The LinkCongrat's Brad. Cliff Lee takes the honor in the AL.
What did Lidge come back from? It's not like he was hurt or horrible last year.
And he nails down the save in Game 1, albeit in dramatic fashion.Coming in with a 3-0 lead, he mixed three strikeouts with a double, single, walk, and wild pitch that left the tying run on second with two out.
Just a cosmetic question (I didn't get to watch the game, had to follow online), but why was Lidge charged with an earned run? Box score says the Brewers only run came on an Utley error.
I don't think the error was in the ninth. He gave up a single, and the runner scored from first on Braun's double.ETA: At least, that's how I understood it following Gameday.
Hmm, that's strange, Yahoo has it as this:R. Braun doubled to right, R. Durham to third, R. Durham scored on second baseman C. Utley's fielding errorAnyway, it's cosmetic so it doesn't matter, I was just curious.
... why was Lidge charged with an earned run? Box score says the Brewers only run came on an Utley error.
The guy had a 3.36 ERA and a WHIP of 1.25 last year(this year 1.22), not to mention 88 Ks (92Ks this year). Not really sure what he was coming back from... he was never gone. But nonetheless, congrats to him.