OK, not so cheery.
Two weeks ago, Scott Lauber and Paul Hagen wrote about interim closer Ryan Madson's seemingly good fortunes. That night he blew his first save, prompting me to question whether Lauber, Hagen or I had jinxed him.
This week, Lauber finally wondered whether his feature had jinxed Mad Dog, who has lately pitched like a peaceful puppy.
Today, he's got all the bullpen numbers; you can click here for them, but it's not a read for the faint of heart:
Lidge is 0-3 with a 7.57 ERA and six blown saves in 20 chances. Madson, meanwhile, after getting off to a great start, is 0-3 with a 10.80 ERA and three blown saves since June 16.
That's worth repeating: Between them, Madson-post June 16 and Lidge all season are 0-6 with nine -- nine! -- blown saves.
Incredible. Lauber also noted that last year the Phillies were 65-9 when leading after seven innings and as everyone is aware of, 79-0 when leading after eight. The Brad Lidge bullpen is no longer perfect this year: 29-6 when leading after seven, 31-6 when leading after eight.
Hopefully, things can begin to settle down a bit for the bullpen and the Phillies can conquer their home woes when the open a series against the Mets, who thanks to the Phillies are still in the NL East race, along with the Braves and Marlins. Jason Bay will play his first game as an American in Fenway against the Mariners.
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