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Cliff Lee to the Phillies!?!?! 2 years 5 months ago #56435

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Report: Lee agrees to sign with Phillies

According to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, the Rangers have been told that Cliff Lee is signing with the Phillies.
What an incredible turn of events. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News hears that it is a five-year contract, which is actually a pretty reasonable deal for the Fightins. The Yankees last offer was for seven years and approximately $150 million, so Lee left plenty of money on the table for another shot in Philadelphia. He'll join Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt to form one of the most formidable rotations in recent memory. Dec. 13 - 11:55 pm et
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Re: Cliff Lee to the Phillies!?!?! 2 years 5 months ago #56436

roundhouse NOW ONLINE Ricky Rubio Posts: 7407 Thank you received: 324 Howls: 33	Woah their rotation is so good. I can't think of a better one in history off the top of my head. Who's their 5th starter?
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Re: Cliff Lee to the Phillies!?!?! 2 years 5 months ago #56437

College Wolf NOW ONLINE Administrator Posts: 24785 Thank you received: 216 Howls: 7	roundhouse wrote: Woah their rotation is so good. I can't think of a better one in history off the top of my head. Who's their 5th starter? I have no idea. Does it even matter?
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Re: Cliff Lee to the Phillies!?!?! 2 years 5 months ago #56518

College Wolf NOW ONLINE Administrator Posts: 24785 Thank you received: 216 Howls: 7	From the best baseball sportswriter there is, Joe Poznanski: Great Four Man Rotations (w/ Bill James)
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Re: Cliff Lee to the Phillies!?!?! 2 years 5 months ago #56540

Minnesota Polars OFFLINE The Peksecutioner Posts: 1163 Thank you received: 14 Howls: 1	i believe its blanton but they are going to trade him now to get rid of his 8.5 million dollar contract to help pay for lee. This rivals the braves lineup in the 90's and early 00's
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Re: Cliff Lee to the Phillies!?!?! 2 years 5 months ago #56562

roundhouse NOW ONLINE Ricky Rubio Posts: 7407 Thank you received: 324 Howls: 33	I think the Braves were better but they only had 3 guys (Maddux, Smoltz, Glavine)
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Re: Cliff Lee to the Phillies!?!?! 2 years 5 months ago #56580

College Wolf NOW ONLINE Administrator Posts: 24785 Thank you received: 216 Howls: 7	roundhouse wrote: I think the Braves were better but they only had 3 guys (Maddux, Smoltz, Glavine) In 1997 they also had Denny Neagle who was superb. Statistically, it was one of the best 4 man pitching staffs ever.
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