Oh boy...

As A phillies Fan, I hope this is not a sign of things to come this year.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The brisk rain that drenched the Carpenter Complex on
Saturday morning wasn't the only thing to put a damper on Spring Training
proceedings.
The site of reliever Brad Lidge limping off Richie Ashburn
Field at the Carpenter Complex provided the most pain.
Lidge, the Phillies'
key offseason pitching acquisition, caught his spike on the mound throwing live
batting practice. Two pitches later, he stopped and met with manager Charlie
Manuel, pitching coach Rich Dubee and athletic trainer Scott Sheridan on the
mound.
"It was my push-off [right] leg," Lidge said. "I just caught the
spike. I threw the pitch, but it felt like I pulled something in the knee. It
didn't feel real good after that. Because of where we are in Spring Training,
there's no reason for me to push it. It swelled up a little, but I'm optimistic
I just pulled some scar tissue or something. We'll take a look at it [on Sunday]
and be smart with it."
Lidge said he's day-to-day. The Phillies will wait
until they know more. Lidge was scheduled to have an MRI exam on Sunday.
"It's pretty soon to know what's going on in there," Dubee said. "We'll know
more [on Sunday]. He'll get looked at by our doctors in the morning, and we'll
have a better idea where we're at and what we have to do."
Lidge was already
behind schedule after offseason surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right
knee. The righty has said he expects to be ready by Opening Day.
"I'm sure
this will set him back a little bit, but his arm's been feeling great and he
feels like it's ahead of schedule [in that regard]," Dubee said. "We have a long
way to go."
Though it's way too early for concern, Spring Training hasn't
been a good time for Phillies relievers. Last year, closer Tom Gordon had a
delayed start to his spring, and he ended up flying to Philadelphia for an
examination. Gordon eventually missed two months with right shoulder
inflammation.
This is a different year.
"That was last year," Dubee
said. "This year is '08."

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