The Phenomenon: Pressure, the Yips, and the Pitch that Changed My Life

The Phenomenon: Pressure, the Yips, and the Pitch that Changed My Life

Rick Ankiel had the talent to be one of the best pitchers ever. Then, one day, he lost it.

The Phenomenon is the story of how St. Louis Cardinals prodigy Rick Ankiel lost his once-in-a-generation abili…

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