Cliff Lee Signs With Philly -- 5 Years, $100 Mil

[Tailback U]

Let's see....over the past decade there have been 9 different World Series champions.

That doesn't mean anything to me.

What was the payroll of those teams, where did they rank in comparison to the rest of the league? And how many different teams have made the playoffs over the last decade?

[Rudi]

Ahhh don't hate APPRECIATE! I know you are probably a fan of that lucky/shitty Reds team! Don't be such a Vag because you are just now realizing your 2010 teams season was a "flash in the pan" and they will never (in the near future) compete with the Phillies..... Quit being a bitch and enjoy the fact that the power has shifted to the NL, I mean for Gods sake the NL has the Phillies and a one game winning streak in the all star game ( in the same year) !

Dis nigga. If you really believe the Reds are a "flash in the pan" you are a fucking idiot. We will be sticking around in the NL for awhile buddy. Now competing with the Phillies is a whole different story, but still. Ain't no way you can say we are going to fall off. GTFO

[NAHSTE]

ESPN is reporting the value at $120 MM.

[Berowsk]

Yes. Any sport without a salary cap is a fucking joke. Any sport that can win championships by simply stock piling talent is a fucking joke. This is why football will always be the best sport in the world.

Also why the Giants were the coolest fucking world series championship team ever!!!!

That doesn't mean anything to me.

What was the payroll of those teams, where did they rank in comparison to the rest of the league? And how many different teams have made the playoffs over the last decade?

I think he's angry that his championship team doesn't get as much press as one of the teams that they beat on their way to said championship.

GO PHILS!

[Blade]

I was passed out, after creating that thread with all the twitter updates going nuts posted in there. But then my phone blows up at midnight with my cousins callin me repeatedly and they were like "YOU CALLED IT YOU CALLED IT" LOL........I was like I didn't call shit, WTF happened!?!?

I can't believe this just went down, I want to go to the bar for breakfast!

[SuperKevin]

Collusion! This has been in the works since they traded him to get Halladay.

[shag773]

Holy Shit!!! It's Cliffmas Day in Philly!!!!

I would personally like to Yankee fans for throwing shit and spitting on Lee's wife.....:bootyshake:

[tigstah]

Holy Shit!!! It's Cliffmas Day in Philly!!!!

I would personally like to Yankee fans for throwing shit and spitting on Lee's wife.....:bootyshake:

its called karma.....

[SethMode]

LOL how is this any different from everyone hating the Heat because LeBron and Bosh go there?

This shit is fucking gay. It is ruining sports.

For one it's different because it's baseball, and while their pitching rotation is stacked, he still has to go out and pitch to win games (and if they don't put up runs they won't win either).

How is this a bad thing for baseball? The guy was GOING to get a big payday SOMEWHERE because he earned it. He took LESS money to go where he WANTED to go. Isn't that how we would rather baseball be?

[Blade]

That doesn't mean anything to me.

What was the payroll of those teams, where did they rank in comparison to the rest of the league? And how many different teams have made the playoffs over the last decade?

I don't know what you are bitching about.......you are still the World Champion and you still have Captain Random i.e. Cody Fucking Ross.....STFU and act like a Champion.

I was you I would have said "You still gotta go through us" Learn to act like a Champion buddy, own it.

[DJ Rhude]

I guess I am the only Yankee fan glad we didn't get him....

Feel bad for the Mets tho, Phillies rotation is disgusting

[SuperKevin]

I wouldn't even use a 5th starter if I were Philly. Your rotation is made up of guys who pitch well on short rest

[DJ Rhude]

I don't wanna see any Yankee fans crying over the fact that we didn't get him....Cashman was a fool for offering him 7 years in the first place, wasn't any guarantee he was going to be effective for that many years

He had trouble with his back last year, so that's another thing I was wary of.....those type of injuries tend to flare up again......

Also, I never liked his makeup....tremendous pitcher, but I like my pitchers to have that Roy Halladay type makeup.....I seriously doubt Lee would've been able to handle pitching in a very unforgiving place with a crazed media waiting for you to fuck up so they can blast you for not living up to your contract....

Lee went to the right place IMO.....he loved the Phillies and they love him back......he never wanted to be traded in the first place.....wasn't about lust for him like Cashman showed.....I hate the way Cashman does business sometimes but that is a rant for another day when I suffer through another Burnett meltdown....I'm glad Cashman's cocky ass got humbled....money don't always buy you love

Lee will probably be very successful in Philly and all year I will hear Met fans cry about those fucking Phillies

Couldn't have ended up any better

[FedEx227]

That doesn't mean anything to me.

What was the payroll of those teams, where did they rank in comparison to the rest of the league? And how many different teams have made the playoffs over the last decade?

World Series Champions Payroll Ranks

2000: Yankees - 1st
2001: Diamondbacks - 8th
2002: Angels - 15th
2003: Marlins - 25th
2004: Red Sox - 2nd
2005: White Sox - 13th
2006: Cardinals - 11th
2007: Red Sox - 2nd
2008: Phillies - 12th
2009: Yankees - 1st
2010: Giants - 9th

Average: 9th

[Blade]

I don't wanna see any Yankee fans crying over the fact that we didn't get him....Cashman was a fool for offering him 7 years in the first place, wasn't any guarantee he was going to be effective for that many years

He had trouble with his back last year, so that's another thing I was wary of.....those type of injuries tend to flare up again......

Also, I never liked his makeup....tremendous pitcher, but I like my pitchers to have that Roy Halladay type makeup.....I seriously doubt Lee would've been able to handle pitching in a very unforgiving place with a crazed media waiting for you to fuck up so they can blast you for not living up to your contract....

Lee went to the right place IMO.....he loved the Phillies and they love him back......he never wanted to be traded in the first place.....wasn't about lust for him like Cashman showed.....I hate the way Cashman does business sometimes but that is a rant for another day when I suffer through another Burnett meltdown....I'm glad Cashman's cocky ass got humbled....money don't always buy you love

Lee will probably be very successful in Philly and all year I will hear Met fans cry about those fucking Phillies

Couldn't have ended up any better

I agree with almost everything, but I don't understand you along with many yankee fans think he would have withered under the pressure of NYC.

He's got a track record of showing up there bunch of times wearing the enemy's uni in big games and dominating in that stadium.