Ryan Franklin
Utter and Complete Failure – 2 Success – 1 That’s about the best way I can describe the last three days versus the Tigers. And that doesn’t encompass the whole team – plenty of Cardinal players did quite well for themselves in the vast expanse of outfield that is Comerica Park. The bullpen was another [...]
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Tagged with: Aaron Miles, Albert Pujols, Bill Belichick, Bullpen, Chris Perez, Comerica Park, Curtis Granderson, Detroit Tigers, George Paletta, Jason Isringhausen, John Mozeliak, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, Mike Parisi, Minute Maid Park, Randy Flores, Ron Villone, Russ Springer, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Ludwick, Starting Rotation, Tony LaRussa, Troy Glaus
If you read this site with any regularity, you know that I’ve fairly staunchly defended Mike Parisi and his performance up until yesterday. He performed well enough as a reliever prior to yesterday’s loss that he had really, in my opinion, earned the right to be with the big-league club in the long relief role. [...]
Posted in: Current Cardinals,Minor League Cardinals
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Anthony Reyes, Brad Thompson, Braden Looper, Bullpen, Chris Perez, Jaime Garcia, Jason Isringhausen, Jason Motte, Jess Todd, Kyle McClellan, Mark Worrell, Mike Parisi, Mitchell Boggs, Randy Flores, Rick Ankiel, Ron Villone, Ryan Franklin, Todd Wellemeyer
Ok, who can come up with the most jokes quickest here? “Any Major League ballpark?” “Any field that has dirt?” “Everywhere?” As I was watching the Cardinals’ blow another good start by Braden Looper, this time with Kyle McClellan the culprit, I was thinking about what the major downfall of this year’s bullpen has been. [...]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Anthony Reyes, Brad Thompson, Braden Looper, Chris Perez, Jason Isringhausen, John Mozeliak, Kyle McClellan, Mike Parisi, Randy Flores, Ron Villone, Russ Springer, Ryan Franklin, Tim McCarver, Tyler Johnson
From my Sunday Spitballs – 06.08.08 post: Anyone else feel like the Cardinals badly need a sweep? It should’ve happened in the Nats series, but instead Ryan Franklin did his best Jason Isringhausen imitation. They really need to get on a tear to get some confidence back, it would seem. Sooner or later, the Cubs [...]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Brandon Phillips, Jason Isringhausen, Joel Pineiro, Paul Janish, Randy Flores, Ryan Franklin, Tony LaRussa, Troy Glaus
I have a tendency to be a bit of an optimist when it comes to things like this, and only the highest-paid psychologists could really understand what goes on in a professional athlete’s mind. But could yesterday’s 10-inning, walk-off home run win against the Rays be what turns this team back around? Could this convince [...]
The last three games have been the most frustrating series for me in recent memory as a Cards fan. If anyone ever needed a lesson in how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, they only need look as far as the replays of the Cardinals’ three-game set with the Pirates, finished up this [...]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,NL Central Division
Tagged with: Jason Isringhausen, Joel Pineiro, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, Randy Flores, Ron Villone, Russ Springer, Ryan Franklin, Todd Wellemeyer, Tony LaRussa
I know, I know. This has been widely debated across many teams’ fan bases. Hear me out. I think ‘ole Derrick has just enough gumption to reject an assignment to AAA – thus negating his contract with the Brewers and making him a free agent at any price. (If the Cardinals were to claim him [...]
Sorry for no live game thread – had to go embarrass myself playing softball tonight. First things first – thank you Rick Ankiel. What is that, 7 times now he has had the “winning” RBI or “go-ahead” RBI? In this case it was well before anyone knew it would be a problem, but important home [...]