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According to the Associated Press, Phillies RHP 
Brad Lidge caught a spike in the mound on his first pitch of batting practice Saturday and hurt the same knee he had surgery on in October.
“Lidge limped off the field after talking with team trainers,” notes the report.
The team said it hoped to know more about the extent of the injury Sunday.
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Damn, I don’t want any excuses from the Phillies.
I hope he’s OK so we can beat them as a full and healthy team.
I hope he’s okay… i was sort of hoping for a good rivalry this year and lidge can be a BEAST at times
But to bad the Mets never could be a rival for the Braves.
Too bad the Braves can no longer be a rival for anyone right now.
A true 3-way rivalry would be nice instead of it just being Mets-Phillies.
i hope he’s done for the season
Agreed. And while we’re on the subject, what can we do to kidnap Cole Hammels and Jimmy Rollins.
they’ll just use this as an excuse.
I’d rather see rollins go down but lidge will do
haha, my thoughts exactly. i don’t feel too bad, because any phillies fan or member would be throwing a party if one of our guys got hurt.
lidge doesn’t really scare me too much. at least they didn’t go out and get mariano rivera or something lol
He scares me. I foresee him taking off one of our guy’s heads. Not because he is a badass, but because he has no control over his pitches.
careful of the karma….
they better not use this as an excuse when we whoop their butts
would you believe that here it is 3 hours after this happened and the phillies blogs STILL haven’t mentioned it?
Was posted on one I read this morning at 11 something.
I saw it on Beerleaguer.com long before it was posted here. Credit where credit is due.
My preference would be a fully healthy Mets team beat a fully healthy Fillies – anytime.
Supposedly not a big deal. We shall see. If this turns out to be anything…the Phils are in trouble.
Fillie (Phillie) = girl horse
Exactly.
Mets = Studs
METS = BIGGEST CHOKE EVER… HA HA HA HA
hahah oh my god really? is that what happend? wow i had no idea they choked thanks for the update but your about 5 months late buddy…oh yeah how was winning the division…oh wait sorry you must of got 2nd…oh wait thats right you got third! silly me, just another cocky braves fan who cant do the talking on the field
You got it Number41!
You can’t sign someone like Lidge and use his injury as an excuse, just like we can’t complain if Alou goes down. That’s a calculated risk that they took, it’s no surprise.
wasn’t signed – traded for.
Right. Michel Bourn.
I, too, hope he’s alright, because I’d like to see the Mets beat a fully healthy Phillthies team, but I’ll take it if he’s not.
Well, it’s to the Mets’ benefit if he doesn’t pitch for a majority of the season. That being said, the Phillies are classic excuse-makers, and you’d hate to give them any fodder.
Damn!!!….who’s gonna serve up late inning homers to us now????
The most memorable late inning homers last year were served up by Billy Wagner, yes?
EFF,
That was then, this is now.
Enjoy the memories, bro
Right, and you classy people are celebrating an injury to an opponent in February…
I’m not celebrating anyone’s injury. But if this had happened to a Met you’d be on here celebrating with some other Philly fans. Stop being hypocritical.
As for dramatic late inning homers, no one’s given up as many dramatic and heart-breaking ones as Lidge in the postseason which appear to have scarred him for life.
We survived Wagner, we might be OK with Lidge.
Wagner’s never choked it up as big as Lidge. And he at least is able to recover from the meltdowns all closers have from time to time. Lidge has never been the same since his postseason disasters.
Not sure Eastfallow, how many homers did the Rockies hit in the 3 game exhibition they had against the Phils last October? Can you find that out for me? Thanks
Apparently some teams have trouble winning even before the playoffs?
09/14/07 Philadelphia Phillies 3, Mets 2
09/15/07 Philadelphia Phillies 5, Mets 3
09/16/07 Philadelphia Phillies 10, Mets 6
09/17/07 Washington Nationals 12, Mets 4
09/18/07 Washington Nationals 9, Mets 8
09/19/07 Mets 8, Washington Nationals 4
09/20/07 Florida Marlins 8, Mets 7
09/21/07 Mets 9, Florida Marlins 6
09/22/07 Mets 7, Florida Marlins 2
09/23/07 Mets 7, Florida Marlins 6
09/24/07 Washington Nationals 13, Mets 4
09/25/07 Washington Nationals 10, Mets 9
09/26/07 Washington Nationals 9, Mets 6
09/27/07 St. Louis Cardinals 3, Mets 0
09/28/07 Florida Marlins 7, Mets 4
09/29/07 Mets 13, Florida Marlins 0
09/30/07 Florida Marlins 8, Mets 1
Hey, congrats, you did manage some wins in Florida, otherwise you wouldn’t have had that last weekend of ‘hope’…
Congrats, you know how to read a schedule and post the results! What does that prove? Sure, the Mets collapsed before the end of the season, but fact is the Phillies’ performance in the playoffs was as dismal and humiliating as it can get. If you can’t even win a single game in the playoffs, why bother? At least the Mets get a better draft pick out of the season.
Yeah, you’re right, no one mentions the Mets collapse at all. No one will remember that Mets collapse vs the dregs of the league. And I’ve got a really nice bridge in Brooklyn to sell ya.
No one said the Mets’ collapse would never be mentioned again. Where did you get that idea from? The listing of the games was pretty pointless. I mean if it’s fun for you, go ahead.
The sad thing for Phillie fans is that no one will remember the Phillies even appeared in the 2007 postseason, their showing was that inconsequential and pointless. No postseason accomplishments. No memories to cherish.
I guess BeerLeaguer.com didn’t like my little back and forth. I thought it was friendly. I actually went there to tell them I hoped Lidge was OK because I didn’t want to hear any excuses when they finished 20 games out and I got this message:
“We’re sorry, your comment has not been published because TypePad’s antispam filter has flagged it as potential comment spam. It has been held for review by the blog’s author.”
Who cares really, DO you think they’ll be saying oh i hope el duque isn’t hurt so we beat them healthy. NO people getting hurt is part of the game and if he’s hurt good, thats an advantage we have now going into the season, if alou, el duque, ect gets hurt they’ll think the same, just part of the game.
U guys make it sound Lidge will be the only guy to get hurt, i mean either way another philly will be get hurt and so will a met, lidge will not be alone, a lot of ppeople get hurt.
looks like the injury bug is already out and bitting
lets just hope the mets have their bug repelent!
its funny, as much as this mets phillies rivalry is primary on everyones minds, lets not forget the braves, i cant wait to see our lineup pound the crap out of glavine when we first face him!
with him without him no difference we’ll beat ‘em like a drum anyhow. what kind of injury did he have surgery for?
he had surgery to repair torn cartillage in his right knee.
I was looking forward to lidge blowing some big games for the phillies against us this season…
It’s not even March yet. So he’s got some time to recover unless it’s somehow THAT serious.
Besides, don’t we want him in there giving up home runs in clutch situations :)
The people that are not happy about Lidge going down are utter idiots. Who gives a SH*T if we beat them if they r healthy or not. As far as im concerned its an advantage for us because one of their “big off season” acquisitions just went down.
Do you honostly think ppl in philly would feel sympathetic for us if we lost Alou?
This could be a blessing in disguise for Phillies fans. Now maybe they won’t have to suffer through Brad Lidge “closing” games. That homer he gave up to Pujols a few years back in the playoffs STILL hasn’t landed.
Yeah, citing 2007 is “That was then, this is now”….
Lidge was never the same after his multiple devastating postseason meltdowns. “Then” is “now” for Lidge.
Wagner hasn’t exactly torn up the playoffs either, 1-5, 8.71 ERA, and seems unable to get Pat Burrell out with the game or season on the line.
Pat Burrell has done well against the Mets no matter who was pitching. It has nothing to do with Wagner.
The problem with Lidge is that he was never the same after his postseason disaster and that includes the regular season, lol.
I actually hope he is ok, he will do the Phillies more damage closing games then on the DL.