“People rag on players for following that last dollar,” Daniels said. “Cliff didn’t do that. I have a lot of respect for him.”

mcare89 wrote:

SI_JonHeyman

ok, last lee tweet (at least 'til tomorrow. hearing he wanted to be on #phillies so badly he initated a lot of the talks

I think that might be my favorite tweet of the night.

joe table wrote:best fugees comment

should i even bother finishing moneyball now?

philliesphhan wrote:So, J. P. Ricciardi is pretty much a hero, right? His refusal to trade Halladay set off a chain of events to the team getting both Lee and Halladay.

Fusilli Jerry wrote:Jon Daniels still loves Cliff Lee:

“People rag on players for following that last dollar,” Daniels said. “Cliff didn’t do that. I have a lot of respect for him.”

Barry Jive wrote:honestly the denial-laden Yankee reactions are the best part. they have no idea how to deal with this. we not only stole THEIR GUY, but we stole him for $30+ million less than they offered him. they have NOTHING. WE #$&! THE YANKEES' FUTURE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD POSSIBLY DO ABOUT IT. THEY OUTBID US BY A WHOLE YEAR'S RIDICULOUS SALARY AND THEY STILL LOST.

HOLLY SH*T ON MARIAH CARRYS TIT if we get CILFF LREE that b liek wen f*cken HAN SOLI comm out th f*cken KRIPTONIT

In losing out on Lee, the Yankees are spared another long-term commitment to their already swollen payroll. But the fact that they were willing to make such an offer to Lee, who is 32, had a whiff of desperation....

Lee was their guy, and the Yankees believed he had the stuff, the makeup and the experience to succeed in pinstripes. But, really, Lee was never their guy. He wanted to go back to the Phillies all along, and has taken far less money to do so.

FTN wrote:http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2010/12/pitcher_cliff_lee_spurns_yanke.html#comments

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joe b December 14, 2010 at 12:29AM
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HOW DOES THAT FEEL. BEING USED AS A PAWN !!!!!!!!!

The more I thought about signing Lee for 6-7 yrs & his age ... I read on another blog he has back issues... his career stats are so-so ... Giants exposed him in the World Series ...Big Picture ... Long term... Not a good move by the Yanks ... He did them a favor... Also ... IMHO he never wanted to pitch for the Yanks ... Pressure of being a Yank ... Too much for the guy ... All you Yankee bashers ... You know deep down you got to have "IT" to play well & WIN IN NYC AS A YANKEE ... LIKE CC or Jeter ... It’s an honor to be a Yankees … 27 World Series Wins ... Yanks still got CC, Hughes ... Get Burnet mechanics ...confidence back up ... he is much better than Lee. ... Resign Petttitt & try to get the Seattle Ace... Yes the more I think about it ... Yanks 2-3 yrs down the road ... better pitchers will be on the market along with younger hitters will be thanking their lucky stars Lee went to the Phillies …

But just as his new teammate, Roy Halladay, decided last December that he'd rather be in Philadelphia than be the richest pitcher who ever lived, now Clifton Phifer Lee has made virtually the exact same decision.

Incredible.

Boy, he must have really loved those cheesesteaks.

td11 wrote:

HOLLY SH*T ON MARIAH CARRYS TIT if we get CILFF LREE that b liek wen f*cken HAN SOLI comm out th f*cken KRIPTONIT

Fusilli Jerry wrote:NYT article proceeds to knock the Yankees down a few pegs:

In losing out on Lee, the Yankees are spared another long-term commitment to their already swollen payroll. But the fact that they were willing to make such an offer to Lee, who is 32, had a whiff of desperation....

Lee was their guy, and the Yankees believed he had the stuff, the makeup and the experience to succeed in pinstripes. But, really, Lee was never their guy. He wanted to go back to the Phillies all along, and has taken far less money to do so.

Polar Bear Phan wrote:CLIFF LEE