Keywords: Charlie Manuel, closer, Philadelphia, Phillies
Phillies Brad Lidge
June 09, 2009
Ray Darluv
Phillies Brad Lidge
Brad Lidge needs a lil rest, and some more rest between outings. The lat weekend of May, Charlie Manuel ran him out there on 4 consecutive nites, and then had him warm up two days later, and pitch in successive games after that. We all know he blew the successive games, and evidence of overuse were plentiful, including lack of location, bite on slider, and an overall velocity drop on all pitches. Manuel also used his closer on 4 consecutive days in May. He needs to immediately stop this idiotic maneuver and find his All Star some rest after consecutive days use the rest of the season, or Brad won't be there at the end.
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