Brad Lidge
Brad Lidge
Bradley Thomas "Brad" Lidgeis a former professional baseball relief pitcher. He pitched for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 December 1976
CitySacramento, CA
careers pitching improvement
When you're pitching, you always have to make continual improvements. You always have to better yourself throughout your career.
fastball hitter home plate regular run seen throw trying
I haven't seen the replay, ... Obviously, it got a lot of the plate. But that's what I was trying to do. I was trying to throw a fastball over the plate because I know he isn't a home run hitter in the regular season. He hit zero, right?
competing deals enjoyed feeling game great guys hitters locate power room stuff tremendous
It was one of those deals where you had no room for error, ... They had tremendous power hitters and guys that could take you deep. That being said, you have to locate and be able to keep all our stuff down. I just enjoyed competing in that game tremendously. It was a great feeling for me.
baggy bench chills gave gets hit hopefully meant momentum run watch win
It gave me chills to watch Baggy do that. We've got some momentum going right now. We're doing the things we need to do to win games, and when Baggy comes off the bench and gets a hit like that, it just makes you feel like it's kind of meant to be. We'll hopefully run with it now.
team
This is the kind of thing that makes our team stronger.
compete feels giving great letting
Everybody's into it, everybody's giving 100 percent. Nobody's letting down at all. It feels great to compete in these games.
builder care momentum needed taking
It really is (important). We really needed these game. To take two is a real momentum builder for us. Everybody's taking care of their business.
tuesday upset
I'm upset about it now. But Tuesday it's going to be gone.
knows lift today win
I think this is huge. To get a win today was really necessary. Everyone knows we play well at home. This should be a big lift for us.
winning mind world
I'd like to get back and win the World Series and have that be the last image in my mind for the postseason.
years matter results
I never lost confidence in myself, no matter what the years were like or the results.
games want starters
Whenever you don't have a good game, whether you're a starter, reliever, whatever, you definitely want to get out there again as soon as you can.
houston colorado stranger
When you're a pitcher for the Houston Astros and a stranger notices you in a mall in Colorado, you know things have really changed.
waiting looks aggressive
If they know you're a nibbler, they're going to wait and look for that. Hitters have to be more aggressive if you're more aggressive.