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US Presswire photo Brad Lidge has a 5.14 ERA and two blown saves in four chances this season. |
Lidge, 35, had been shaky in recent outings, including a blown save Saturday against the Marlins in which he walked three batters and served up the game-tying home run to Logan Morrison. He hadn't appeared in a game since.
The veteran right-hander opened the season as one-half of manager Davey Johnson's closing duo, sharing the job with the less-experienced Henry Rodriguez while regular closer Drew Storen recovers from elbow surgery. Lidge performed well out of the gate, notching the save on Opening Day in Chicago, but he blew his first save the following week in the Nationals' home opener and has struggled since.
Along the way, Johnson started using Rodriguez more regularly in the ninth inning, sliding the young flamethrower into meaningful situations more often.
Lidge's DL move is retroactive to April 22, so he would be eligible to return as soon as May 7.
Perry, 25, was 1-0 with two saves and a 2.00 ERA in eight appearances with Syracuse. A veteran of 149 big-league games with the Tigers from 2009-11, the right-hander was acquired from Detroit in December in exchange for reliever Collin Balester.
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The next question is, who becomes the "b" closer - Stammen? Matheus? Sean?
OK lets go over this check list
Best hitter last year out - check
Best player on the team out - check
Closer out - check
Reliever to replace closer out - check
Replacements for best hitter averaging .097
First place in the NL EAST - check
What's the problem??
SJM for glass is half-full award of the year.
Natitude - Priceless!
The thing is, I didn't know vertigo turns into an "abdominal wall strain." Really?
Nice knowin' ya, Mr. Lidge, thanks for working on sliders with our boys.
as long as the glass is full of either a nice craft beer or your bourbon & maalox, I am ok.
Oh, half full of bourbon and Maalox, of course.
@Nats Lady: Lidge's Vertigo turned into the abdominal wall strain the same way Drew Storen's strep throat turned into elbow surgery. These injuries float around, don't you know?
The next time I believe a Nats medical report on an injury, remind me of these two fairy tales.
I'm guessing that Lidge's "injury" is an excuse to get him a rehab assignment that will allow him time to work on his command. He'll be back and hopefully rediscover the form he had in spring training.
The Nats need to considedr appointing Alfred E. Newman "What Me Worry?" as medical consultant. Mad Magazine could probably give Rizzo a deal!
As we all know, the throat bone is connected to the elboe bone, and the the anxiety bone is connected to the stomach bone.
Oh, half full of bourbon and Maalox, of course.
And tomorrow you can "crack open" the Kracken run to with the Maalox.
Or, just a thought, blue sky, back of a napkin, running it up the flagpole, tell me what you think -- people can get hurt twice, sometimes. You can get sick, and get hurt, and they are unrelated. Of course, that's not a medical opinion.
sec 3, true that. However, to go along with that line of thinking, it's also necessary to remove one's tinfoil hat. Wait, what are those helicopters doing over my house? :-)
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