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 never regained his 2008 form. Inconsistency has been his calling card the last year and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Brad Lidge'
Has Lidge lost Manuel’s confidence?
June 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies
Tags:Brad Lidge·Charlie Manuel·Chris Wheeler·JC Romero·Phillies
Should Phillies fans hit the red panic button?
June 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies
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 four hitters in the fourth inning of a game? How else do you explain sitting three all-stars?
Granted, the [...]
Tags:Brad Lidge·Charlie Manuel·Chase Utley·Cole Hamels·Danys Baez·JA Happ·Jamie Moyer·Jayson Werth·Jimmy Rollins·Joe Blanton·John Mayberry·Jose Contreras·Kyle Kendrick·panic·Philadelphia Phillies·Placido Polanco·Raul Ibanez·Ross Gload·Roy Halladay·Ryan Howard·Shane Victorino·Wilson valdez
Contreras not answer at end of bullpen
May 16th, 2010 · No Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies
Jose Contreras earned his first career save yesterday as the Phils hung on to top the Brew Crew. I guess it’s a good thing the Cuban native can tell his grandkids about, especially since he said he’d never be a reliever.
However, nobody should feel remotely comfortable if he is the closer for the rest of [...]
Time for Amaro to step up and address bullpen
May 12th, 2010 · No Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies
By FRANK WARD
DailyPhiladelphian.com Editor
Brad Lidge. JC Romero. Ryan Madson. JA Happ.
The list of injured pitchers goes on and on, and it is killing the Phillies bullpen.
Ruben Amaro, as much as we love your move to bring in Doc Halladay and sign Ryan Howard to the second-richest deal in baseball, the fact that you have [...]
Tags:Brad Lidge·JC Romero·Kyle Kendrick·Phillies·Ryan Madson
Lidge in Philly for MRI
May 12th, 2010 · No Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies
Just when you thought Brad Lidge was starting to get his groove back, he ends up back in the trainer’s room.
Lidge, who has been unavailable since Sunday due to soreness in his elbow — the same one surgically repaired last year – is back in Philly for an MRI. That can’t be good.
At 33 years [...]
Brad Lidge takes over for Madson, balloons ERA to 27.00
April 30th, 2010 · No Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies
By FRANK WARD
DailyPhiladelphian.com Editor
Brad Lidge lasted an entire 11 pitches. He tossed .1 innings, surrendering two hits, including a home run to catcher Rod Barajas, his second of the night.
Lights On Lidge enetered the game in the ninth with the Phillies trailing the Mets, 8-1. He left with a 9-1 deficit, and was replaced [...]
Madson joins Phillies M.A.S.H. unit
April 30th, 2010 · No Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies
Joe Blanton. JA Happ. JC Romero.
Welcome your new DL buddy, Ryan Madson.
Madson was placed on the 15-day DL with a broken toe today thanks to the immaturity that resulted in kicking a water cooler after a poor performance in San Francisco on Wednesday.
Anyone else feel like the injury curse that the Mets faced last [...]
Lidge’s return far from exciting
April 28th, 2010 · No Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies
By FRANK WARD
DailyPhiladelphian.com Editor
On the day Ryan Madson blows yet another save opportunity, his mentor is reportedly ready to rejoin the team this weekend in a crucial series against the first place New York Metropolitans (and, yes, I almost fell out of my chair upon typing that).
Brad Lidge, who has spent the season on the [...]
Halladay a true horse for red hot Phillies
April 11th, 2010 · No Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies
By FRANK WARD
DailyPhiladelphian.com Editor
On Sunday, the Phillies proved they can win close pitchers-duels by outlasting the Astros, 2-1, behind the arm of ace Roy Halladay.
The Phils, a team known for getting off to slow starts, have jumped out to a 5-1 start behind the scorching lineup featuring Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utely, Ryan Howard and Placido [...]
Tags:Brad Lidge·Philadelphia Phillies·Roy Halladay·Ryan Madson
Lidge looking to make Amaro appear smart with Lee trade
April 11th, 2010 · No Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies
By FRANK WARD
DailyPhiladelphian.com Editor
By the end of the year, Phillies fans will understand why trading Cliff Lee to the Mariners made sense. Forget about the fact that he is out for the first month of the season, the answer lies in the Phillies bullpen — the pen that’s still in Clearwater.
Pitching won the Phillies the [...]
