Phillies closer Brad Lidge has been experiencing some tightness in his forearm recently, but says he’s starting to feel better. He threw a bullpen session today and hopes to throw live batting practice before throwing in a game.

“It went really good,” he said. “I felt for the first time this spring like I have a fighting chance at getting somebody out. Before I was wondering how I was going to do it. The tightness is pretty typical for me coming into spring training. I’m trying to throw in Colorado, but I can’t get a ton of work in there. Then we come here and I’m throwing a lot. I go through a phase where I have tightness and stiffness and deadness and all the above.”

Lidge hasn’t played in a Grapefruit League game yet this season.