Chad Durbin pitched a scoreless ninth inning Sunday to conclude Cliff Lee's eight-inning masterpiece. He and a friend spent the next day lavishing tweeted praise on the Phils' ace.
The Twitter account shared by Durbin and his business partner Jake Chapman, at Showcase U, was abuzz with praise for Lee's performance. Showcase U provides assistance to amateur athletes attempting to market themselves to college and professional scouts.
The Chuck Norris-esque one-liners began soon after the game and appeared steadily into the afternoon. Chapman, who pitched in the minor leagues for seven years ("great lefty and great guy," Durbin said), did the actual tweeting, soliciting contributions from Durbin.
A sampling:
"Can Cliff Lee pitch on one night's sleep? . . . Did you know? 4 days a week, Cliff Lee works as the Philly Phanatic. . . . Cliff Lee just made breakfast for my family . . . stay hot! . . . I heard Cliff Lee just dunked on Andre Iguodala during a Sixers walk-through this morning. Amazing. . . . Cliff Lee counted to infinity . . . twice. . . . The boogie man checks under his bed at night, he's checking for Cliff Lee."
philliesphhan wrote:That video always freezes at 16 seconds for me
Napalm wrote:30 K's, 3 BB's this post season.