Should Brad Lidge Still Be the Philadelphia Phillies Closer?

It's a sight that's become all too familiar for Phillies fans this season: Brad Lidge walking off the mound after a blown save. Lidge recorded his seventh blown save of 2009 on Tuesday night against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley, but fortunately didn't record his fifth loss. Ben Francisco made up for the righty closer's struggles by homering in the top of the 12th to put the Phillies ahead 4-3, a lead that Chad Durbin successfully saved in the bottom half of the inning. Lidge's season thus far has been an extremely far cry from his output last season, which of course everyone knows was nearly perfect. Coming into this year, Phillies fans almost instinctively knew the perfection wouldn't last forever, and it's safe to say no one expected him to be perfect again. But they certainly expected better numbers than they've seen. I'm not going to sit here and quote statistics. If you've been watching all season, you're aware that they're less th...