SportsPickle - Filed Under "Rick Ankiel" http://www.sportspickle.com/tag/rick-ankiel Filed Under "Rick Ankiel" /article/337 Rick Ankiel talks to Mark McGwire about his hitting woes Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:13:06 -0400 On his first day on the job as the new hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, Mark McGwire was approached by outfielder Rick Ankiel for some batting tips.


But McGwire, ever safe with his words, just regurgitated lines his attorneys approved from his infamous testimony before Congress.

Ankiel: Mark, I need help. I hit only .238 this year. My on-base-percentage was .285. I only had 11 home runs and 38 RBI. I could hit better than that back when I was a pitcher.


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