BIO NOTE : Lidge , will play in his second All-Star game, is in his seventh season in the majors and first with Philadelphia after spending six season in Houston. For his career , he has compiled 143 saves and 612 strikeouts in 439 innings .
RECENT NEWS : On Wedsneday , Lidge earned his 2oth save this season ( tied for fourth in the National League ) in 20 saves opportuntities . He is having his best season yet and has an ERA of 0.95.
QUOTE : " On his favorite bible passage : " I have a bunch of them written down , some in Isiah actually , I really like the things Jesus said , one in particular is where Jesus says [ in Matthew 16:26 ], ' What good is gaining the whole world when you lose your soul to acheive it ? "
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