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Where is Mitch Williams when you need him? Heck, where is Jose Mesa when you need him? Brad Lidge now has more blown saves (11) than Cole Hamels has wins (10) this season, courtesy of a walk-off hit from the Marlins' Brett Carroll Wednesday.

A month after SportsNation voters ranked Lidge almost dead last among contending closers, the Phillies don't have many options at the back of the bullpen. Brett Myers has battled injuries, Ryan Madson is setting up and Kent Tekulve remains retired. And that could make for a stomach-churning October for fans.

But is watching a closer slowly implode a fan's worst nightmare? What about the crushed hope of a missed field goal at the end of the game or the suddenness of a buzzer-beating basketball shot?

• Vote: What should the Phillies do with Brad Lidge now?
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• Your Rankings: Are the Phillies a top-five team even with Lidge in the ninth inning?

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This is depressing now. I get no satisfaction out of watching this at all. Lidge is done, i'd be shocked if he gets a look see from another team next year, even as a setup man. If he does, and the Phils eat the rest of his contract, someone is gonna give you a few hundred K tops to try him out in Spring to see if he's got anything left.

” -- JHove739

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Charlie has lost it completely; he sticks too "we signed him as the closer" - This is were a good GM or a team run like the EAGLES needs to step in and treat the game like a business; and do what's best for the team;

” -- GHVentura