June 27, 2009; St, Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Ryan Franklin (31) delivers a pitch to a Minnesota Twins batter in the ninth inning at Busch Stadium...

June 29, 2008; Kansas City, MO, USA; St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Ryan Franklin (31) delivers a pitch in the ninth inning as the Cardinals defeat the Kansas City Royals...

...right, rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run off St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Ryan Franklin, left, during the 10th inning of a baseball game Monday, July 21, 2008, in St. Louis...

May 6, 2007; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Ryan Franklin (31) delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

St. Louis Cardinals reliever Ryan Franklin delivers a pitch to the Colorado Rockies. The Cardinals defeated the Rockies 6-5 at Coors...

Ryan Franklin's solid work for the Mariners was undone by the team's bullpen in the loss...

Ryan Franklin and M's are down, going 10-14 so far in July

Seattle's Ryan Franklin isn't getting any support

Ottawa Senators' Ryan Shannon (26) gets his shot blocked by Phoenix...the Senators 3-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin