Morning Roundup for 7/28 (Franklin, Ankiel, Guillen and more)
Rotoprofessor —
Ryan Franklin is keeping the Cardinals closing job, according to Derrick Goold of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (click here for the article). Tony LaRussa is quoted as saying, “When Franklin is fresh, he’s going to get the ninth inning. He’s the best guy we have for that role”. He still has value in formats where you need saves, but he obviously is not one of the top options available. In a separate article (click ...
Sunday Spitballs - 07.27.08 (The Monday Version)
Pitchers Hit Eighth :: A St. Louis Cardinals blog —
Sorry for my tardiness with this one, a long weekend out of town left me exhausted and unable to stomach writing about the week that was in Cardinal baseball. Alas, here we go…
How will Cardinal fans remember the Anthony Reyes era in St Louis? As much as I was rooting for the guy, the change of scenery will hopefully do him well. We’ll always have Game 1 of the 2006 World Series.
Tony LaRussa is planning to stick with Ryan Franklin as the closer. Shocking. It seems that it will take a trade by ...
Fresh Start
C70 At The Bat —
... And news you really don't want to hear: TLR says Franklin's still the closer. That 8.38 ERA for the month of July must not weigh very heavily in the decision making. Nor the fact that he's given up home runs in three consecutive outings. I know I speak for a lot of people that won't exactly be relaxing if the Cards have a late lead tonight. ...
Isringhausen takes over as Cards' closer, Franklin takes over the most-dropped list
Roto Arcade —
... As any Franklin owner will tell you, he just received a vote of confidence from Tony La Russa that sounded suspiciously like a death rattle: ...
the colonel per pitch/fX
Viva El Birdos —
... . later in the day, la russa --- impudently usurping my authority --- announced that the 9th inning still belonged to ryan franklin. a few hours after that, dave duncan repealed that executive order and declared that ...
Tony La Russa is Confusing.
umpbump.com —
... In yesterday’s St. Louis Post Dispatch , Derrick Goold quotes Cardinals manager Tony La Russa confirming that despite closer Ryan Franklin’s recent struggles, that no change in the bullpen hierarchy was going to happen:“When Franklin is fresh, he’s going to get the ninth inning. He’s the best guy we have for that role.” Today, ...
