Or is Ankiel completely finished as a pitcher? Didn't he hurt his arm?
For those who don't remember, Keishnek was a busted Cubs OF prospect who pitched in college. The Brewers made him into a 5th OF-PH-RP combo utility player. He was a poor hitter and a poor pitcher; the experiment didn't go well.
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#26
08-09-2007, 04:09 PM
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Re: Cards call up Ankiel
Making himm a pitcher again could possibly be the worst thing they could do to the poor guy.
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#27
08-09-2007, 04:16 PM
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Re: Cards call up Ankiel
i wish him luck
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#28
08-09-2007, 04:33 PM
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Re: Cards call up Ankiel
He stated last year that he would never pitch again.
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#29
08-09-2007, 04:35 PM
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Didn't he hurt his arm? [/ QUOTE ] I believe he had "failed Tommy John surgery"
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#30
08-09-2007, 05:41 PM
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Re: Cards call up Ankiel
Regardless, what he's done has been amazing and I'm rooting for him to play well obv.
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