PHILADELPHIA—Brad Lidge forgot about Albert Pujols’ mammoth playoff homer a long time ago. Maybe now that he’s had a perfect season, people will stop reminding him of it.

Lidge didn’t wake up in the middle of the night in cold sweats thinking about Pujols. Didn’t have constant flashbacks, either. No matter how often others mention Pujols’ go-ahead shot in the 2005 NL championship series, the Philadelphia Phillies’ All-Star closer is over it.

“I’ve been through such highs and lows that it’s helped give me good perspective and a good balance of where I’m at,” Lidge said r...

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