Break Out Your The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Book Again
Bad news from Clearwater: Phillies closer Brad Lidge is apparently not coming along as quickly as one would’ve hoped this spring and has ended up on the disabled list. The Daily News’s David Murphy broke the story and got this quote from an obviously disappointed Lidge, who seems a little annoyed at the organization:
“That’s obviously their decision, but at the same time I feel like if I’m not ready for Opening Day, [next Monday] I’ll be ready, with the day off, maybe the next day. At this point, my biggest thing is that everything feels OK. I just need to start getting some arm strength and getting sharper.”
So for now we’re back to Tom Gordon’s awkward tossing and hat placement for probably a couple of weeks.
Why was this news ignored by Scott Palmer at this afternoon’s “Paint the Town Red” ceremony? This would seem to be the type of news to fire up the crowd.
Phillies put Lidge on disabled list [DN]
