The Astros cannot afford to use Lidge

[nhoj]

I would say if it goes to 7

The Astros would throw everyone but Pettite in game 7. Tonight you will see Lidge. 1000% sure of it.

 

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kodi,

it makes no difference here, the cards are not that good and would embarass the national league for the 2nd straight year. astros win.

 

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nh,

yes i agree. lidge as learned a valuable lesson and would pitch around the top hitter in the bigs should a similar situation arise.

 

[nhoj]

Game did you see Pettite face

When Pujlos hit that ball. I think he was reliving a bad experence. Lidge will know for sure not to pitch to Albert in that case. It might not be the right thing to do but it is the right thing to do. Let a bad player beat you not the best player beat you. Something was wrong with the way Ausmus was setting up. Look at Edmonds at bat and then at Pujols at bat he keep setting up high. I knew there was going to be a homer. All the balls needed to go in the dirt. Cards need a hit more than Astros need a strike out so edge was on pitcher not batter.

 

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nh,

true, pujols may have chased a bad pitch. it really makes no sense. it's like kicking off to a top flight kick off returner with 10 seconds left in the game.

 

[cd329]

He should have went after edmonds better then what he did, but when he walked edmonds, you still have to then walk pujols and take your chance with sanders who was 0-7 against lidge and doesnt hit pitchers like him at all.

Yes so what you put the winning run on, in certain spots you have to do it.
Managers have done it with bonds tons of times, this was to big a game to let the best guy in baseball this year beat you.
Phil gardner is gonna have nightmares for the rest of his life for the bonehead mistake he made.
But lidge really should have not been scared of edmonds and went after him, worst case would have been 4-4 if edmonds hits a hr.