News Source: The Examiner
| 2 months ago
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Philadelphia Phillies' relief pitcher Brad Lidge (54) delivers against the Washington Nationals in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. The Philadelphia Phillies have four 30-...
News Source: The News Journal
| 2 months ago
For now, the Phillies are saying that they're being cautious by holding pitcher J.A. Happ out of another start because of a mild intercostal strain on his right side, just below his rib cage. Happ was examined Tuesday by Phillies physician Dr.
News Source: The News Journal
| 2 months ago
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said he never wanted to see this happen. But he knew it couldn't go on. He handed a two-run lead to Brad Lidge in the ninth, then watched him load the bases with one out. Manuel threw the gum out of his mouth,...
News Source: Tulsa World
| 2 months ago
Phillies become 12th team with 4 30-homer hitters: The Philadelphia Phillies are the 12th team in major league history to have four players to hit 30 home runs in a season. Raul Ibanez went long for the 29th and 30th times this season and Chase Utley...
News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| 2 months ago
Brad Lidge insists he is the Philadelphia Phillies' closer. However Charlie Manuel, manager of the defending World Series champions, seemed to be sitting on the fence after Tuesday's 5-3 win over Washington in which he pulled a struggling Lidge after...
News Source: The Examiner
| 2 months ago
Winning a game, that's why I manage and that's what comes first, and it was real tough for me to do." That led to the obvious question: If there's a save situation on Wednesday, is Lidge still the closer? "He could definitely be," Manuel said. "I'm...