[Prediction] Brad Lidge has just made his last appearance as an Astro

this is exactly what i thought before we faced the white sox in the world series. well they won't hit lidge cause they've never seen him before. didn't matter.

i still think lidge has the ability to turn it around, but i don't fresh batters will be the difference maker. not with all this advance scouting anyway.

 

The Dotel comparison is so foolish. He barely even got started as a closer with us before the organization realized he wasn't effective in that role and they a better closer-in-waiting in Lidge. He's the man....but it might be time to set him free...only if the deal is right though. I don't want a rental player.

 

You've got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them...

Get something out of him...It's kinda like Mitch Williams...He never was the same after Joe Carter...

 

Yeah, I remember that...They don't make closers like Goose Gossage anymore...

 

Astros notes:

Try the cutter: It's undeniable that Brad Lidge is having his share of struggles this year, and on Friday he gave some insight as to what he's doing to try to right the ship.

Lidge is experimenting with a cut fastball, a project he took on during Spring Training but hasn't pursued in earnest until recently. His struggles, especially against left-handers, has prompted him to try to mix things up a bit.

Entering Friday's game, left-handers were hitting .413 against Lidge, whose ERA is 4.95 in such situations. He understands these numbers are not acceptable, and he's hoping he can find some success with the cutter in an effort to offset his problems.

The decison to try out the cutter stemmed from his performance against the Reds on Wednesday. After allowing a hit, hitting a batter, throwing a wild pitch and striking out the next hitter, manager Phil Garner called upon left-hander Trever Miller to face the left-handed hitting Ken Griffey Jr.

"If I would have stayed out there [Wednesday night] closing, then I wouldn't have worked on [the cutter]," Lidge said. "But I realize I'm not getting left-handed hitters out as well as I should be. There's no doubt. The stats don't lie. That's a fact. I'm trying to come up with something."

He mixed in the cutter with his usual fastball-slider routine in the ninth inning on Thursday, with poor results. Lidge vowed to continue to look for answers as to why he's not having the same success he enjoyed in '04 and '05.

"I know I'm struggling," he said. "I know I'm not throwing the ball well. I'm trying to do everything I can to right the ship."

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASAp...t_id=1580210&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou

 

Lidge isnt going anywhere

 

For the knowledgeable baseball observers out there, how are Lidge's mechanics? I remember reading that his mechanics insured that he would have arm troubles if he did not correct his pitching motion. Any insight into this?

 

well looks like we were all wrong

hopefully that was to showcase that he still has something, and some poor team will take him off our hands.

 

Once again Docgundy is wrong. So whatever he says, go with the opposite. Hey how's Juwan Howard on the Lakers working out??????????

 

Please say badly...please say it is not real....please say it is never going to happen.