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Stat Line Of The Night — 9/15/11 — Cliff Lee
After taking the first game of their double-header against the Florida Marlins, the Philadelphia Phillies could only manage one run over the first nine innings of their second game. However, that one run appeared as though it would be enough to earn the victory, as Cliff Lee cruised through the first 26 outs of the [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night – 8/22/11 – Cliff Lee
Cliff Lee is quietly putting together a season better than the one he had in 2008 when he won the Cy Young Award. The only reason it’s relatively quiet is because he’s pitching on a staff full of Cy Young candidates, who are arguably having better seasons than Lee. Yes, the Philadelphia Phillies’ staff is [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night — 8/9/11 — Cliff Lee
It may be tough for Cliff Lee to replicate the incredible month he had in June (5-0, 0.21 ERA), but he appears to be on his way towards doing just that in August. After pitching a complete-game shutout during his first start of the month, Lee was dominant once again last night when he took [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night — 8/4/11 — Cliff Lee
It was a disappointing month of July for Cliff Lee, which saw the Phillies pitcher go 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA in five starts. As he entered the month of August, he was looking to put July’s struggles behind him and regain the form that saw him go 5-0 with a 0.21 ERA in his [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night — 6/28/11 — Cliff Lee
Most Major League pitchers will not record three complete-game shutouts throughout the course of an entire season. Cliff Lee had the opportunity to throw his third in a row last night when he took the mound against the Boston Red Sox. Accomplishing such a feat is no easy task against the league’s most potent offense, [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night — 6/16/11 — Cliff Lee
Most baseball fans expected the Philadelphia Phillies to dominate this season due in large part to their incredible starting rotation. They have done just that, as they entered last night’s game against the Florida Marlins with a league-best 43-26 record and a six-game winning streak. And thanks to a brilliant performance by starter Cliff Lee, [...]
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Picture Of The Day: The Phillies’ Four Loko
I can see it already! Philadelphia Phillies fans lining up at the concession stands inside Citizens Bank Park waiting to get their hands on a can of Four Loko with one of their team’s four aces featured on it. And for those who are having trouble deciding which flavor to choose, why not go with [...]
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The Stat Line of the Night – 10/18/10 – Cliff Lee
The nickname “Mr. October” may currently belong to Reggie Jackson, however, should Cliff Lee continues his run of playoff dominance, that may have to change. Rangers’ manager Ron Washington ordered his starting rotation so that Lee would pitch Game 3 and give his team the opportunity to steal a game in New York, and that [...]
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The Stat Line of the Night — 10/12/10 — Cliff Lee
Cliff Lee has been one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball over the last few years, if not the most dominant, and he went out and showed it once again in a deciding Game 5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rangers acquired Lee for just this type of stage, so they could [...]
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The Stat Line of the Night – 7/27/10 – Cliff Lee
The Texas Rangers look like they can make the playoffs and be a contender in the American League for the first time in many years, and an active front office went out and acquired Cliff Lee to try to help make that happen. Unfortunately, Lee has not gotten the run support he expected from the [...]
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The Stat Line of the Night – 6/23/10 – Cliff Lee
The Seattle Mariners welcomed the Cubs into Safeco Field for Wednesday night’s game. It’s the Cubs — which team wouldn’t want to see them in the visiting clubhouse? Cliff Lee was taking the bump amidst more trade rumors. Seriously — why do we keep hearing about teams wanting to trade this guy? Lee demonstrated yet [...]
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New York Yankees Win First World Series in 9 Years
The battle between crafty veteran pitchers Andy Pettitte and Pedro Martinez in Game 6 of the 2009 World Series was won by the lefty, Pettitte. He was superb in the 7-3 win, leading his Yankees to their first title in 9 years. After going up 3-1 in the series, the Yankees dropped one to the [...]
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Mayor Bloomberg Can Only Dream of a Championship
Total Pro Sports- The Yankees are finally back in the World Series after a nice hiatus. Whether you love them or hate them, you have to admit they definitely deserve to be there. They had the best all-around team in the American League and maybe in all of baseball this year. That is, until they [...]
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The Stat Line of the Night – 10/28/09 – Cliff Lee
Total Pro Sports- Baseball fans in Cleveland likely were clasped to a toilet with dry heaves Wednesday night. The 2 starting pitchers for game 1 of the 2009 World Series were both Indians not so long ago. Why did they trade C.C. Sabathia and Cliff Lee? Ultimate GM fail. But only one of them could [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night – 10/07/09 – Cliff Lee
Total Pro Sports – In the first game of the 2009 MLB post season which saw the Colorado Rockies face Philadelphia Phillies, we were definitely not disappointed. The ever so dominate Phillies proved once again that they are again the team to beat in this years playoffs. On the mound for the Phillies was ace [...]
