Cold Comfort

Brad Lidge has put together back-to-back memorable seasons over the last two years but we're sure he'd like to forget the most recent one.2008 was perfection. 2009 is far from it. For his major league leading eleventh time, Brad Lidge blew a save last night, turning a certain Phillies victory into another crushing defeat as the Marlins scored two runs in the ninth inning to take two of three games in the series.We've all heard Lidge, his pitching coach and his manager speak optimistically every time the Phils closer seems to have found his 2008 form only to watch a debacle like last night throw cold water on the situation. The truth is, sports fans, he's lost "it". The harsher truth is, there isn't anyone else the Phillies can turn to. As if we needed further reminder that Ryan Madson isn't the answer, Madson gave up a run in the eighth inning preceeding Lidge's meltdown.At this point no one, especially the other eight guys on the field at ...