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| Height: 6-5
Weight: 210
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Dec 23, 1976, Sacramento, CA Contract: Signed though 2011, with club option for 2012 |
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| July 5, 2005 Brad Lidge, who has been out for the last 11 games with a sore right biceps, threw a scoreless seventh inning against the Padres Tuesday night. He needed only 10 pitches to get through the inning. Manager Phil Garner stated that he didn't want to use Lidge in the closer role in his first game back. |
| July 5, 2005 Brad Lidge is optimistic about being able to pitch today after throwing a bullpen session Monday morning, according to the Houston Chronicle. "My arm felt real good," Lidge said. "I was real pleased with today. I was able to crank it up pretty close to game speed, and I felt real good, so we're going to ice it and make sure everything feels good (today). Unless something I can't foresee happens, I should be able to go (today)." |
| July 5, 2005 Brad Lidge threw a 35-40 pitch bullpen session before Monday's game and pitching coach Jim Hickey pronounced him fit, according to the AP. Lidge has missed 10 games since straining his right biceps June 24 and it was his first work off a pitching mound. "He was pain-free," Hickey said. "In the best-case scenario, he would be able to pitch (Tuesday)." |
| July 4, 2005 Brad Lidge tested his strained biceps by throwing on flat ground yesterday and is aiming to toss a bullpen session today, according to the Houston Chronicle. "We'll reassess how he feels (today)," manager Phil Garner said. |
| July 3, 2005 Astros manager Phil Garner said Brad Lidge won't be available again until at least Monday or Tuesday, according to the Houston Chronicle. He's nursing a strained biceps. "It's not worrisome," Garner said. "It's not something (in the elbow) because that would be more of a concern. It's not a major concern." |
| July 3, 2005 Brad Lidge continues to be day-to-day with a strained lower right biceps, according to the AP. He hasn't pitched since June 24. Dan Wheeler has been closing out games in Lidge's absence. |
| July 1, 2005 Brad Lidge, who has been unavailable for five consecutive games because of a strained lower right biceps, said Thursday he was feeling better and could be available today, according to the Houston Chronicle. "We're going to be smart about it," he said. "I'm not going to come out of the chute and throw two innings. It's there, but it's one of those deals where the pain I initially had is gone, and now it's a little sore. We're going to treat it and be smart, and hopefully it's behind me." |
| June 30, 2005 Brad Lidge was unavailable Wednesday for the fifth consecutive game with a strained lower right biceps muscle, according to the Houston Chronicle. Manager Phil Garner expects Lidge to be ready to pitch tonight. "It was real weird," Lidge said. "I didn't do it in a game. I did it during long toss, which is something you never do during long toss. When you pull it or strain it, it should get better fast as long as you proceed with caution. But if you try to run right back out there, you can make it worse." |
| June 29, 2005 Brad Lidge received treatment and wore a wrap around his right elbow Wednesday, leaving him unavailable to pitch, according to the AP. |
| May 2, 2005 The Houston Chronicle reports that Brad Lidge was able to throw a bullpen session yesterday. He is recovering from a case of pneumonia. "Pneumonia takes a little time to get out of your system," he said. "It usually takes a week to 10 days to feel better, but I think I'll be ready to throw." |
| May 1, 2005 The Houston Chronicle reports that closer Brad Lidge has been unavailable the last two games due to pneumonia. Chad Qualls was used to close Saturday's game, and it's unclear when Lidge will be available again. |
| April 29, 2005 Brad Lidge missed Friday's game with flu-like symptoms, according to the AP. |
| March 16, 2005 The Houston Chronicle reports that Brad Lidge has scrapped his plans to add a changeup to his repertoire. "I wasn't real happy with it, so I'm going to kind of go to a variation of it and maybe get to it this year. I don't know," Lidge said. |
| February 20, 2005 The Houston Chronicle reports that Brad Lidge worked on a change-up during the offseason. "I used to throw it when I started in the minor leagues," Lidge said. "It hasn't been that long since I've thrown it. I still feel like I have a good concept of what I need to do." |