Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American baseball player Brad Lidge.
Last updated on November 17, 2024.
Bradley Thomas Lidge nicknamed "Lights Out" is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Lidge played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 2002–2012. He played for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, and Washington Nationals. As a relief pitcher Lidge saved 225 games during his career. He was a two-time All-Star, and in 2008 won the Delivery Man of the Year Award and the National League (NL) Rolaids Relief Man Award. Lidge is currently a host on SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio.
It doesn't make a whole of sense to me to waste pitches.
I'd like to get back and win the World Series and have that be the last image in my mind for the postseason.
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.
When you're pitching, you always have to make continual improvements. You always have to better yourself throughout your career.
You win and lose as a team.
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.
The game of baseball between pitcher and hitter sets up like a game of chess in that you have to anticipate several moves ahead to set up your opponent.
I never lost confidence in myself, no matter what the years were like or the results.
I want to be a guy who can be relied upon.
I'm not going to be a guy who does dances after he strikes somebody out. I'm not like that. I just want to secure a win. That's my job.
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.
I don't have anything to prove at all. I've pitched in a lot of games. I've had far more good games than bad games in the postseason. I know that some people may not remember that, for whatever reason.