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Nobody was as dominant as Lidge when he was at his best. I will take it.

 

Agreed. It took the likes of Pujols a phenomenon to break him up..which is a testament to how dominant he was

 

thats the good Lidge the post Albert PUjols HR Lidge wasnt so Dominant.

 

He was showing some cracks prior...hell, he required the greatest Astros DP of all time to bail him out just one game prior (going back to last nights conversation!)

The Pujols HR just confirmed that he wasn't quite the same.

Now, 2004 Lidge? Perhaps the single greatest half-season/post-season run by a closer ever.

 

Yeah mentally he lost it. One reason I loved Oswalt so much was the game after that he came in and made Pujols look silly.

 

Wagner Oh man..yea Astros Flashbacks

 

Who didn't Roy make look silly? That dude was so mentally tough added on with his insane pitching skills.

 

That Roy with this club would be awesome.

 

Yea Roy in his prime was so much fun to watch

 

Giles threw like 7 sliders in a row tonight. That definitely reminds me of Lidge right before he left the Astros.

And I understand why the Astros chose Greers on for the closer spot, but man he makes me nervous every single time.

 

His rookie year was insane. McCullers got close last year but Jesus Christ.

14-3
ERA: 2.73
FIP: 2.84
WHIP: 1.05
140 IP
He finished 5th in the Cy voting!

 

yep

i'm so hoping Lance has a similar career path

 

Michael Barrett still has nightmares about Roy.

 

Had to DVR the game, just gone done watching it.

Glad to get back on the winning track. Tyler White is amazing, and it's good to see Giles look like the dominant guy he has been.

Fister had a decent outing (dominant by our early season standards) but his his velocity was alarmingly low. He only hit 87 a few times, and never hit 88. He threw a lot of pitches 84 and lower. I think he can still be an effective starter with poor velocity, but I don't see any way he has a really good season if he's around 84-86.

 

This is the first I'd seen him, kept waiting for the fastball, then I was like, oh.

 

Love some Colby Jacks....

And White. Is.... Unreal.

 

The whole Kershaw - Bumgarner thing is hilarious. Hard to believe Kershaw just cannot do anything against the bum...and gets taken deep. At least he is laughing about it. The guy destroys the entire league at epic levels but cannot beat the Giants.

 

He also sucks in the playoffs.

 

Quick question...Is Geoff Blum not doing the road telecasts anymore??

 

Most likely Bill Brown is doing the first road trip of the year then it's Blum the rest of the way.