Rangers strike out; Cliff Lee goes to Phillies

Rangers strike out; Cliff Lee goes to Phillies
Cliff Lee, the pitching ace who helped propel the Texas Rangers to the 2010 World Series, is returning to the Philadelphia Phillies, the team that traded him nearly one year ago.
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Vick on Cliff Lee deal: He’s lucky man
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick says the way the Phillies handled the Cliff Lee deal in a “plus” for the organization.
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PhillyDeals: NYC taxes may have helped Cliff Lee eye Phils

PhillyDeals: NYC taxes may have helped Cliff Lee eye Phils
While New Yorkers puzzle over why pitcher Cliff Lee would prefer a reported 0 million, five-year deal to come back to the Phillies, instead of a potentially richer offer from a team in New York, Horsham tax accountant John Kostenbauder points out a valuable advantage:
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Rangers Make Offer to Lee
Rangers make offer to Cliff Lee during owner Chuck Greenberg’s trip to Arkansas
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Phillies may have historic rotation
The Philadelphia Phillies have assembled quite an impressive starting rotation that could eventually go down as one of the best in baseball history.
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Cliff Lee: Is It Time for the Yankees To Give Lee a Deadline?

Cliff Lee: Is It Time for the Yankees To Give Lee a Deadline?
While the baseball world continues to wait and wait and wait for free-agent pitcher Cliff Lee to make his decision, the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers remain the only two teams in line to sign him. The Yankees started with a very strong, six-year, 0 million offer which was then increased to seven-years, 1 million just hours after Carl Crawford signed with the Boston Red Sox. A …
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PhillyDeals: NYC taxes may have helped Cliff Lee eye Phils
While New Yorkers puzzle over why pitcher Cliff Lee would prefer a reported 0 million, five-year deal to come back to the Phillies, instead of a potentially richer offer from a team in New York, Horsham tax accountant John Kostenbauder points out a valuable advantage:
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Cliff Lee ‘excited’ to be back with Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay ‘overjoyed’ with signing
Despite contract disparities, Roy Halladay is “overjoyed” to be joined by Cliff Lee in the Philadelphia Phillies rotation.
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Baseball: Yankees sweeten their offer to Cliff Lee

Baseball: Yankees sweeten their offer to Cliff Lee
Orioles trade for shortstop Hardy
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Report: Blue Jays among clubs to make offer to C Martin
Please read the full story on TSN.ca for the latest details
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MATTHEW OSBORNE: Cliff Lee’s one-year journey from Philly to … Philly

MATTHEW OSBORNE: Cliff Lee’s one-year journey from Philly to … Philly
It was the Winter Meetings of 2009 when the man angry Phillies fans have referred to as Ruin Tomorrow Jr. sat down with Cliff Lee’s agent.
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Sports Redux: Phil-Lees
During this Hot Stove season, the Red Sox are the Haves and the New York Yankees are the Have Nots. According to reports made late Monday night, Phil Lee has elected to return to Philadelphia for the 2011 MLB season, turning down lucrative offers to join the team whose fans spit on his wife the New York Yankees or stick with the Texas Rangers. Pending a physical, according to reports, Lee’s …
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Yankees not worried about length of Cliff Lee deal

Yankees not worried about length of Cliff Lee deal
New York Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner doesn’t see great risk in offering a seven-year contract to left-hander…
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Garza, Ordonez on Rangers’ radar
Garza, Ordonez on Rangers’ radar
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Hornets face long road to profitability
The Hornets have remade themselves into a playoff contender, but few in New Orleans seem to notice or care.
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Yankees Offer Cliff Lee 6-Year Deal

Yankees Offer Cliff Lee 6-Year Deal
The New York Yankees Wednesday offered free-agent ace Cliff Lee a six-year deal worth 8-150 million, the New York Post reported.
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Jacksonville Giants romp in overwhelming debut
The Jacksonville Giants hit the century mark in the first half on their way to a 182-124 victory over the San Francisco Rumble in the Jacksonville franchises’s American Basketball Association debut at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
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Line of Scrimmage: How to ruin a franchise in 24 months
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – The Denver Broncos may be hopelessly out of the AFC West race, but that didn’t prevent them from stealing some of the thunder from what could be the division’s single most important game of this season.
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Line of Scrimmage: How to ruin a franchise in 24 months
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – The Denver Broncos may be hopelessly out of the AFC West race, but that didn’t prevent them from stealing some of the thunder from what could be the division’s single most important game of this season.
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Nats make their pitch for Cliff Lee

Nats make their pitch for Cliff Lee
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Well, well, look who’s entered the Cliff Lee sweepstakes — those cash-slingin’ Washington Nationals.
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Most every team is a player at winter meetings
(AP:LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.) The Washington Nationals figure it was worth asking: Hey, Cliff Lee, want to play in the nation’s capital? Sure, general manager Mike Rizzo knows the prize pitcher is looking elsewhere.
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Most every team is a player at winter meetings
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.—The Washington Nationals figure it was worth asking: Hey, Cliff Lee, want to play in the nation s capital?
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