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Lidge Strikes Out 3 In 19-Pitch Outing

Closer Brad Lidge, throwing his first pitches against hitters since last season, threw 19 pitches today in a Minor League game. He struck out three and walked one. Lidge, via the Associated Press:

â€œI felt great with everything from warming up to throwing in the game. There is nothing better than facing hitters and that was a lot of fun.â€

The AP article even said Lidge “didn’t disappoint” as Pat Gillick, Charlie Manuel and a slew of others watched Lidge pitch. (Lidge had knee surgery in February, which kept him from joining the Phils for the start of Spring Training.) It’s obviously good news that Lidge threw and came out fine, and it’s even better he ripped off a few Ks. Sure it’s a Minor League intrasquad game, but it’s game action, and that’s a huge step. A few more nice runs by Lidge, and he should available from the bullpen by March 31.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.