It's crazy. Weren't we dead squirrel meat and one time not so long ago?...2 game lead for the Wild Card. Almost crazy...
as much as we would like that to be true, as long as mariano "the hammer of God" rivera, the greatest closer ever, is putting up a 0.81 ERA with a 0.74 WHIP and hasn't blown a save since early april, Lidge can't be #1. as far as who is sickest. at their best, i would say lidge and rivera are tied. there is simply no one who can hit either of their main pitches (cut fastball and slider). overall, it has to be rivera. as far as wagner, whatever he may not have done in the postseason, in the regular season he's a badass. he's got better numbers than lidge to this point in the year and his best season (1999) makes lidge look like a chump. however, going back to big moments, since lidge seems to brings his A+ slider to big moments and since, despite the numbers, you just feel better with him on the mound than wagner (which is saying something), i'd definitely rather have lidge than wagner. and how much more disgusting could lidge have been tonight outside of his first pitch to beltran? 1st batter: nasty slider, swing and miss. nasty slider, swing and miss. nasty slider, weak grounder. 2nd batter: nasty slider on the corner, swing and miss. 97 mph fastball, swing and miss. 97 mph fastball, swing and miss. 3rd batter aka public enemy #1: ball. 97 mph fastball on the corner at the knees. 97 mph fastball on the corner at the knees. disgusting slider on the corner that had to have looked exactly the same height as the two previous fastballs, swing and miss. i doubt he could've walked up and placed the ball in ausmus' mit better than he threw it on about 7 of those pitches.
I just got home from a freebie game, Tucson Sidewinders, and see the Astros won again. You know the Stros are hot if the beat Tom Glavine. I wasn't married or a father the last time the Astros beat Tom Glavine.
Only reason why Rivera receives so much attention is because he plays in New York... from an ability point of view, Lidge has to be considered more valueable because he's younger and just now entering his prime.
Hell yeah! That's why I love Sura so much. He'll stand up for Yao etc. like he ahs alreayd. That and John Barry. He is one of my favorite rockets, I hjope we resigne him. Go stros....and Rockets
oh man what a turn around by these Astros. They are untouchables, they are hot, they will win 1-0 ball games, and they will win the central division. BOOOOOK IT!!!!!!! And Lidge is better than Rivera, my opinion.
if lidge never got the flu or whatever he had his numbers would be more even more impressive than they are. there was a good stretch when his fastball topped out in the low 90's, and he didn't look himself at all. now that he's gained back his strength he's untouchable. at this point i'd take lidge over rivera, cause talent-wise lidge is there and he's younger. however, rivera doesn't just get attention cause he's from new york. he's just damn good.
Knowing Roy he'll probably plunk Beltran and Cliff Floyd and start laughing just cause Roy can do that.
lol I think Floyd said that if Roy hits him one more time than they are going to do some serious talking What if Roy does hit him, are we going to see a fight.... I think i read it on Mets.com. It was under todays game preview.
I wouldn't mind seeing Oswalt give Floyd a little chin music. Let's really get an Astros - Mets rivalry going.
