Quote Quoting Kurosawa Fan (view post)
And that was just last season. Look at his game log from 2006 and tell me you want this guy as a closer. I just feel that if Lidge struggles out of the gate, something he's done since that playoff disaster, Philly will start booing and Lidge won't recover without losing his job as the closer. Perhaps I'll be wrong, and I hope I am for your sake, but his history doesn't bode well, even in a relatively friendly, laid-back baseball town like Houston.
Why would I be concerned about 2006 when there is much more relevant data to go by in 2007?

His worst month last year came when he was a set-up man. The year as a whole is up and down, to me, it doesn't matter what the role is. When you go in the game, you're supposed to get guys out.

Again, they gave up nothing to get him, they can let him go after '08, and they improved their staff without spending a ton of money on a crappy free agent. It's always a gamble, but this is a great move.