Seriously, Lidge Is About To Turn The Corner - Deadspin Comments

Seriously, Lidge Is About To Turn The Corner

CardinalRedOctober — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:52:58 EDT

My God, that video is beautiful.

The World Series victory was only delayed by a year.

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grungedave — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:48:26 EDT

Sampson... nice!
Qualls... nice!
Wheeler... uhhh...

that said, I'll take a victory! And Luke Scott can carry us until the Big Puma wakes up.

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Bronson — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:47:48 EDT

@whittlz: He looked fantastic today. And thank goodness Lidge did not pitch today.

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whittlz — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:57:50 EDT

CHRIS SAMPSON!

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Slothrop — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:04:22 EDT

@Lady Andrea:

Thanks for the kind words. I live to please.

Ladies ...

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Ted Striker — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:19:34 EDT

@Nationalcoholic:

Word on the street was that Roy Oswalt made that comment. Once again cementing the boy fro Weir, Miss. as a certified badass.

Whittlz, I'm with you on the bullpen. There's a lot of talent there, even from unlikely sources (Rick White? really?). So long as Wheeler can keep up the tradition of Astros 8th inning guys turning into solid closers (Dotel, Lidge), we should be fine. Now if we could just get Big Puma out of his micro-slump...

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wildcatfan — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:14:59 EDT

So I guess I may just look like an old man here, but since when did the dugout go from Progressive Boink to being on the fanhouse? Did PBoink move or something?

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Michael Bertin — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:00:50 EDT

[gloves off]

At least our 'genius' manager can figure out how to not get behind the wheel then fall asleep when plastered.

[/gloves off]

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the angry rant — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:37:24 EDT

That HR remains the SECOND greatest STL HR I've ever seen..... right behind Jack Clark's 3-run bomb that ended the 1985 NLCS (complete with Pedro Guerrero throwing his glove. Priceless).

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Texy — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:24:43 EDT

@The 26th Man: Not as ugly as the Phillies bullpen.

I kid because I love, Phightins!

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Shawon-O-Meter — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:22:41 EDT

@Lady Andrea: Doesn't just about everything Edmonds does qualify as child-like at this point? I don't want to say he's bumped his head too many times, but I see Edmonds, Troy Aikman, and Ted Johnson getting spoon-fed at the same high-rent nursing home 20 years from now.

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Nationalcoholic — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:22:21 EDT

The next day, when the Astros players were on the plane to STL to finish the series, one of his teammates said "Lidge, I think that homer just hit the plane." That Astro needs commenter status.

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whittlz — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:13:35 EDT

@donkeycarnival:

I believe I included the following line in my Astros preview: "Brad Lidge remains a bit of a broken man, but we try not to talk about that."

But as for the rubbing-in, sure, we took that series, Will. Damn skippy. So maybe you should go cry on your memories of having actually attended a World Series game, or your memories of actually winning a World Series, or... Oh, just shut the hell up already.

All inherent-Houstonian-negativity aside (go Matt Schaub!), I think our bullpen will be fine. I like Trevor Miller, I like Chad Qualls, and chances are they're not going to have that many leads to defend, anyway. I'm just happy my first Astros game of the season is likely to come in San Francisco in May, because that is the one team I'm almost certain we can kick the shit out of.

And whoever brought up that Diamondbacks win: I hate you.

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The 26th Man — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:05:06 EDT

@Texas Gal:

Heh. "Right as rain." I love those homespun Texas witticisms. How about this one:

The Astros bullpen situation is uglier then homemade soup.

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Phillips — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:02:51 EDT

Hey what are you saying Will? That Lidge isn't OK and he won't get it back? He just has to work the kinks out of his slider grip. He's FINE. Nothing to see here, move along people.

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kiteless — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:00:26 EDT

That is one of the most memorable homeruns of my entire baseball watching lifetime and I hate both those teams with a passion. Pujols did the baseball equivalent of sexually brutalizing Lidge. He should just move to the valley, start pumping out films and blame his father for everything.

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donkeycarnival — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:54:38 EDT

Where were you bastards with the Lidge sucks completley articles before the season in the Deadspin Fantasy Baseball Preview perhaps? Perhaps before I drafted him and Jorge Julio and now appear to be left with only one closer. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

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Len Bias Cocaine Surplus — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:51:04 EDT

@Nationalcoholic: He might actually have 2.

I'm not sure if the Red Sox gave him one too.

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Da_Mang — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:49:03 EDT

Somewhere, Steve Blass is laughing

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Yinka Double Dare — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:47:20 EDT

I think Lidge could have theoretically recovered from the Pujols homer -- I mean, the guy is the best hitter in baseball, these things happen.

But then he gave up one in the World Series to Scott "I hit exactly zero home runs in the regular season that year" Podsednik.

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Lady Andrea — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:47:07 EDT

@Nationalcoholic: that should be an SAT Verbal question.

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Big Hairy Sack — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:40:13 EDT

@SagerBombs: Schrutebag?

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Nationalcoholic — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:39:28 EDT

@Lady Andrea: ESPN is to sports what MTV is to music.

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SagerBombs — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:31:11 EDT

@Diddly:

I thought 116 wins would mean we'd get past the Yankees. Turns out not so much.

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Lady Andrea — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:30:36 EDT

@Jerkwheat: ESPN fantasy, just like everything else that shitty website produces, sucks absolute donkey balls.

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diddly — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:29:26 EDT

@Nationalcoholic: Asshole. I really thought the yankees were going to win that series.

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SagerBombs — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:29:17 EDT

@Jerkwheat:

ESPN has apologized profusely for the massive errors to their fantasy programming. They're fantasy players too, you know! As a token of their appreciation, please accept this complimentary upgrade to FANTASY EDGE, as well as a canned ham and a derogatory comment from The Herd. Thank you, come again.

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steelpanz — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:28:30 EDT

Lights On!

Slider, ball, slider, ball, sliderball, slideball, sliball, slball, sball, ball, HR, ball, ball, ball, ball HR, foul, ball, ball, ball, HR, ball, foul, foul HR, HR, HR, HR, bring in Qualls/Wheeler. So long, Springer.

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Lady Andrea — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:27:45 EDT

@Slothrop: my new favorite commenter!!!! The child-like glee with which Edmonds lands on the field is what really makes that highlight.

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ScottVanPeltIsMyHero — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:26:00 EDT

Seriously Will, this is pretty cold-hearted.

But good lord was that HR an absolute JACK, it gives me the shakes just watching it.

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Jerkwheat — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:24:55 EDT

@SagerBombs: my 2-12-1 record last week informed of the need for change. Also screw tWWL for not allowing me to bring Burnett off the bench to start yesterday - even though it was still 8 hours before his start.

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grungedave — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:24:34 EDT

speaking of current and former Houston sports stars...

Warren Moon just pulled a Tony LaRussa:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/04/10/b...

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Juancho — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:24:24 EDT

@Reasonable Doubt for a Reasonable Price: That is just hilarious, they've outdone themselves.

Seriously, he hasn't thrown a pitch for three years. How is hurting his elbow, by pleasuring himself too much?

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Slothrop — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:23:29 EDT

@Lady Andrea:

LA, it's here, under July 16: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/multimedia/tp_archive.jsp...

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Nationalcoholic — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:20:28 EDT

@Diddly: Byung Hyun Kim has a ring, no?

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Reasonable Doubt for a Reasonable Price — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:18:12 EDT

@Suss--: SOLD OUT

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SagerBombs — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:16:58 EDT

@Jerkwheat: @Lady Andrea:

I got Torres at the expense of Julio. Nothing like flailing in last place one week into the season!

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grungedave — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:16:51 EDT

I'm still of the opinion that the HR Lidge gave up to Mr. Lisa Dergan in the WS is far more damaging to him than the Pujols moonshot.

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Lady Andrea — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:14:21 EDT

@Jerkwheat: I just did that too!

For the next post, Andrea politely requests Jimmy E's 2004 catch against Reds' catcher Jason LaRue. Thank you.

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BDoc — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:13:45 EDT

At this point in time I wouldn't even trust Lidge to toss out newspapers. I have a feeling that he'll never be "right" again unless he gets out of Houston.

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SlickBomb — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:12:09 EDT

I wonder if the Astros are still feeling bad about letting Billy Wagner go...

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Jerkwheat — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:12:01 EDT

the bigger insult to Lidge is that I dumped him for Torres already

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SagerBombs — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:11:58 EDT

More likely to ever come down: that home run, or Maradona?

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Ted Striker — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:11:57 EDT

It kills me for the guy. He was a force of nature until that pitch.

I remember being about four blocks from the stadium that night: the whole bar was chanting "Two More Strikes" and was ready to go out and be retarded on Main St. until 3am, and then dead silence when Pujols connected.

I've been told that the stadium got quiet so quickly that you could hear the ball hit the glass wall above the train.

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Lady Andrea — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:10:16 EDT

@Hank Scorpio: well, you guys can. But Will does not. He just rewards me for good behavior.

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Steve518 — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:07:29 EDT

@Keep Your Sox On: Damn you!

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Steve518 — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:06:53 EDT

Mr. Lidge, Donnie Moore on line 1...

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MitchKayak — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:05:54 EDT

The Dugout has a nice riff on Hampton's "setback".

I love that website.

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Keep Your Sox On — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:05:51 EDT

Oh Brad...
It's the ghost of Donnie Moore on line one...

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Texy — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:05:18 EDT

@grungedave: His problem is that the Pujols and Podsednik homers have him seeing ghosts, and he's been scared ever since.

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Phony Gwynn — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:04:47 EDT

I hate to be a dick but I called this weeks ago.

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Len Bias Cocaine Surplus — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:04:22 EDT

So the pitch that was invented to try and stop Cal Ripken Jr isn't good?

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Slothrop — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:04:20 EDT

Chuck Knoblauch should also have his bugs worked out soon.

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grungedave — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:04:04 EDT

I think Lidge needs to try the Clemens approach for a game or two - aim a couple 96 mph fastballs right at someone's head/shoulder...

no one will "sit" on his pitches after that. Intimidation factor will return.

Problem is - Lidge is too nice a guy.

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Matt_T — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:03:30 EDT

@Suss--: He's had more setbacks than Barbaro. Someone needs to go ahead and take Hampton out.

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George of the Jungle — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:02:48 EDT

@Diddly: So does Mark Wohlers

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cameltrader — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:02:40 EDT

That's just not nice Will, not nice at all.

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Hank Scorpio-Steinbrenner — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:01:34 EDT

@Lady Andrea: LA, we're supposed to be kissing your ass, not the other way around.

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diddly — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:58:31 EDT

Byung Hyun Kim feels Lidge's pain.

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Texy — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:58:22 EDT

It's not enough we suck, you have to twist the knife? Is this payback for the Astros beating the Cards 1 game out of 3?

Also, just give him a couple of weeks in middle relief... he'll be right as rain! Honest!

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Matt Sussman — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:58:06 EDT

Seriously, Mike Hampton will be ready for 2008 spring training.

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Russkiejedi — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:56:44 EDT

That was a sweet hit. At the time, this Tigers fan didn't realize that the Cards would become his nemesis, but man, that was quite a game.

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grungedave — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:56:03 EDT

Game 6: Astros 5, Cardinals 1

MVP: Roy Oswalt

Oh, yeah, the Cardinals had a good day though... the Astros were just too busy *winning*

(and yes, Lidge was not allowed within 100 yards of the pitching mound that day, thanks for asking)

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Kathleen Turner Overdrive — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:54:47 EDT

Will, you forgot the 'schadenfreude' tag.

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Russkiejedi — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:54:47 EDT

Wow. He absolutely grooved that pitch. Neifi Perez could have hit that pitch out.

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Lady Andrea — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:54:29 EDT

YES! Love this video! This is Will rewarding me for calling Cards fans smartest and nicest in the thread last night!

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Christ Sabo — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:52:32 EDT

We'll take him on the Reds. He's got to be better than 54 year old David Weathers.

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