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The Associated Press is reporting that Phillies closer Brad Lidge will have arthroscopic surgery and be out 3-6 weeks.
Metsblog noted yesterday that Lidge had caught a spike in the mound during batting practice and hurt the same knee he had surgery on in October.
…i figured lidge would be decent if he could stay healthy, but so far no good…
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This guy will be back for the Mets series in April, but he is very shaky. I dont think he’ll make the year whether its ineffictveness or just injury.
Who cares about this guy.
The phillies have no rotation, and they got lucky last year. They finished the season that we couldn’t. I don’t think Lidge makes a great difference. They still have Mesa, and Gordon who did fine last year.
Call me when Howard, or Rollins goes down. Thats a headline.
Mesa’s not on the team anymore. Their bullpen will likely include J.C. Romero, Tom Gordon, Ryan Madson, Clay Condrey, and Mike Zagurski
the only people that pen should scare are the Philly fans!
Gonna be a lot of early appearances and blown games by their pen this year.
“Gonna be a lot of early appearances and blown games by their pen this year.”
Sounds like a pen from last year, and it was a pen that was supposed to be good last year, on paper it might suck but just
PLAY THE GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“arthroscopic” is only to look around and see what the problem is. Some problems may be fixed while the doctor is “in there” but it could reveal other tears- ACL injury, etc.
let the excuses begin….
I also am of the opinion that Lidge is effectively done as a reliable closer.
BETTER NOT HEAR ANY EXCUSES FROM PHILLY FANS
I think they knew what they were getting themselves into with Lidge… this should not have come as a surprise.
Whose going to close now? Mesa?
Flash Gordon
Myers did a decent job for them last year. Sounds like he would be the go-to guy, and they could sign a #5 starter.
no, he is staying in the rotation.
Cholly has already confirmed Gordon as the closer.
I’m sick and tired of this Phillies thing. This is NOT the Yankees/Red Sox here. First off the Phillies are not the Yankees and second they suck. They did’nt win anything last year we gave it away. And only by one game, ONE GAME. I would not bet on the happening again. Just with the addition of Pedro for a full season and Santana and the subtraction of Mota we are a better team. Let the Phillies remember what that ONE day of being the NL east champions was like. That;s right ONE DAY , they never won another game after the regular season. To be a true Yankee/Red Sox thing the two teams have to fight it out year after year for first and second place and even the Wild Card and that;s NOT the case with the Phillies. Sorry Jimmy Rollins.
And I’m sick of fellow Mets fans saying the Mets GAVE the Phillies the division. The Phillies still had to win their games. But I guess it probably makes you feel better to say that. The Phillies won the division in 2007. Get over it.
I love how there are Phillies fans on Mets Blog. Get a life. Your rotation sucks. Your Linup is Average at best, once Howard is out of the lineup. Your management is retard for even thinking about trading Pat Burrell. I wonder who is going to play first base for you guys next year when Howard leaves. Tony Clark? Cuz you know the Phillies aren’t going to offer him 20 mil. for next year. They cant afford it. The Mets won’t but look at least we got Santana. Ok you guys won the division but you got kicked out in the first round. You did nothing. We failed to win 1 game at the end of the year which pisses me off, but the Phillies didnt have a shot at the WS and niether do they this year. Hamels is the only starter on your team I would put on the Mets, and he would probably be our 5th starter next to Santana, Pedro, Maine, Perez. He beat Orlando who happens to be like 60 years old. By the way lets name your outfield? Victorino ok, Burrell who will probably be traded by the deadline. Great job Phills. Your also losing Howard next year because as much as he says he wants to be a Philly he much rather be paid.
So I guess you don’t know what “fellow Mets fans” means??
that, and there is no chance the Phils trade Howard in his 2nd year of arbitration. There would be an uprising by the fans.
Although it would be a way to fill a bunch of other holes on the team, and probably make them better overall. But no way a new GM (which they will have after this year) has the brass ones to make that move!
My point was Phillies does not have the money to keep Howard if he has a nothing season like his last two. Its not a matter of wanting to get rid of him. They might not be able to offer him what he wants without creating bigger holes on their team. Chase U., Rollins, Burrell, Victorino, and Hamels are all going to be looking to make so major bucks when their contracts expire within the next three years and Howard has the ability to get a huge 5-6 yr offere worth 110-130 mil.
This is the year for the Phillies to make a run, but they have no pitching. So I don’t like thier chances. It’s now or five years from now for them, as is the Mets because it is questionable if Pedro or Perez will be back for 09.
Howard is one of the best bat in baseball right now next to Big Papi. Or A-Rod from the beginning of last season when he went on that 13 homerun strike in April.
No doubt that the Phillies right now have a good team, but lets look at the long term. Burrell was almost traded at last years deadline, and I think there is a huge possibility he will be traded by this years deadline, and Howard has what maybe 2 years left with the Phills until they have to either let him go or trade him because everyone knows that the Phils don’t have the money to spend on players like the Mets, or Red Soxs.
Why are the Phillies signing Kris Benson. He is very questionable on whether he can pitch after being injuried all last season. Moyer is like 42, or 43 he is on his way out, and thank god the phillies have Hamel or they would be competing with the nats, and marlins for 3rd.
One correction i meant another not a nothing in the 1st paragraph.
Listening to anything baseball related since October I’ve heard plenty about the Mets Collapse, but nothing about the Phillies so called run. What does that tell you?
The putrid performance against the Rockies just further solidifies that fact.
also, as i’m concerned i’d rather be the yankees then the sox.
i know the yanks haven’t won lately but god..if ya’ll had to spend two seconds in boston…it sucks! all they do is BITCH!
but they bitch in those fun accents
PAHK THE CAHHH
That’s right, the Phillies sucked so bad last year they beat us senseless for eight straight and won the division. In your opinion, what does that make the 2007 Mets? The better team?
Why does it bother people that one person believes the Mets gave it away. He is entitled to his opinion and being harsh in retaliation won’t change it I assume.
I think it bothers some people that other people aren’t rational.
Hate it for Lidge, but I have no sympathy for the Sillies.
Good thing Mets brass didn’t listen to Billy Wagners request to get Lidge as a setup man
Hey Phils, you can get Benitez on the cheap. Also they have alfonseca too. lol. 9 finger man.
I thought he was the 11 finger guy. Isn’t that why they call him the Octopus?
Actually, Alfonseca had 12 fingers. Six on each hand. The sixth on each hand was a really small nub with a fingernail.
My post didn’t make it last night.
I thought he had 10 1/2. However many, they’re not on the 2008 Phillies (yet).