Cordero had a 1.7 ERA for Milwaukee last year and has a 0.00 ERA for them this year. He has 14 strikeouts in 8 innings, and has allowed a grand total of 1 hit this season. If he's the Latin Lidge, it seems like that's an argument to hold on to Lidge.
Very good (ERA of 3.39 with 37 saves in 2005, ERA of 2.14 with 49 saves in 2004, ERA of 2.94 with 15 saves in 2003, ERA of 1.79 with 10 saves in 2002) with the exception of four months in 2006. As Major said, Cordero's an argument in favor of Lidge — he's a guy with great stuff and a proven track record who lost it for a few months and seemingly has been able to put it back together.
If the Brewers can keep the focus, and remain relatively injury-free for the entire year, I see no reason why they shouldn't be in the hunt for the division till the end. Of course, keeping focus is easier said than done... its basically something only two teams in this division have been able to do for the last 11 years.
yikes, when in the hell is this astros offense going to consistently get going? berkman batting .200 for the first 20 games nearly? scott at a fearsome .244? biggio at .224? for ****s sake , HIT the god damn ball.
And 2 starts ago in Philly, the offense bailed him out of a craptastic outing and got him a win. It evens out.
Yea... are hitters always just suck. It never has anything to do with the opposing pitcher hitting his spots, and having pin-point control (which Bush has had today... from the first pitch). Likewise, when the other team scores runs, its because our pitching sucks... it never has anything to do with the opposing team's hitters going with pitches, fouling off bad ones, and doing a great job of working the count.
damn Lidge, faces the first batter and allows a double then gets yanked out, he must be feeling like shyt
What a concept... Bush starts losing his command, and the Astros hit. Or did they magically just remember how to hit in the 9th, because they're that bad.
