You make jokes yet T.O is what 3rd in the NFL in reception yards. Obviously he can catch a ball. But I doubt he can swing a bat. Just give him another reality show instead.
You tryin to be a hero fool? You wanna see badass mother fucker?! I'll show ya a badass!!!
Well let's see cliff lee turned down a deal to come here involving us giving up yonder alonso and Travis wood. If the deal had gone through if be pissed because Travis wood is going to be very good for a long time and stay here. Cliff lee would have been here half a year
You tryin to be a hero fool? You wanna see badass mother fucker?! I'll show ya a badass!!!
there hit or miss tho...look at andrew miller and cameron maybin....the 2 huge peices in the cabrera trade.....and neither are on the marlins now....the tigers chance to win is now and having grienkie i think if we stay healthy would push us over the top...if we can get maggs back...its just a dream that won't happen tho
The time for everyone and chance for everyone is now. Good luck though because if the reds decide they really want him they have much more to deal with that teams want then most
You tryin to be a hero fool? You wanna see badass mother fucker?! I'll show ya a badass!!!
Pitcher Cliff Lee reached an agreement on a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies late Monday night, a team source told ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett.
Lee personally notified the Texas Rangers that they were out of the running while Lee's agent informed the New York Yankees that the left-hander would be signing elsewhere, according to a source.
Lee's deal with Philadelphia is for five years with a vesting option for a sixth, a source said. ESPN's Buster Olney confirmed that the Yankees received word late Monday that they're no longer in the picture for Lee, while Durrett confirmed that the Rangers have also been eliminated from the Lee sweepstakes.
Lee had been weighing offers from the Yankees and Rangers against a spirited late bid by his former team, the Phillies.
Lee, 32, is on the verge of joining Carl Crawford of the Boston Red Sox and Jayson Werth of the Washington Nationals as the third free agent to sign a contract of more than $100 million this offseason.
Both the Rangers and Yankees have made serious runs at Lee in recent weeks, sending emissaries to his home in Little Rock, Ark., and going beyond their initial packages to add years and dollars to their offers. The Yankees have presented Lee with a seven-year offer in excess of $140 million, while Texas' best offer reportedly topped out at six years and more than $20 million annually.
Baseball sources said the Phillies, who had been lurking on the periphery, jumped into the process with fervor after the winter meetings in Florida last week.
The Phillies previously acquired Lee from Cleveland Indians at the July 2009 non-waiver deadline, and Lee posted a 7-4 record with a 3.39 ERA during the regular season before helping lead Philadelphia to a World Series appearance against the Yankees. Lee went 2-0 with a 2.81 ERA against New York, but the Phillies fell to the Yankees in six games.
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. traded Lee to Seattle Mariners last December in conjunction with the team's acquisition of Roy Halladay from Toronto Blue Jays, but sources said Lee developed a fondness for his teammates and the city of Philadelphia and would be interested in returning if the Phillies can come up with a package that's competitive with the Yankees and Rangers. If the Phillies were able to pull off a Lee signing, he would join Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels in a dream rotation for Philadelphia.
The Phillies' club policy typically precludes contracts of longer than three years for pitchers, and they held the line with Halladay to three years and $60 million, plus a $20 million vesting option for 2014. Given the length of Lee's other offers, the Phillies might have to break with tradition and offer a deal of at least five years to bring him into the fold.
Lee has a career record of 102-61 with a 3.85 ERA in nine seasons with Cleveland, Philadelphia, Seattle and Texas. He's 7-2 with a 2.13 ERA in the postseason over the past two years, and was unbeaten in October before suffering back-to-back losses to San Francisco Giants in the World Series.
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George your phils are talking to Arthur Rhodes. It makes sense seeing as the phillies were the only team that got to Rhodes all year.
Pitcher Cliff Lee reached an agreement on a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies late Monday night, a team source told ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett.
Lee personally notified the Texas Rangers that they were out of the running while Lee's agent informed the New York Yankees that the left-hander would be signing elsewhere, according to a source.
Lee's deal with Philadelphia is for five years with a vesting option for a sixth, a source said. ESPN's Buster Olney confirmed that the Yankees received word late Monday that they're no longer in the picture for Lee, while Durrett confirmed that the Rangers have also been eliminated from the Lee sweepstakes.
Lee had been weighing offers from the Yankees and Rangers against a spirited late bid by his former team, the Phillies.
Lee, 32, is on the verge of joining Carl Crawford of the Boston Red Sox and Jayson Werth of the Washington Nationals as the third free agent to sign a contract of more than $100 million this offseason.
Both the Rangers and Yankees have made serious runs at Lee in recent weeks, sending emissaries to his home in Little Rock, Ark., and going beyond their initial packages to add years and dollars to their offers. The Yankees have presented Lee with a seven-year offer in excess of $140 million, while Texas' best offer reportedly topped out at six years and more than $20 million annually.
Baseball sources said the Phillies, who had been lurking on the periphery, jumped into the process with fervor after the winter meetings in Florida last week.
The Phillies previously acquired Lee from Cleveland Indians at the July 2009 non-waiver deadline, and Lee posted a 7-4 record with a 3.39 ERA during the regular season before helping lead Philadelphia to a World Series appearance against the Yankees. Lee went 2-0 with a 2.81 ERA against New York, but the Phillies fell to the Yankees in six games.
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. traded Lee to Seattle Mariners last December in conjunction with the team's acquisition of Roy Halladay from Toronto Blue Jays, but sources said Lee developed a fondness for his teammates and the city of Philadelphia and would be interested in returning if the Phillies can come up with a package that's competitive with the Yankees and Rangers. If the Phillies were able to pull off a Lee signing, he would join Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels in a dream rotation for Philadelphia.
The Phillies' club policy typically precludes contracts of longer than three years for pitchers, and they held the line with Halladay to three years and $60 million, plus a $20 million vesting option for 2014. Given the length of Lee's other offers, the Phillies might have to break with tradition and offer a deal of at least five years to bring him into the fold.
Lee has a career record of 102-61 with a 3.85 ERA in nine seasons with Cleveland, Philadelphia, Seattle and Texas. He's 7-2 with a 2.13 ERA in the postseason over the past two years, and was unbeaten in October before suffering back-to-back losses to San Francisco Giants in the World Series.