Rick Ankiel Rusty After Returning From Disabled List

Since returning from the disabled list, Rick Ankiel has looked a lot like a player who went three weeks without playing a game. And to his credit, Ankiel doesn't deny it.
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Manager Tony La Russa told the assembled media this afternoon in his office that he didn’t feel batting outfielder Rick Ankiel was the right way to address the lefthanded hitter’s struggles at the plate.
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