Ruled a catch.
Top 8th: Philadelphia <TABLE cellSpacing=5 cellPadding=0 width=560 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=yspscores>- R. Franklin relieved K. McClellan </TD></TR><TR><TD class=yspscores>- R. Ibanez struck out swinging </TD></TR><TR><TD class=yspscores>- P. Feliz flied out to deep center </TD></TR><TR><TD class=yspscores>- C. Rasmus in center field </TD></TR><TR><TD class=yspscores>- C. Ruiz flied out to center </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
wil.
Top 8th: Philadelphia <TABLE cellSpacing=5 cellPadding=0 width=560 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=yspscores>- R. Franklin relieved K. McClellan </TD></TR><TR><TD class=yspscores>- R. Ibanez struck out swinging </TD></TR><TR><TD class=yspscores>- P. Feliz flied out to deep center </TD></TR><TR><TD class=yspscores>- C. Rasmus in center field </TD></TR><TR><TD class=yspscores>- C. Ruiz flied out to center </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
wil.
definite catch. Once he takes it out of his glove--CATCH!. Took about 3 steps and had the ball in his bare hand for two of em. He actually doesn't even drop it when he hits the wall....it just comes out when he finally lays still
just another amazing play from pitcher turned outfielder (still one of all time greatest baseball stories!)
thankfully, no serious injury. Remember Rowand hitting the wall hard a few years ago and coming up bloody....this one looked 10x worse.
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(see how long that stays up on youtube)
just another amazing play from pitcher turned outfielder (still one of all time greatest baseball stories!)
thankfully, no serious injury. Remember Rowand hitting the wall hard a few years ago and coming up bloody....this one looked 10x worse.
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(see how long that stays up on youtube)
Ankiel out of hospital.
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel was released from a hospital Tuesday after tests showed he sustained no significant injuries while crashing headfirst into the wall a night earlier.
He's far too sore to play, and wasn't in the lineup Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. In fact, he left Busch Stadium several hours before gametime to have a doctor examine his sore left shoulder.
The team postponed a decision whether to place him on the 15-day disabled list, depending on how much better he's feeling in a few days. St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said Ankiel was "beat-up," but added, "It's worth waiting a couple of days because there wasn't anything broken. Just in case he can go."
X-rays and a CT scan of Ankiel's head, neck and back showed no fractures.
Holding off on a move left La Russa with only three position players on the bench for the finale of a two-game set against the Phillies, because the Cardinals are using a 13-man pitching staff during a run of 20 straight games without a day off.
La Russa said he spent the night in a chair next to Ankiel, who's been with the Cardinals since they drafted him in the second round in 1997 as a high school pitching phenom in Florida.
The center fielder's badly dented hat, which absorbed a bit of the collision during the catch, was on a shelf in the manager's office.
"It wasn't a good night's sleep," La Russa said. "A lot of things in that game were upsetting."
Ankiel chased down Pedro Feliz's long drive in the eighth inning against the Phillies but couldn't stop himself from crashing into the padded center-field wall. He took 2½ off-balance steps after making the tough catch and took the ball out of his glove before attempting to brace himself with his left arm.
Still, his head appeared to absorb most of the blow.
The 3-inch padded wall in left-center no doubt spared Ankiel from serious injury. Right fielder Ryan Ludwick said the wall was hard, "but it's not like concrete."
"He just lunged into it," La Russa said. "The padding's definitely better than if there had been no padding, but it was still a shock."
The team was relieved when Ankiel flashed a thumbs-up sign as he was carted off the field.
"Hopefully, it doesn't happen again," teammate Brendan Ryan said. "It's just one of those freak things, and I hope we get him back real soon."
Ryan said Ankiel felt well enough to exchange text messages Monday night. Ryan told Ankiel "heck of a play but you scared us," and Ankiel responded "can't wait till we're both healthy and see who can make better plays."
MLB.com
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel was released from a hospital Tuesday after tests showed he sustained no significant injuries while crashing headfirst into the wall a night earlier.
He's far too sore to play, and wasn't in the lineup Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. In fact, he left Busch Stadium several hours before gametime to have a doctor examine his sore left shoulder.
The team postponed a decision whether to place him on the 15-day disabled list, depending on how much better he's feeling in a few days. St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said Ankiel was "beat-up," but added, "It's worth waiting a couple of days because there wasn't anything broken. Just in case he can go."
X-rays and a CT scan of Ankiel's head, neck and back showed no fractures.
Holding off on a move left La Russa with only three position players on the bench for the finale of a two-game set against the Phillies, because the Cardinals are using a 13-man pitching staff during a run of 20 straight games without a day off.
La Russa said he spent the night in a chair next to Ankiel, who's been with the Cardinals since they drafted him in the second round in 1997 as a high school pitching phenom in Florida.
The center fielder's badly dented hat, which absorbed a bit of the collision during the catch, was on a shelf in the manager's office.
"It wasn't a good night's sleep," La Russa said. "A lot of things in that game were upsetting."
Ankiel chased down Pedro Feliz's long drive in the eighth inning against the Phillies but couldn't stop himself from crashing into the padded center-field wall. He took 2½ off-balance steps after making the tough catch and took the ball out of his glove before attempting to brace himself with his left arm.
Still, his head appeared to absorb most of the blow.
The 3-inch padded wall in left-center no doubt spared Ankiel from serious injury. Right fielder Ryan Ludwick said the wall was hard, "but it's not like concrete."
"He just lunged into it," La Russa said. "The padding's definitely better than if there had been no padding, but it was still a shock."
The team was relieved when Ankiel flashed a thumbs-up sign as he was carted off the field.
"Hopefully, it doesn't happen again," teammate Brendan Ryan said. "It's just one of those freak things, and I hope we get him back real soon."
Ryan said Ankiel felt well enough to exchange text messages Monday night. Ryan told Ankiel "heck of a play but you scared us," and Ankiel responded "can't wait till we're both healthy and see who can make better plays."
MLB.com
I thought there was a rule that it wasn't a catch until they pull it out of their glove with opposite hand?
I heard of a story where an outfielder made a catch for a 3rd out. Ran from outfield to the mound and dropped the ball from the glove by the mound and the ump ruled it a no out...
I have no clue what league that was in though...
I heard of a story where an outfielder made a catch for a 3rd out. Ran from outfield to the mound and dropped the ball from the glove by the mound and the ump ruled it a no out...
I have no clue what league that was in though...
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/downloads/y2008/official_rules/02_definition_of_terms.pdf
Clearly Ankiel got secure possession of the ball before colliding with the wall, but if he'd caught it closer to the wall it would've been a much tougher call.
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