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Warrens All Stars said:
I just wanted to come here & HIGH 5 YOU JEFF NOVELL! :D

:)

There should be plenty of people coming in your shop with high fives today. :)

I'd say stock up on Lee jerseys while you can get them cheap for resale, but we all know he's not going to be #34 again.
 

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Congrats Phils... you are getting a great pitcher and super guy...

Rangers fans mourn the lack of an ace again...

BG
 

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Re: Cliff Lee IS a Phillies.... wait, what?!?!?

Jeff N. said:
And THAT, New York Yankees fans, is how you buy a World Series

That's more like it.
 

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What's crazy to me, the Phils #4 starter, Cole Hamels, could be the #1 guy on a majority of teams.

....and the Phils still won't win the Series :)
 

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Great signing.
No matter what anyone here says, if they win a couple of series, its all worth it. The fact is that no matter what, they have now cemented the fact they are contenders for at least 2 -3 years down the road.
They have the best staff by far in baseball. Imagine 3 years ago if someone were to ask you if Cole Hamels would ever be a #4 starter. Thats how good they are.

Regarding him leaving money on the table, 100 million is still 100 million.
Believe me when I say there is no way Lee will live any better on $154 million than the $100 million hes making now.
$154/7 or $100/5 equates to $22 million/ year vs $20 million/year. Factor in personal happiness over the next half decade and its not really that surprising.

The one team I do feel bad for is Texes. I am not a fan of them but to get that far then lose the guy who got you there must really suck!
 

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Turns out Lee didn't really leave a ton of money on the table. It's 5/$120MM plus a 6th year vesting option at $27.5MM(!!) or a buyout of $12.5MM. So he's guaranteed $132.5MM over 5 years.
 

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This is obviously a great signing for Philadelphia and makes them the prohibative World Series favorite out of the National League. The Giants are similar to the 1988 Dodgers in that they had a magical run fueled by pitching and clutch hitting from a weak lineup. Buster Posey is a stud but everyone else is pretty mediocre. Look at the 2010 Mariners to see how a bad lineup can kill a team. The Cardinals and Reds are probably the biggest challengers to Philly in 2011.

There are a lot of sour grapes in this thread. Lee will be a stud for at least 2-3 more years and better than average after that. I wish my team had signed an ace for two years less than anticipated. You do too, unless you're in denial.
 

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GiantsSuperCollector said:
Adamsince1981 said:
Does anyone find the Phillies very stupid after this?
I do, look forward in 2012...that is $40MM to just Halladay and Lee...another around 12MM to Oswalt and another 12MM to Hamels...a little ridiculous...
sounds like you have alot of animosity due to jealousy for the Phills signing Lee. good for them both! and to thumb their nose's at the Yankees.

by the way,you had better cherish your Giants World Series Championship. i do not think you will see it again in your lifetime!
 

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Yankees1218 said:
I do....

I bet some crazy NY fan's gunna shoot some phillie player or fan...

That would be pretty sad, but i bet there are a few PISSED yanks fans.

LBJ set New york up for a year then said "Nah, Miami".
Now Lee sets us up coming here and says "Nah, i hate money and winning, i'll go to phillie so my wife doesn't get spit on by drunk dudes."
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
 

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GiantsSuperCollector said:
elmalo said:
GiantsSuperCollector said:
Adamsince1981 said:
Does anyone find the Phillies very stupid after this?
I do, look forward in 2012...that is $40MM to just Halladay and Lee...another around 12MM to Oswalt and another 12MM to Hamels...a little ridiculous...
Do you really thing they are gonna be that bad in 2 years? Have you seen any signs of them slowing down? Roy Halladay won a cy young this year.
Ok fine, then how about 2013 or 14 they will be a lot older and will not produce at a $20MM value.
Those will be the years the Giants will just plain SUCK!
 

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Jeff N. said:
GiantsSuperCollector said:
Adamsince1981 said:
Does anyone find the Phillies very stupid after this?
I do, look forward in 2012...that is $40MM to just Halladay and Lee...another around 12MM to Oswalt and another 12MM to Hamels...a little ridiculous...

I can just see you...like this.... in your ocmputer room...

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that is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Damn there are a lot of pissed off people in this thread. It's like Lee went to everyone's house and personally pissed in their cheerios.
 

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GiantsSuperCollector said:
ThoseBackPages said:
is Lee to the Sillies the same as Lebron to Miami? (minus their ages, of course)
No where near that...LBJ is a much better player in his league than Lee...it would be like Pujols leaving the Cards to the Giants to join Lincecum.
WAKE UP would you! the Giants are not going to spend ANY MONEY! and you can start crying now when they do a salary dump in August. they won their WS. they are DONE!
 

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Re: Cliff Lee IS a Phillies.... wait, what?!?!?

nosterbor said:
Jeff N. said:
GiantsSuperCollector said:
Adamsince1981 said:
Does anyone find the Phillies very stupid after this?
I do, look forward in 2012...that is $40MM to just Halladay and Lee...another around 12MM to Oswalt and another 12MM to Hamels...a little ridiculous...

I can just see you...like this.... in your ocmputer room...

v7cqc8.jpg
that is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
icon_lol.gif



is that balkman? he sucks

anyways now melo will set ny up and say nah


great day for all baseball fans imo
 

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I blame Jeter. The Yankees simply couldn't afford to overpay for Lee. Oh well... the miserable years in N.Y. will continue.
 

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