No, really - what the fuck?
Brad Lidge, the closer some Astros fans couldn’t wait to get rid of, was in the Philadelphia Phillies’ bullpen late Tuesday night when his replacement took the Citizens Bank Park mound in the ninth. Shawn Chacon had just pitched eight marvelous innings, keeping the Phillies scoreless while giving new Astros closer Jose Valverde three runs to work with.It wasn’t enough as the Phillies scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth to earn the 4-3 victory on Pedro Feliz’s walk-off double down the left field line.
Lidge’s new Philadelphia teammates erased the 3-0 deficit in a hurry. Chris Snelling greeted Valverde with his first career pinch home run while leading off the ninth with a shot to right. Valverde then hit Chase Utley with a pitch.
After Ryan Howard struck out, Pat Burrell tied the score with a two-run home run. Valverde got Geoff Jenkins to swing through strike three, but Jenkins reached safely on Brad Ausmus’ passed ball. Feliz followed with the game-winning double.
Two jacks. Gone.
11.37 ERA so far.
Yeah, Chadley blew one for the Diamondbacks yesterday, but he's been a fuckload and a half better than this piece of shit Valverde we got for him.
Oh, and don't get me started on Ausmus. He's doing a fine job of begging for early retirement to make room for Quintero.
Comments (1)
As a Cardinals' fan, I was sorry to see Lidge leave the NL Central. I figured that Pujols would get to him a couple of times each year, further eroding the confidence that Albert shattered with that postseason homerun.
Posted by physics geek | April 17, 2008 4:14 PM
Posted on April 17, 2008 16:14