They're calling it a sprain. I'm sure he'll be out for at least this week. Really need Lance to be back in to have any chance of winning a game. It's always nice to get a series win, especially when being the worst road team in the league...and even if we did get outscored in the series. Very nice 9th by Lidge and a great game by Woody. He really looked strong today.
so it says he K'ed the side.. nice to hear. Wonder when the last time he got a save King the side was. Or got a 1 run save doing it..
We know it wasn't this year.... and with 32 saves last year, I would have a hard time believing that there wasn't at least one that fit the criteria you mentioned above. Either way, Brad Lidge is throwing the good slider with regularity again... and that sets everything else up to perfection. Credit the organization for not selling him for .10 cents on the dollar. Now, we'll see which direction they can take with a chip like him in the fold.
Yep, Sept 8th and Aug. 1st (and I didn't look further back than that). Amazing how spoiled we were to think he was THAT horrible last year..
Well, compared to what he was in 04 and 05, and thus what was expected of him last year, he was THAT horrible. However, we had Qualls, Wheeler, and even Miller pitching quality bullpen innings... thus they were still somehow able to finish above .500 despite not having a sub 3 ERA from Lidge. This year is a different story... and as a result, Lidge seems even MORE dominant since the affore-mentioned bullpen pitchers have slumped all year.
lidge was horrible last year. to your credit, you're one of the few people who wanted to keep him, and obviously that was the correct move.
