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CLIFF LEE signs with the... holy crap PHILLIES !!!!

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  1. Hou_rox

    Hou_rox Member

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    "Now, back to Brett Favre and the end of his streak."
     
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  2. TheRealist137

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    On the positive side, what this could possibly do is take all the other NL East teams out of wild card contention, meaning the Astros have a stronger shot at the Wild Card.
     
    #22 TheRealist137, Dec 13, 2010
  3. rezdawg

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    lol, thats going to be the most r****dedly dominant rotation.

    If they are all healthy come playoff time, they'll cruise to the championship.
     
    #23 rezdawg, Dec 13, 2010
  4. justtxyank

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    LOL oops
     
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  5. blahblehblah

    blahblehblah Member

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    Because he IS walking away from money, both from an AAV and a long term perspective. His salary with the Phillies is reported to be 5 years 100million which is 20million AAV (with a vesting option for a 6th)... whereas with the Yankies, it would have been 6 years 138 millions with a 7th at 16million, totaling 7yr 154 million AAV = 22million.
     
    #25 blahblehblah, Dec 13, 2010
  6. tmac2therack

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    He can go play in Traffic..screw him
     
    #26 tmac2therack, Dec 14, 2010
  7. The Situation

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    Rangers fan?

    [​IMG]
     
    #27 The Situation, Dec 14, 2010
  8. Uprising

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    Didn't one of the coaches just say yesterday that Lee was going to come back to the Rangers? (he had a good feeling...or hunch..lol)
     
    #28 Uprising, Dec 14, 2010
  9. t_mac1

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    giants' front 3 > phillies' front 3 arguably, so not just yet
     
    #29 t_mac1, Dec 14, 2010
  10. The Situation

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    Lmao Ron Washington had a "gut feeling", maybe it was just the cocaine kicking in
     
    #30 The Situation, Dec 14, 2010
  11. apollo33

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    Should've anounced it on ESPN lol

    I will be taking my talents back to Philadelphia
     
    #31 apollo33, Dec 14, 2010
  12. T-Slack

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    A what happened to Oswalt and his contract. Did the Phils picked up his option. I haven't read anything about that.
     
    #32 T-Slack, Dec 14, 2010
  13. moonsh0t

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    The Phillies have 4 ace pitchers, the Astros have 0.

    I need to move out of this city. It's now the dumpster fire of cities with professional sports teams.
     
    #33 moonsh0t, Dec 14, 2010
  14. TheDreams

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    The team option is in 2012.
     
    #34 TheDreams, Dec 14, 2010
  15. blahblehblah

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    I'm a huge giants fan, but there is no way Lincecum, Cain and MadBum or Sanchez is even = to Doc, Lee and Hamels/Oswalt. Even before signing Lee, the phillies had what the vast majority of bball people acknowledge as the top 3 starting pitchers in a rotation (though i thought the giants had the better rotation 1-5)

    if I had rank the pitchers
    1a. Halladay
    1b. Lincecum
    2 Lee
    3 Oswalt
    4 Cain
    5 Hamels
    6 Bum/Sanchez
     
    #35 blahblehblah, Dec 14, 2010
  16. Francis3422

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    Not really a huge baseball fan but I do applaud this move by Kevin Lee. I hate NY and I am just glad to not see them again take advantage or baseball and its moronic financial system.
     
    #36 Francis3422, Dec 14, 2010
  17. candlegreen

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    If this team stays healthy, would you call this team "slump-proof?"
     
    #37 candlegreen, Dec 14, 2010
  18. thelasik

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    GAME OVER.

    wow.
     
    #38 thelasik, Dec 14, 2010
  19. t_mac1

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    they beat halladay and lee TWICE each in the playoffs last year no? people under-estimate cain so much it's ridiculous. he was THE most dominant pitcher last year w/ a 0.00 ERA.

    plus they're younger, going into next season with tons of confidence. i'd take linecum + cain + burgamer any day of the week. and you add in sanchez.

    no doubt the phillies will be intimidating, but the giants won't be phased at all if they had to go against that pitching staff tomorrow.
     
    #39 t_mac1, Dec 14, 2010
  20. Shaud

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    We see that.
     
    #40 Shaud, Dec 14, 2010
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