Brad Lidge Is Holding the Philadelphia Phillies Back

The lone clip from today's Philadelphia Phillies game I witnessed was Jayson Werth's go-ahead home run. I relied on text message alerts to fill me in on the rest. All I had known was that the Phillies had taken their 3-2 lead into the ninth against the Atlanta Braves. Last year, I would have completely ignored any more updates, knowing there was no possibly way the Phillies could blow the game. In fact, not once did they blow a game in which they had the lead entering the ninth. This season is a completely different story. Brad Lidge, the hero of yesteryear, has turned into a complete nightmare. So, back to earlier this evening. I never received a message alerting me of the Braves tying the game. I still have yet to receive that message. But the message notifying me of the final score? Yes, that one I did, unfortunately, receive. I hadn't known whether Brad Lidge had entered the game. I had hope and prayed he hadn't, but was still unsure. Then my eyes scann...