Brad Lidge undergoes arthroscopic surgery on right knee; Carlos Beltran laughs

by WholeCamels on Jan 14, 2010 8:38 PM EST

Phillies' closer Brad Lidge went under the knife (scope?) today, undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Just cleaning stuff up, apparently. He might miss Opening Day.

Eh, okay. Remember the last time he had offseason knee surgery? Prior to the 2008 season. Maybe we'll luck out again... otherwise, Danys Baez can't do nearly as badly as Lidge did in 2009, can he?

Is it bad that I'm not really relying on Lidge for anything in 2010?

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Anything better than last seasons performance will be a significant improvement. May 6 or 7 in a row without blowing a game??? That would be good enough to celebrate.

by Phils 2036 World CH on Jan 15, 2010 10:14 AM EST reply actions

so why is beltran laughing?

by tat167 on Jan 15, 2010 10:26 AM EST reply actions

he has a terrific sense of humor, is why!

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by WholeCamels on Jan 15, 2010 12:53 PM EST up reply actions

Brad Lidge auditions for the gig as the new lead singer of Cannibal Corpse

haha

by Cormican on Jan 15, 2010 10:26 AM EST reply actions

And Brett Myers can take over as lead singer of Agent Orange…

by Boundforbeach on Jan 15, 2010 11:06 AM EST up reply actions

Lynyrd Skynyrd – they’ll put the band back together, do a few gigs, get some bread

"When you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
And all I ask of you is
Believe"

by The Dark on Jan 15, 2010 11:22 AM EST up reply actions

That sounds more correct. He can have all the stars and bars he wants then.

by Cormican on Jan 15, 2010 11:49 AM EST up reply actions

I hear they’re doing wonderful things with implants these days.

by Wet Luzinski on Jan 15, 2010 12:36 PM EST reply actions

I also think veterans wait to do this so that they miss as much of ST as possible.

by Wet Luzinski on Jan 15, 2010 1:55 PM EST reply actions

Haha, I bet your right.

by philiafan14364 on Jan 15, 2010 2:26 PM EST up reply actions

Just like Favre and his “retirement plan” every year. The plan is to miss training camp and two-a-days.

by doubleh on Jan 15, 2010 2:57 PM EST up reply actions

During his prime, Mike Quick used to make up fake contract disputes every year just so he wouldn’t have to run drills.

by taco pal on Jan 15, 2010 7:42 PM EST up reply actions

Frankly I find it somewhat comforting that Lidge had multiple injuries that required surgery…. I would have found it far more troubling to learn he was completely healthy last year.

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by JasonB on Jan 19, 2010 1:53 PM EST reply actions

fair point

If you figure it’s easier to fix something that’s physically wrong than it is to de-suck his performance.

/nttawwt

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by WholeCamels on Jan 19, 2010 5:22 PM EST up reply actions

I guess from one perspective it is comforting. On the other hand, it is rather disconcerting that the manager, ostensibly suspecting that something was physically wrong with Lidge, continued to use him in high-leverage situations.

by FuquaManuel on Jan 19, 2010 7:47 PM EST up reply actions