Mid-day gawk: Rick Ankiel's throw from centerfield was just ridiculous

Good times.

April 17, 2012 at 5:26PM

Rick Ankiel, who was a pitcher until he couldn't throw strikes, has no problem firing ABSOLUTE LASERS from the outfield. It's not often that a simple play like this makes the entire baseball world stop what they're doing and take notice, but feast your eyes on this:

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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