Brad Lidge

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baseball player closer human pitcher relief pitcher

Brad Lidge is a former Major League Baseball closer best known for his dominant, perfect-save 2008 season that helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series championship.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Brad Lidge canonical	4
Bradley Thomas Lidge	1
Lidge	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T493167 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Brad Lidge
Context triple: [2008 National League pennant, notablePlayersOnChampion, Brad Lidge]

A. Cole Hamels
Cole Hamels is an American left-handed pitcher best known for starring with the Philadelphia Phillies, including winning the 2008 World Series MVP.
B. Mike Matheny
Mike Matheny is a former Major League Baseball catcher and manager best known for managing the St. Louis Cardinals, including leading them to the 2013 World Series.
C. Ryan Howard
Ryan Howard is a former Major League Baseball first baseman best known for his powerful home run hitting and MVP-winning career with the Philadelphia Phillies.
D. Joey Cora
Joey Cora is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and coach, known for his time with teams like the Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners.
E. Jimmy Rollins
Jimmy Rollins is a former Major League Baseball shortstop best known for his long, accomplished career with the Philadelphia Phillies, where he won the 2007 NL MVP and helped lead the team to the 2008 World Series title.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Brad Lidge
Target entity description: Brad Lidge is a former Major League Baseball closer best known for his dominant, perfect-save 2008 season that helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series championship.

A. Cole Hamels
Cole Hamels is an American left-handed pitcher best known for starring with the Philadelphia Phillies, including winning the 2008 World Series MVP.
B. Mike Matheny
Mike Matheny is a former Major League Baseball catcher and manager best known for managing the St. Louis Cardinals, including leading them to the 2013 World Series.
C. Ryan Howard
Ryan Howard is a former Major League Baseball first baseman best known for his powerful home run hitting and MVP-winning career with the Philadelphia Phillies.
D. Joey Cora
Joey Cora is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and coach, known for his time with teams like the Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners.
E. Jimmy Rollins
Jimmy Rollins is a former Major League Baseball shortstop best known for his long, accomplished career with the Philadelphia Phillies, where he won the 2007 NL MVP and helped lead the team to the 2008 World Series title.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	baseball player ⓘ closer ⓘ human ⓘ pitcher ⓘ relief pitcher ⓘ
achievement	recorded a perfect save conversion rate in the 2008 postseason ⓘ recorded a perfect save conversion rate in the 2008 regular season ⓘ
bats	right ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
familyName	Brad Lidge self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lidge
fullName	Brad Lidge self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bradley Thomas Lidge
givenName	Bradley ⓘ
hallmarkSeason	2008 MLB season ⓘ
hasWonTitle	World Series champion ⓘ
helpedTeamWin	2008 National League pennant ⓘ 2008 World Series ⓘ
knownFor	closing games under high pressure ⓘ dominant relief pitching ⓘ
league	Major League Baseball ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam	Houston Astros ⓘ Philadelphia Phillies ⓘ Washington Nationals ⓘ
notableFor	helping lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the 2008 World Series championship ⓘ perfect-save 2008 season ⓘ
notablePitch	fastball ⓘ slider ⓘ
occupation	professional baseball player ⓘ
playedForTeamInMLB	Houston Astros ⓘ Philadelphia Phillies ⓘ Washington Nationals ⓘ
playedIn	National League ⓘ
positionPlayed	closer ⓘ pitcher ⓘ relief pitcher ⓘ
retiredFrom	Major League Baseball ⓘ
role	late-inning reliever ⓘ ninth-inning closer ⓘ
roleIn2008Phillies	closer ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
sport	baseball ⓘ
sportDiscipline	professional baseball ⓘ
status	retired player ⓘ
teamDuringWorldSeriesTitle	Philadelphia Phillies ⓘ
throws	right ⓘ
worldSeriesTitleYear	2008 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2008 National League pennant → notablePlayersOnChampion → Brad Lidge ⓘ

Brad Lidge → fullName → Brad Lidge self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bradley Thomas Lidge

Brad Lidge → familyName → Brad Lidge self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lidge

Scott Podsednik → homeRunOffPitcherInGame2 → Brad Lidge ⓘ

Game 2 of 2005 World Series → walkOffHomeRunPitcher → Brad Lidge ⓘ

subject surface form: Game 2 of the 2005 World Series

Game 2 of 2005 World Series → losingPitcher → Brad Lidge ⓘ