Yardbarker: Cliff Lee

What Are You Thankful For This Year, Philly Sports Fans?

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:01:00 -0500

I'm thankful for Chase Utley, Cliff Lee, and "Get me to the plate, boys!" I'm thankful for having had the pleasure of listening to Harry Kalas be the soundtrack of my summers for the majority of my life. I'm thankful that the Eagles will be playing meaningful football after Thanksgiving this year. I'm thankful for all of the hilarious people that leave comments on this website. Thanks, folks. Cheers to you. What are you thankful for this year in Philly s...

Headlines You Don't Want to Read

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:58:04 -0500

"Scott Boras sets Cliff Lee's free-agent price at $27 million a year" from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.Sure it's a bit premature to calculate what Lee will be worth next off-season but if Scott Boras is good at anything it's inflating his players worth to the media.On the plus side, Jayson Stark calls Lee the "best trade-deadline starting-pitching acquisition in history." Wow.

2009 World Series Game Five: I Ain't Hear No Bell

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:59:20 -0500

Clifton Phifer Lee, originally uploaded by lefty516"We're down but we're still breathing." -Charlie after last night's loss I don't want this season, and this amazing run, to end -- not tonight at least, not like this. If the Phillies do what they're capable of, it won't. Charlie Manuel wanted Cliff Lee to pitch on regular rest from the get-go. We'll see if that decision pays dividends this evening when a rested Lee faces A.J. Burnett who will p...

Yankees even up series behind Burnett's gem

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:21:00 -0500

(Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) When you are looking for a pitcher to match the masterful performance that Cliff Lee had for the Phillies in Game 1, there would be quite a few names that come up before A.J. Burnett. While Burnett's outing wasn't quite up to par with Lee's, the Yankee pitcher did everything he could to silence the Phillie bats in a 3-1 Game 2 win for New York. Burnett was on point all night, throwing first pitch strikes to nearly every batter he faced en rout...

The Inevitable Cliff Lee Vs. Babe Ruth Mashup

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:38:19 -0500

Lots of talk about the Babe last night, lots of talk about Cliff Lee... So what would happen if George Herman "strolled" to the plate and called his shot against Clifton Phifer? Yep. Everything appears to be in order. Thanks to Mike Benner of Woefully Misinformed for sending this over.

Cliff Lee Talks About Being Cool

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:08:47 -0500

"About being cool, I've always been that way. This is the same game I've been playing my whole life. This is the stage I've wanted to get from the time I was a little kid. Now that I'm here, I've already put all the work in, there's no sense in being nervous and worry. It's time to go out there and let my talents and skills take over and execute pitches. I've already done everything I know I need to do to prepare for it so there's no reason for me to b...

Top 13 little known facts about Cliff Lee

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:08:00 -0500

13) Baseballs are attracted to Cliff Lee's gravitational well of awesomeness.12) When it rains, Cliff Lee does not get wet.11) Tonight, Cliff Lee is the #1 topic on Twitter, but only because he has allowed it.10) His middle name is "Phifer", which is Latin for "Much, Much, Much Cooler Than You."9) The Dos Equis guy feels insecure in his presence.8) He has solved pi, but is too modest to share the information with anyone else.7) When his son and daughter were born, he d...

Postgame: Cliff Lee turns out the lights on 'Gotham'

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:05:39 -0500

Cliff Lee put the kibosh on the Yankees' early preparations for a 27th world title celebration, while the offense exposed the pressure points of their young bullpen, as the Phillies, behind nine exhilarating innings and 10 no-doubt-about-it strikeouts by their sure-handed left-hander - not to forget two huge homers by Chase Utley off CC Sabathia to break open the scoring - stepped into Yankee Stadium and stripped home-field advantage away from the Bombers. I guess the Post was right about...

Cliff Lee Is Mr. October

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:00:32 -0500

It is usually the hitters who become ingrained in our collective memory when it comes to post-season heroics. Cue montages of Reggie Jackson, Carlton Fisk, and Kirk Gibson. Even for the Phillies, Ryan Howard and Carlos Ruiz have been receiving most of the kudos for the deep run into the post-season. Captain Clutch this year, [...]

Phillies Win Game One, Cliff Lee Dominates New York

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:32:23 -0500

Advantage: Cliff Lee.Two Chase Utley swings were all the Phillies really needed with the masterful Cliff Lee on the mound, but they finished with a six spot on the board in a convincing game one victory at Yankee Stadium. Chase opened up the offense with two solo shots to give Lee a 2-0 lead when Sabathia was yanked. The Vic, Raul, and Howard added a few more insurance RBIs and this thing was over.As one Yankee beat writer mentioned on Twitter, "I don't know what's more embarra...

3 more to go: Lee, Utley carry Phillies to victory

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:13:00 -0500

(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)Up until today, it seemed like the dominance of Cliff Lee was just something us Philly fans, and maybe some Cleveland fans, knew about. After his World Series Game 1 performance, the whole world understands what we have known all along: Cliff Lee is incredible.For Lee, it was just another dominating performance, throwing a complete game against the Yankees to lead the Phillies to a 6-1 win. Lee made it look easy all night long, mixing in a few nonchalant def...

2009 World Series Game One Live Blog: Cliff Lee vs. CC Sabathia in the Bronx

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:48:53 -0500

As Philly sports fans, this is pretty much the pinnacle. Our Phillies are the reigning World Champions of Baseball and they now have the opportunity to defend that title against the New York Yankees. Sure, this Yankees team may have a slight advantage on paper and the luxury of playing an extra game on their home turf, but having watched this Phillies team over the past two seasons we know that Charlie's boys have what it takes to beat a powerhouse like this Yankees squad. Now they just ...

Former Indians Cy Young Winners Meet in Game One

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:36:58 -0500

It has to be tough for Cleveland Indians fans who tune in to tonight's World Series match up between Cliff Lee and CC Sabathia. The former teammates were close when they played together and Lee helped CC blossom into the stud he is today.“I got to see him develop from a young pitcher that would borderline get mad and throw the ball as hard as he could to a guy that nothing fazed him and he was totally in control of the game,’’ Lee said. “I’d like to think I had something...

Chatting with the Enemy: On Lee, Mo, and Tex

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:34:34 -0500

To get ready for Wednesday's World Series game one with the Yankees we did a Q&A with the Yankees fans from Fack Youk. Enjoy. What, if anything, scares you about the Phillies? How could you see this series playing out and the Phillies winning? Can they beat the Yankees without the Yankees beating themselves? Fack Youk: First and foremost, the Phillies are the champions until someone knocks them off; that's enough to be concerned about. They have an AL style line up th...

Phifer to Start Game 1 of the World F. Series

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:24:58 -0500

Not much in the way of a surprise here, but Charlie Manuel will go with the beastliness of Cliff Lee in game 1. Lee has been absolutely amazing in his first-ever playoff action, and we wouldn't be surprised to see him make three starts if this thing goes seven games. It's been said and done plenty of times over the past few months, but let's give Ruben some major props for pulling off that trade at the deadline. Where are the Phillies without Lee in these playoffs? ...