Brad Lidge Retires

[TheImmortalGoud]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/12/brad-lidge-to-retire.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Brad Lidge has informed his agents that he plans to retire from baseball, according to Jayson Stark of ESPN.com (via Twitter). The former closer underwent surgery in late April and appeared in just 9.1 innings for the Nationals last season.

The 35-year-old signed a $1MM deal with the Nats in January but was sidelined by sports hernia surgery in late April and struggled in his June return. "Lights Out" had a 9.64 ERA with ten strikeouts and eleven walks in 11 appearances for Washington in 2012. In eleven big league seasons, the right-hander had an ERA of 3.54 with 11.9 K/9 and 4.3 BB/9 for the Astros, Phillies, and Nats.

[SuperKevin]

Why couldn't this post be dated 12/2/11?

[Woy]

[Woy]

I bet the Angels still try to pay him $10 million.

[Guest]

I bet the Dodgers still try to pay him $10 million.

Fixed for you.

[NAHSTE]

Still my favorite walk-off HR of all time. May or may not be because I was living with two Houstonians and was still smarting over the Chris Burke 18 inning dagger from a week earlier. Never has a hitter just devoured a pitcher's soul like that, it was unlike anything else.

[Villain]

Fixed for you.

We are set on righty relievers.

[Hasselbeck]

I think Pujols HR off Lidge is still floating in the air somewhere.

[FirstTimer]

That ball just landed..........now.

[FirstTimer]

Still my favorite walk-off HR of all time. May or may not be because I was living with two Houstonians and was still smarting over the Chris Burke 18 inning dagger from a week earlier. Never has a hitter just devoured a pitcher's soul like that, it was unlike anything else.

That was the game where the entire Astros bench was either laughing or was in shock right?