Cognitive therapy was probably the way to go anyway...

Brad Lidge Quiets Amateur Psychoanalysts

Have you ever met a legitimate psychoanalyst who did his work standing up?

People probably have selective memory of the pujols homerun because it was such a huge shot. But I its probably more of a coincidence that it was in the midst of his struggles.

Aaaand...two hours later I realize it said "amateur".

trust me on this, they will ALL start up again the first time he blows a save/gives up a homer. especially in houston. where the fans are insisting that lidge is still a ticking time bomb and you can tell because he doesn't get 3 outs on 3 Ks every time he pitches and besides, sooner or later he WILL give up a homer/blow a save and there you are. good thing we got valverde who got 47 saves last year

and it's not exactly like uncle albert has pwned lidge since That homer neither

I don't remember every detail of the Brad Lidge timeline, but I do remember almost expecting Pujols' home run, so I would guess that Lidge was already struggling.

i remember every second of that inning. i watched it live from section 424. it's 2 out, 2 strikes on eckstein

that *(%&*@! pest then lines a FB into right. the best 2 strike hitter in the majors that year.

brad then walks edmonds on 5 pitches - can't get either the FB or the slider for a strike.

then youknowwho is up. lidge has absolutely PWNED albert like jesse orosco PWNED barry lamar.

swing and miss at a slider in the dirt. swing and NOT miss at a hanger and goodbye baseball.

actually, goodbye WS, but thats a whole nother entry...

if you are talking about the month before, i remember that he got a LOT of swing and misses on FB that were out of the zone, not just the usual sliders in the dirt. and he got extremely lucky in a few of the post season games - was bailed out by superlative defense by adam everett

I'm really hoping the Phillies sign him to a multi-year extension, since he's a free agent after the season.

Even if Lidge is lights out all season long, it'd be awful to give up Michael Bourn (perhaps the fastest player and the smartest base runner in baseball), Mike Costanzo (pegged as the Phillies' third baseman of the future), and Geoff Geary (a serviceable middle-reliever) for six months of Lidge's services.

CA

i'm telling you michael bourn is the adam everett of CF. i actually think he's better than beltran.

and he's got the baserunning smarts of larry walker with a LOT more speed.

i'm falling in love with the brotha

- and i'm a big brad lidge fan, just not when he's facing us and good luck signing him.

Yeah, that was the buzz around him last year, especially since he got to work with Davey Lopes (who, unfortunately, is dealing with cancer presently). He and Shane Victorino are probably the two smartest base runners in the game, and I can't even begin to imagine all of the factors they're running through in the few seconds between and during pitches.

Bourn's speed gives him incredible range in CF but he doesn't appear to have a great arm, but that can be fixed quickly if he's interested in it.

I really didn't like hearing that he was included in the trade but you got to give up something to get something. I'd have preferred if Victorino was in the deal instead of Bourn; I personally believe Victorino is overrated.

Michael Bourn (perhaps the fastest player and the smartest base runner in baseball)

He can't steal first base, no matter HOW smart a baserunner he is.

-- MWE