[tanguay'sstillgood]

Ya, I'm happy for Rick, too. I was telling his story to my roommate tonight (not a baseball fan), and I found a couple things that were very interesting.

First, here's a pretty cool Youtube video done a few years back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_7PzR9H_54

Second, I found an article written in 2005. It's a good read.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/ar...el-ex-pitcher/

My favourite part is when the author predicts the success of his position swap/comeback:

So what happens next for Rick Ankiel? He says he’s going to try his hand as a full-time hitter, and there are some wishful thinkers who’d have you believe that Ankiel is a legitimate “blue chip prospect” with the bat. These people will tell you that Ankiel has a lifetime minor-league slugging percentage of .575, that he yanked 10 homers as a part-time DH in the Appalachian League, and that he just may be the second coming of another Cards pitcher-turned-outfielder named Stan Musial.

But it’s silly for anyone – and this includes the St. Louis Cardinals – to indulge this fantasy. By the time he was Ankiel’s age, Musial had already won two MVP awards. Ankiel, on the other hand, has struck out in exactly one-third of his at-bats in the major leagues. His on-base percentage above A ball is a miniscule .252. He is not a real hitter by any conceivable stretch of the imagination. It’s unfortunate, then, that Ankiel is flirting with the outfield, because it won’t allow him or the Cardinals to truly turn the page. He’ll be just another spring training curiosity, grist for sportswriters on a slow day in March – like Garth Brooks in a Padres uniform, only more depressing.

On a related note, I am now looking for video of Chuck Knoblauch's adventures at second base but can't find any on youtube. If anybody can track some down online, could you let me know please? Thanks folks...I really hope this isnt the request that finally stumps CP.