Courtesy of our friends at the 700 Level, it's Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel sliding face-first into the outfield wall at New Busch Stadium.
Fella should be okay. He was never unconscious and the X-rays were negative. Kudos to the 700 Level for embedding the video of America's sweetheart Ankiel in a sober, informative manner. Were that Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran, I can only imagine the video would have been set to "Yakety Sax".
official MLB video thanks to Big League Stew
He claims he never lost consciousness, but that head bounce says otherwise. That's Fate saying "Have a Tylenol before I crack you over the head with this hammer."
He's going to know what most of my weekend mornings feel like today.
I loved that the Cards' team physician said in his presser last night, "He has some discomfort in the face area."
YA THINK, GENIUS?
I didn't know "the face area" was a clinical term. Fact: the Cards team physician is Dr. Nick.
Also, the Phils' broadcast crew spent a couple minutes debating whether or not it should have been a catch, then were quietly disappointed when it was deemed he caught the ball. It's 6-1. Let's just go home.