A lot of people during the presidential election thought that as soon as Obama was elected president, our troops would be out of the Middle East and home safely within the first couple of weeks in office. Not only has that not come true, but he told Congressional leaders on Tuesday that he would not be reducing the number of troops in just Afghanistan substantially. The war continues although Obama is in office, to the dismay of many left-leaning voters.
One thing I was very interested in was the story on closer Brad Lidge, who has certainly had his ups and downs when it has come to finishing off a close game. Although he is the desingated Phillies closer, winning games in the ninth inning is the one thing that he is struggling with this season. Last year he was a perfect 48 of 48 (postseason included) in save opportunities. This year Lidge has so many problems with consistency that it is almost inevitable he will lose his closer job as late as next season, or even as early as this postseason. We all know that teams in the playoffs can't afford to send out an inconsistent pitchers and pray that the guy will throw strikes and get people out. That doesn't work in major league baseball.
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