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Will Madson Close When Lidge Returns?
Without Brad Lidge , the Phillies would not have won the World Series last year. They don't even make the playoffs. This is a new year, and after not blowing a save all last year Lidge has been a different guy this time around. After giving up 2 home runs last year he has allowed 7 already this ...
Cinema Varitek: The Pen, Episode 1
Cinema Varitek: The Pen, Episode 1
walkoffwalk.com — Each week (or not), Dan McQuade reviews a baseball movie. Since he hasn't turned in one of... those in a while, Dan will also be reviewing MLB Network's six-episode reality show The Pen , featuring the Philadelphia Phillies bullpen, airing Sundays at ... (more) Cinema Varitek: The Pen, Episode 1
Ryan Madson becomes Phillies' closer | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/10/2009
philly.com — NEW YORK - Now we get to see how much money Ryan Madson left on the table.... The Phillies hope it's a lot. Madson is the Phils' new closer. He inherited the job when Brad Lidge gave in to the obvious yesterday: Power pitchers who don't have full use of ... (more) Ryan Madson becomes Phillies' closer | Philadelphia ...
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crashburnalley.com — ... about the Phillies for Mark Schruender of Fantasy Baseball Hot Stove. Two of the players discussed — Jimmy Rollins and Brad Lidge — haven’t had significant upward mean-regressions as I (and the Phillies) had hoped. Still, that didn’t stop Mark from coming back for more. Click here to read my responses to his latest batch of questions. Here’s a snippet: What you may be surprised to learn is that, despite the hot start, Ibanez is actually hitting worse against the fastball and slider this year as opposed to last year, according to the pitch-type linear weights found at ...

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Home Run Trot — ... Closer Links: Closer Hot Seat and Depth Chart. For those who've jumped on the Ryan Madson train, will he still close when Brad Lidge returns? Hitter Links: ...

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