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For Your Collection: Video Of Cliff Lee’s Cool Catch
October 29, 2009 by
SPORTS by BROOKS
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For your hard drive (now you have something on there you can open without the door being deadbolted):
The Yankee fan freakout-fest over last night was predictable and wonderfully amusing. Almost as predictable has been the media’s overreaction to Lee’s performance.
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Willing Lee
27 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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Cliff Lee was willing to pitch tonight.
According to Cliff Lee, he and Charlie Manuel had a brief conversation about whether he could pitch on three days’ rest tonight.
Lee said he had never done it before but was willing. Manuel decided to start Joe Blanton.
The danger in starting...
While We’re Waiting… Mike Brown’s Decisions, Cool Cliff Lee, and Mangini Saving Face
October 29, 2009 by
Waiting For Next Year
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Your reigning Coach of the Year: “In a town where Jhonny Peralta has been the starting...
With Another Epic Performance, Cliff Lee Is Dr. October
by Jay MariottiFiled under: MLBNEW YORK -- Ever seen a crowd in this city so quiet, so wet, so stupefied? This was to have been the beginning of another pinstripe coronation, the first in a series of Win One For The Boss vignettes in the House That Ruthlessness Built. Instead, all...
Here we go again: the Phillies are pursuing Roy Halladay
18 days ago by
All Things Philly Sports
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You knew it was only a matter of time before this rumor started up again: according to Jim Salisbury of the Inquirer, the Phillies are interested in acquiring Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay. Yep, that's the same Roy Halladay the Phils pursued at the trade deadline last year before...
World Series Game 1 Recap: Phillies 6, Yankees 1
October 28, 2009 by
The Fightins
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What happened?
Cliff Lee dominated the Yankees over nine innings to lead the Phillies to a 1-0 lead in the World Series.
Who did what?
Cliff Lee (W, 1-0) allowed one unearned run on six hits in nine innings while striking out ten.
Jimmy Rollins went 1 for 4 with a run and a stolen...
Pedro Under the Weather? Selfish?
It was a long drive back from the Bronx this morning. I rotated the radio dial between 660 and 610 to try and piece together parts of the evening I may have missed. From my vantage point it looked as if A.J. Burnett simply bested the Phillies on the evening. Much like Cliff Lee dominated...
Playoff Reflections; A-Rod, C.C., Cliff Lee, & a Tale of a Few Former Orioles
October 20, 2009 by
Oriole Post
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I've been away for a few days on travel, but right now the 2009 playoffs have been extremely compelling for the most part, with every game coming down to crucial-at-bats, timely hitting, and of course pitching and more pitching. It's amazing to see how far, far different playoff...
What cold? Cliff Lee says pitchers can benefit from chilly temps
October 18, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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There aren't many things to be gained by playing baseball in Cleveland for seven seasons, but growing impervious to cold temps is definitely one of them. With that in mind, Philly pitcher Cliff Lee(notes) says he's not worried about the cold temperatures that are already a...
Cliff Lee: Is He The 2010 Version of Cole Hamels?
23 days ago by
Fake Teams
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by Matt Slocum - AP
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Philadelphia Phillies' Cliff Lee throws during the first inning of Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the New York Yankees Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in...
Cliff Lee shuts down Yankees with pitching, defense, confidence
October 28, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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Score and situation: Phillies 6, Yankees 1 Philadelphia leads series 1-0Leading lads: Could Clifton Phifer Lee have acted any cooler out on the mound? He was, perhaps, one errant Jimmy Rollins(notes) throw from a shutout. But six hits and one unearned run over nine otherwise dominant...
2009 NLCS Game 3 Live Blog: Cliff Lee in the Cold (Again)
From the chill of the Rocky Mountains to the warmth of Los Angeles, the Phillies have really kept the thermometers moving throughout the 2009 playoffs. It's another crummy night in Philadelphia this evening. The kind of weather not meant for extremely pivotal playoff baseball....
Phillies at Yankees, World Series Game 1
October 28, 2009 by
Another Cubs Blog
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Make sure you read Berselius’ excellent preview if you haven’t already.
Cliff Lee posted a 3.25 FIP in the AL while with the Indians this season and CC Sabathia posted a FIP of 3.39 this year. This should be a great pitching match-up. Lee’s xFIP was 4.15 with...
Offseason Business
20 days ago by
We Should Be GM's
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Under Contract:1. Cliff Lee- $9M2. Greg Dobbs- $1.35M3. Ryan Howard- $19M4. Jimmy Rollins- $7.5M5. Chase Utley- $15M6. Raul Ibanez- $11.5M7. Jayson Werth- $7M8. Cole Hamels- $6.65M9. JC Romero- $4M10. Brad Lidge- $11.5M11. Jamie Moyer- $8M12. Ryan Madson- $4.5MTotal= $105M for only...
Lee Dominates, Phils Take Game 1
October 29, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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(AP Photo/David J. Phillip) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PHI 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6 9 1 NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0WP - Cliff Lee (1-0)LP - CC Sabathia (0-1)The story of tonight's game was Cliff Lee and his complete...
World Series photo: Lee's dominance captured in one frame
October 29, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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NEW YORK — Swing and a whiffa! Big whiffa! Whiff-whiff-whiffaroo!OK, so this shot is a bit of an optical illusion, actually portraying Alex Rodriguez(notes) fouling off a Cliff Lee(notes) pitch in the top of the fourth inning. But three pitches later, Lee got A-Rod swinging...
Preview NLCS Game 3: Phillies vs. Dodgers
Video source: ESPNPhillies look for home success with Cliff Lee on moundWith the NLCS back in Philadelphia for the next three required games, the Phillies have a chance to take advantage with home field. The Phillies were undefeated at home last season in October and although they...
Phils Picks Up Lee's Option for 2010
22 days ago by
Sliding Into Home
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According to SI.com, the Phillies have picked up Cliff Lee's $9 million option for the 2010 season. This was a no-brainer for the Phillies, who are getting one of the leagues best pitchers at roughly half the price of what he's worth.
NLCS Game 3 Recap: Phillies 11, Dodgers 0
October 18, 2009 by
The Fightins
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What happened?
Cliff Lee held the Dodgers to three hits in eight innings as the Phillies broke out the bats to cruise to an 11-0 win to take a 2-1 lead in the NLCS.
Who did what?
Cliff Lee (W, 1-0) tossed eight shutout innings, allowing three hits and no walks, while striking out 10...
Cliff Lee Dominates Yankees as Phillies Take Game 1
October 28, 2009 by
Athletics Nation
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by Jeff Chiu - AP
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So far in this playoffs (tonight was start #4), Cliff Lee has been incredible. Tonight was no exception, as he did nothing more than toss a complete game,...
Torre on Lee
October 19, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Joe Torre talks about what made Cliff Lee effective Sunday night:
Asked what he thought of Lee’s performance, Dodgers manager Joe Torre said, “What I always think of Cliff Lee. He’s pretty damn special. Again, he attacks the strike zone and works fast. He comes at...
Phillies mulling rotation options after Cliff Lee
October 24, 2009 by
SportingNews.com
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Sporting News staff reports
According to the Phillies' website, the team's rotation hasn't been set beyond Game 1 of the World Series.
Lefthander Cliff Lee is all but certain to be on the mound in Wednesday's opener, but manager Charlie Manuel told reporters...
2009 World Series: Game 1
October 28, 2009 by
Red Reporter
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Next Game
Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Yankees
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009, 7:57 PM EDT Yankee Stadium
Cliff Lee vs CC Sabathia
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W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2009 - Cliff Lee
7-4
3.39
1.13
74
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Cole Day In Hell -- Phillies 8-5 Loss Shows Why Manuel Is Crazy Not To...
27 days ago by
Athletics Nation
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...start Cliff Lee in Game 4. Charlie Manuel has announced that Joe Blanton will pitch Game 4, rather than have Lee pitch on 3-days rest for the first time in his career, and then be set to pitch (on normal rest) in Game 7. Game 7 is not going to be a problem the way Manuel is...
PHILLIES STAY ALIVE, WIN GAME 5
25 days ago by
With Leather
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After Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee was held out from pitching on three days’ rest, he found himself behind the 8-ball in a game that his team had to win to continue the series. Lee answered the call, giving up only two runs over seven innings as the Phillies won
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