Chris DunlavyA FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

RICK Ankiel was a promising pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball when his throwing action fell to pieces. One day he was the reigning Rookie of the Year, nailing strike after strike. The next he was launching baseballs to the four winds, and pretty much the four stands.“I was throwing over the catcher, past the umpire, just in the middle of nowhere, really,” he explained of an infamous play-off game against the New York Mets in 2000. “It was the kind of stuff an amateur wouldn’t do, and I just...