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Calm down, this isn’t the same Ryan Madson

Everybody has a bad day at the office. It happens. It’s life. Pro athletes aren’t immune to it, especially closers in baseball. Rarely does anyone go 48-for-48 in save opportunities in a season. Brad Lidge did it on...

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Did Lee’s signing awaken baseball Gods?

Make no mistake, we’d all take Cliff Lee as a Christmas gift from Ruben Amaro all over again. Having said that, the euphoria from that night of sitting on Twitter hoping, wishing and waiting to see if our Fightins were in...

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Rollins saves Lidge’s hindside, gives Phillies win

By FRANK WARD DailyPhiladelphian.com Editor Lights Out Lidge was back. or, so we were beginning to think. Then, the man reverted to his 2009 form last night with a mental hiccup. If he’s smart, he picked up JRoll’s ...

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Has Lidge lost Manuel’s confidence?

With the Phillies holding to a slim 2-1 lead over the Godawful Cleveland Indians Tuesday night, JC Romero emerged from the bullpen to get the save in the ninth inning, not Brad Lidge. Lidge, who blew a save on Saturday, has nev...

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Should Phillies fans hit the red panic button?

By FRANK WARD DailyPhiladelphian.com Editor If there were a red panic button in the Phillies dugout, manager Charlie Manuel may have smacked the crap out of it last night. How else do you explain benching your one, three and fo...

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