Rick Ankiel Hired As ‘Life Skills Coordinator’ For Nationals

Stan. Bob. Albert. Rick.

Only the true icons of St. Louis Cardinals baseball get the first name treatment from The Nation. And yes – Rick.

Go ahead and ask your sister if you don’t agree.

Good news… Mr. Ankiel has been hired as a ‘Life Skills Coordinator’ by the Washington Nationals according to Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispacth.

Says Ankiel about his new job:

I’m really just a resource for these guys or somebody to lean on for whatever they may need — whether it’s something off the field or something on the field. I’ve been through it. I’ve got a lot of tools and mechanisms to pass down to these guys.

Looks like the ladies of the Washington Nationals organization are the big winners of spring training ’15. Those ‘off the field’ sessions are probably something all of mankind could benefit from.

Best of luck to Rick the Stick in his new endeavor. Now let’s watch some highlights of our favorite Cardinal ever.

BTW – The throws you’re looking for are at the 2:00 & 13:10 of the video above.

Photo: Cleveland.com