Former major leaguer Rick Ankiel said Monday that he drank vodka before his first two starts of the 2001 season for the St. Louis Cardinals, which came after his meltdown in the 2000 playoffs when he ...
ST. LOUIS -- Rick Ankiel won his first game in 3 1/2 years with a four-inning relief stint marred only by an errant curveball that beaned a batter, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee ...
He was mentioned as part of a deal between the Cardinals and Atlanta. The New York Yankees and Cardinals discussed at least one deal that involved him. Experiencing the singe of the hot stove for the ...