Lee, Lidge named Comeback Players of the Year

Lee was Cleveland's first 20-game winner since Gaylord Perry in 1974. He joined Perry along with Hall of Famers Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Early Wynn and 20 others who have worn a Cleveland uniform in the 20-win club.

"I'm sure he's going to be busy this winter," Wedge said.

Lidge's 2007 season wasn't nearly as awful as Lee's. While he did lose his closer's role and missed a month with an injury, Lidge still went 5-3 with a 3.36 ERA and averaged 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings.

"It's kind of a little weird for me," Lidge said. "I was tremendously honored. But I had a (3.36) ERA last year. I didn't think my year was that bad."

Lidge worked hard to return to form once his career started to unravel in the 2005 postseason. His fall as an elite closer in Houston was often blamed on Pujols' stunning shot during the NL Championship Series. Pujols crushed a three-run homer off Lidge with two outs in the ninth inning to send St. Louis to a 5-4 win in Game 5 that put Houston's pennant plans on hold.

The Astros clinched the series in Game 6 behind Roy Oswalt, but Lidge lost two games in the World Series to the Chicago White Sox.

"It was never quite as dramatic as it was made out to be," Lidge said. "I don't have anything to prove at all. I've pitched in a lot of games. I've had far more good games than bad games in the postseason. I know that some people may not remember that, for whatever reason."

Lidge allowed only one earned run and saved three games in the 2004 and '05 division series and the 2004 NLCS. He needs to be that sharp this October for the Phillies to beat the Brewers, get out of the NLCS and advance to their first World Series since 1993.

"Of course, I'd like to get back and win the World Series and have that be the last image in my mind for the postseason," he said.