SAN FRANCISCO - Rick Ankiel Did not Know the history right offhand, But they was Informed Quickly. His "splash hit" Into the San Francisco Bay on Friday night was the second in the AT & T Park postseason history, and the first in a playoff game was on October 2002. That's a long time for a stadium or a franchise. It's a much longer time for Ankiel.
In That game in '02, Barry Bonds Went deep against Ankiel's St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series en route to a favored Eliminating Redbirds team. Only Ankiel, then a pitcher, wasn't Exactly a Cardinal at the time.
They HAD Been a Peoria Chief - for a few hours - four months before, with a Scheduled Minor League rehab start aborted at the 11th hour. They Would Be a Tennessee Smoky Following the year, fighting the best, they nudged before succumbing Thurs left elbow surgery. But Mostly they was in the midst of a Detour from the Major League game That lasted the better part of seven years.
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