What the hell is Charlie thinking?

The Phillies beat the Braves today, increasing their lead in the NL East to six games and all but assuring themselves the division crown. That's incredible.

Know what is also incredible, in a bad way? Charlie Manuel deciding to have Brad Lidge close three high-stress games in a row. This, after Lidge had to take an 8 day mini-vacation to rest what he called a "hyper-extended elbow" from September 6th-14th. Great call, Charlie. Lidge will be fresh for the playoffs after his elbow explodes tomorrow and he takes the rest of the season off.