Astros Sign Lidge For One Year Deal..Gets Raise!

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4474386.html

[numbertwo]

Hopefully he'll be consistent this year...saving the game not blowing.

[Guest Diva]

Oy vey!!  That's it!!!  Just shoot me now and put me out of my misery! >

Nice try with the positive outlook numbertwo but let's face it....he's gonna suck this year too!

[numbertwo]

Probably, but I won't put all my hopes on him, so that way I won't get to devestated.

[Guest BobcatBeliever]

Oy vey!!  That's it!!!  Just shoot me now and put me out of my misery! >

Nice try with the positive outlook numbertwo but let's face it....he's gonna suck this year too!

I literally vomit when he goes in!!!

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4474386.html

[vp93]

He has the stuff. They can't give up on him. I think, he was probably tipping his pitches again. A good pitching coach will fix that no problem. The Astros have not had a quaility pitching coach (or hitting) in a while.

[Guest emonarch777]

maybe our offense will be so good that we will have a big lead that we wont ever use him    ever.

[Guest Diva]

maybe our offense will be so good that we will have a big lead that we wont ever use him    ever.

Yeah, that's what I'm hoping for!  It's bad enough that they kept him...but they gave him a raise!! 

I hope you're right vp93.  I hope a new pitching coach can teach him how to save a game.

[Morgan]

all i know is that he didnt deserve to be resigned, much less get a pay raise.....he needs to be sent down to single A, not AA, not AAA, but single A!!!!!!!!

[Guest emonarch777]

all i know is that he didnt deserve to be resigned, much less get a pay raise.....he needs to be sent down to single A, not AA, not AAA, but single A!!!!!!!!

thats giving him too much credit he needed to be sent packing.

[vp93]

thats giving him too much credit he needed to be sent packing.

You can not release a pitcher with the stuff that Lidge has. Maybe, do like last year and change his roll. His problem is with tipping pitches and control- things that a pitching coach should be able to fix. He cannot be sent down without clearing waivers. If he was released or placed on waivers, at least 20 of the 30 teams would be interested.

Yes, he had a bad year and it cost the Astros but giving up on him now would be a mistake.

[trout]

He bounces back and has a great year or a complete bust and goes the way of John Rocker to never be heard from again.

[Guest emonarch777]

He bounces back and has a great year or a complete bust and goes the way of John Rocker to never be heard from again.

ohn Rocker is on the show Joes vs Pros.  Kinda funny

J