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Cliff Lee was sent to Seattle via trade by the Philadelphia Phillies however, Lee was completely stunned when first hearing the news. Lee had just been traded mid-season from Cleveland to Philadelphia, it was Philly where Lee thought he would finish out his career, instead, he’ll have to get used to playing on the other side of the coast. Lee found out of his departure from the Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. who called Lee directly to inform him of their plans, Cliff was in shocked. “At first, I didn’t believe it.
I thought we were working out an extension with the Phillies. I thought I’d be spending the rest of my career there. I was under the impression they wanted to keep me there for a long time” Lee said. The 31 year old had it all set, it was planted in his head, he would be back with the reigning NL champs and they were going to make another run at the World Series, not anymore, it will be Seattle where Lee will pitch for the 2010 season, however, it might not be that bad. The Mariners have signed Chone Figgins from the Angels, and they already have an ace pitcher in Felix Hernandez who finished the past season with a 19-5 record, he was the runner up for the AL Cy Young.
Lee seems to be a bit apprehensive about his new team, but says he will see how things pan out. “I’m open to see how it plays out.” I can’t give you an answer right now because I don’t know what Seattle is all about” he said. Cliff Lee had a post-season for the ages, although, his team fell short of their ultimate goal, he was 4-0 with a 1.56 ERA in the 2009 playoffs. Lee speaks nicely of the Seattle area although it feels like worlds away from where he is used to living. “I did like pitching there. I like playing there, it’s a nice city, with a clean, nice environment. I’ve liked going there, even though it seemed like it was on the other side of the world. If you get beyond that, it’s a nice place” Lee said.
The 31 year old left hander is from Benton, Arkansas and was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 2000 amateur draft; he would then later be traded away to the Cleveland Indians. In 2008 Lee won the AL Cy Young Award along with the AL Comeback Player of the Year, he had a 22-2 record to finish out his incredible season. In his first 5 games with Philadelphia, Lee went 5-0 with a 0.68 ERA, I’m sure Philly fans will be thankful for the time he spent with the club, his dominating pitching performances in the post-season should just about everyone how great he really is. – Check out The Sports Weekly for sports news articles alike and breaking sports news at your fingertips.
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Posted in Baseball · December 21st, 2009 · Comments (0)
Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte has decided to stay for at least one more season with the reigning World Series Champions. The Yankees and Pettitte agreed on a 1 year $11.75 million deal, the deal is an increase from what he made last season, I guess you could say his new deal was a little gift for going 4-0 while helping New York to their 27th World Series title.
After winning his 5th championship Pettitte was undecided on whether or not he would come back, but came to an agreement on Wednesday with Brian Cashman and the Yankees, “I didn’t want to regret playing, I wanted to get this decision made” Pettitte said. Last season Andy went 14-8 with a 4.16 ERA, and showing while at 37 years of age he can still pitch in the big games, He went 4-0 in the post-season, set the new record for wins in post-season history (18), and became the first pitcher to pitch and win the clinching games in all 3 playoff series. Pettitte is a two time all-star that made his MLB debut in 1995, he spent his first 9 seasons in pin-stripes before joining the Houston Astros for 3 seasons, he then rejoined the Yankees in 2007 where he won 15 games in his first year back with the team. Andy Pettitte and the Yankees will look to achieve their 28th World Title in 2010 and that’s probably why Pettitte won’t call it quits just yet, the ride has been too good to get off.
Pettitte could have called it a wrap on his career, he would have certainly gone out on top, winning 5 World Series rings, what more could he have to accomplish now? For Pettitte it didn’t seem like to tough of a decision, he had his families support and felt why not come back for another year. “For me, I couldn’t have written a script any better than last year ended, what else is there to do? Why would you even continue to play? But I want to make sure I’m done. I want to make sure I fully exhaust myself and I don’t want to regret not playing. I want to come back and help this organization win another one” he said.
In 14 seasons Andy Pettitte has never had a losing record, he has had two 21 win seasons one of which was in his second year. His ability to pitch in the pressure games and get it done during the regular season has made in easy for the Yankees to bring him back for another year, he might be 37 years old but what he is sure able to compete with the best of them as shown in 2009. Andy will enter the 2010 season with a career record of 229-135 with a 3.91ERA.
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Posted in Baseball · December 13th, 2009 · Comments (0)