BY SCOTT LAUBERWondering why Ryan Madson, not Brad Lidge, was pitching in a save situation in the ninth inning tonight?
Evidently, Lidge has some inflammation in his right knee, according to Charlie Manuel. Yes, that is the knee that Lidge had surgically repaired twice before the 2008 season. He had torn cartilage fixed Oct. 1, 2007 (and was walking with crutches at his introductory news conference with the Phillies), then had his meniscus repaired on Feb. 25, 2008. Our man, Geoff Mosher, was in the Phillies' clubhouse tonight when Lidge admitted he got an MRI last week. If Lidge is having knee trouble, that would explain his mechanical problems and his flawed control. Few saves have been stress-free for Lidge lately. On Saturday night in Florida, he loaded the bases before white-knuckling his way to a 34-pitch save.
Lidge listed as day-to-day, but obviously, the Phillies aren't going to take any chances with their All-Star closer, especially with Madson throwing 97 mph in the ninth.
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