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If You're Hardcore: Franklin not Cardinals' answer

By Will Harris
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, May 16, 2008

The Cardinals removed Jason Isringhausen from the closer's role after his fifth blown save last week, with the 35-year old stopper calling it a "mental break." Isringhausen turned in a pair of scoreless outings after the demotion, but was lit up by the Pirates Thursday night, and the team has now decided to disable him. An arthritic hip was the official injury, but the reality is that Izzy simply needs some time away from action in order to correct whatever is ailing him mentally and mechanical ...

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