Ryan Franklin, who really has quite the bland name, was not our only minor league free agent signing, of course. This ain't like last year, though, when any ambulatory body warranted a minor league deal. We only have two new faces who will experience the glorious all-night bus rides and fine dining of the
Charlotte Waffle House this year.
And they're both the butt of hilarious jokes.
Eric Cyr's actually had a nice couple of years in this universe, and in the pressure cookers of the
Bronx and
Queens.
Code:
YEAR IP ERA H BB K
2004 62 3.48 69 19 50
2005 102.2 4.38 110 44 58
Not exactly a budding Nolan Ryan with the nifty rate of 5.11 strikeouts to 3.86 walks per nine frames, but you take what you can. Oh, and
Cyr was ditched by the
Empire last year and spent the year waxing his car or playing in the indy leagues, thus the lack of stats from 2006. Hopefully he wasn't going to New Zealand much.
"
Nice non-sequitur," you're thinking. "
What the hell does that mean?"
http://www.nbc4.tv/sports/2786954/detail.html
And the best part of that article...well, why don't we let
Mr. Cyr's explain that in his own words?
Quote:
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Originally Posted by Eric Cyr
what's up sexy, you are very cut (sic) it is bad that you are 15 the law is very strick (sic) about that kind of stuff but I may have to do an execption (sic) this time ...
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Yes, I really do know that this is a serious issue and not something to make light of...but I may have to do an execption this time.
And Mike Crudale. No, really -- if we're going to have a journeyman mid-30's reliever setting up in the seventh and eighth frames for
Rick Ankiel in Charlotte, I figured who better than
Mike Crudale?
It may not be
Gload or
Glanville, but
Eric "
law is strick"
Cyr and
Mike "
And"
Crudale should give Charlotte plenty of unique promotional opportunities. We may not win much at all this year, but damn it, what sells tickets, winning or hilarity?
Don't answer that. It's a rhetorical question.