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Amen to that.
Without even seeing the play, it sounds bad.
He just went face first into the centerfield wall about as hard as possible and left totally immobilized on a stretcher. It was as bad looking an injury as I've ever seen in baseball. I never saw him move his legs. Hope it turns out to be nothing more than a concussion, but thoughts and prayers for Rick Ankiel tonight.
Amen to that.
Without even seeing the play, it sounds bad.
It was ugly, but he did give the thumbs up. Hope it's just a stinger and a sore neck tomorrow.
whiplash, sore face, has movement and feeling in legs and arms.
He told Chris Duncan the left fielder he didn't want to move for precautionary reasons, but he felt "ok"
Great news so far!
ST. LOUIS (AP)—Rick Ankiel was carted off the field with his head and neck immobilized, then taken to a hospital for tests after the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder slammed headfirst into the fence following a running catch Monday night.
X-rays and a CT scan of Ankiel’s head, neck and back were all negative and showed no fractures, team spokesman Brian Bartow said. Ankiel remained hospitalized overnight for observation and the team said he was day-to-day.
Paletta told the team Ankiel was responsive on the field and never lost consciousness.
“I hope he’s not hurt,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. “He made a tremendous play, he gave 110 percent effort. He hit the wall pretty hard, from what I saw.”
When the Phillies’ Ryan Howard saw Ankiel give the thumbs-up, he knew it was a good sign.
“As soon as he hit, the first thing you want is to see him move,” Howard said. “It took a little while, but when he gave the thumbs-up that was a good feeling.”
Ankiel lay motionless for several minutes, telling left fielder Chris Duncan he thought he wasn’t seriously hurt but didn’t want to move.
“I said, ‘Are you all right?”’ Duncan said. “He said, ‘I think so. I’m just going to lay here.’ It’s pretty scary to see someone run that fast into a wall.”
Good news that he seems ok.
That guy is one of the most fascinating stories in sports and I have always rooted for him.
That was ugly looking
Great guy too.
Its also come out that Tony La Russa sat at his bedside all night.
Nice move there
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