Ep. 25 - Rick Ankiel

The former Cardinals pitcher and outfielder turned bestselling author joined his regional cable colleague Jim Hayes to discuss his remarkable life and career…   Reliving his infamous start versus the Braves in the 2000 NLDS Why he still had plenty of confidence going into the Mets series Describing his book writing process with Yahoo’s Tim Brown What led him to drinking during two games in the 2001 season Quick move from pitcher to outfielder in Spring Training 2005 How many people truly believed he’d succeed as an outfielder Did he envision working in the media during his playing days Biggest challenge as an analyst & thoughts on 2018 Cardinals   Please support our sponsors: The Home Loan Expert, Ryan Kelley James Carlton Agency (State Farm)   Follow the show on Twitter: @TheCatChats @TheCatOnFox   Please rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes so more people can discover this Cardinals themed podcast.  Feedback is welcome: [email protected]