"A Lidge Over Troubled Waters"

This article is a Dodgers' blog about the Phillies-Dodgers series.  I admit that I wrote this fanpost mostly because of the headline of the article.  The article says that the Phillies and Dodgers are evenly matched and the only difference in the series is Brad Lidge's failure.  The Dodgers' Broxton has been excellent at closing in the series.  But Lidge can't do anything but blow saves.  As Lidge has struggled this season, Phillies' manager Charlie Manuel continues to try and take the high road and keep Lidge as his closer.  But if the Phillies lose enough games that way, at some point they have to think about moving Lidge out of the closer role.  From my perspective, I think the Phillies would be better off doing what Garner had to do in 06 and 07: put Lidge in the middle relief role until he works himself out of his funk.