Talk:Nomar's Grand Slam/@comment-ASwaff-2006042664321

Can I just say one thing about Brad Lidge? I keep hearing about how his slide started with Pujols&quot; NLCS homer. But, Lidge wasn&quot;t on his game at all last year. His stats are very deceiving, and for those who didn&quot;t watch him during the regular season last year, they have no idea how early this started. On the surface, going 4-4 with 2.29 ERA and 42 saves in 46 chances is awfully good. But take a closer look. Last year he pitched 20 fewer innings than in 2004, but he allowed one more hit and just 7 fewer walks. Hitters had a .323 slugging percentage on him, up from .290 the year before, and they hit for a .294 average. Oh, he also had 8 wild pitches last year, against just 3 in 2004. This year he already has 2. He started to have trouble throwing his slider for strikes last year, and he&quot;s still struggling with it. The Astros need to figure out what to do with him until he manages to learn to throw strikes again.