What Happened With Cliff Lee Last Night?

KRAM1 · October 19, 2010

OK, what happened? The guy gave up one walk...what the heck was he doing? Are we seeing the end of the greatness that is Cliff Lee??? :lol: Man, that guy is amazing. He is the one guy that I really believe can carry this team to the Series, and is the guy who makes me want to actually watch some baseball. Ever since Nolan Ryan and Bob Gibson retired I really have not seen a pitcher with the command Lee has over his pitches and every corner of the plate.

To date in the playoffs I think the guy has 33 strike outs and ONE walk! Amazing...simply amazing.

OK, here is a question for all the real baseball guys on this board...the announcers at one point last night indicated that Lee will be wearing Yankee pinstripes next season after mowing down the Yankee hitters like they were Little Leaguers. Really? Will the Rangers new ownership let this guy get away and would he rather pitch that far away from Arkansas than Texas for a few more bucks that the Yankees surly could throw his way over Texas? Really, how much is enough to keep Lee?

One of the best things about Lee is that he works fast and makes the games fun to watch. I almost wish the Rangers hadn't gotten those 6 runs in the 8th so I could have watched Lee set a strikeout playoff record in the 9th!

Man, this guy is greatness!

Mean Green Matt · October 19, 2010

I saw an interview with Chuck Greenberg, and he said (paraphrased) that he was ready for a battle over Cliff Lee...The Rangers are not just going to let him walk out the door. Apparently the Yankees are very interested in him. That is all I know, I am not a "real baseball guy." :lol:

KRAM1 · October 19, 2010

I saw an interview with Chuck Greenberg, and he said (paraphrased) that he was ready for a battle over Cliff Lee...The Rangers are not just going to let him walk out the door. Apparently the Yankees are very interested in him. That is all I know, I am not a "real baseball guy."

Maybe not, but you do know soccer! I cannot believe someone did not like my original post...Sigh...some folks just have no sense of humor or irony.

SUMG · October 19, 2010

OK, what happened? The guy gave up one walk...what the heck was he doing? Are we seeing the end of the greatness that is Cliff Lee??? Man, that guy is amazing. He is the one guy that I really believe can carry this team to the Series, and is the guy who makes me want to actually watch some baseball. Ever since Nolan Ryan and Bob Gibson retired I really have not seen a pitcher with the command Lee has over his pitches and every corner of the plate.

To date in the playoffs I think the guy has 33 strike outs and ONE walk! Amazing...simply amazing.

OK, here is a question for all the real baseball guys on this board...the announcers at one point last night indicated that Lee will be wearing Yankee pinstripes next season after mowing down the Yankee hitters like they were Little Leaguers. Really? Will the Rangers new ownership let this guy get away and would he rather pitch that far away from Arkansas than Texas for a few more bucks that the Yankees surly could throw his way over Texas? Really, how much is enough to keep Lee?

One of the best things about Lee is that he works fast and makes the games fun to watch. I almost wish the Rangers hadn't gotten those 6 runs in the 8th so I could have watched Lee set a strikeout playoff record in the 9th!

Man, this guy is greatness!

I'm not so sure he leaves the Rangers. In yesterday's DMN....they had a front page (of the paper) story on Cliff. Cliff's boy almost died of leukemia when he was really young. Now the youngster is 9, and totally healthy. I think because of that, family and being with his family....means even more to Cliff. His wife and two kids travel with him during the summer (when school's out).....but the rest of the time they live in Benton, Arkansas. (while school is going on). So this year.....being in Texas, for the first time in his pro career.....Cliff got to leave his team for a day or so during the season....and go home to Benton (near Little Rock). He pitched for the Rangers on a Sunday....and they let him go home until the following Tuesday.

When you're talking the money he's gonna get....he'll be set for life, many times ove. Having his family that close might be enough to keep Cliff with Texas.

Quoner · October 19, 2010

I'm not so sure he leaves the Rangers. In yesterday's DMN....they had a front page (of the paper) story on Cliff. Cliff's boy almost died of leukemia when he was really young. Now the youngster is 9, and totally healthy. I think because of that, family and being with his family....means even more to Cliff. His wife and two kids travel with him during the summer (when school's out).....but the rest of the time they live in Benton, Arkansas. (while school is going on). So this year.....being in Texas, for the first time in his pro career.....Cliff got to leave his team for a day or so during the season....and go home to Benton (near Little Rock). He pitched for the Rangers on a Sunday....and they let him go home until the following Tuesday.
When you're talking the money he's gonna get....he'll be set for life, many times ove. Having his family that close might be enough to keep Cliff with Texas.

His family also hates to fly and the four hour drive is nice for them. Still, 7 years $150M is probably your starting point for these talks. Good thing we have $40M to increase the payroll.

Green Mean · October 19, 2010

I'm not so sure he leaves the Rangers. In yesterday's DMN....they had a front page (of the paper) story on Cliff. Cliff's boy almost died of leukemia when he was really young. Now the youngster is 9, and totally healthy. I think because of that, family and being with his family....means even more to Cliff. His wife and two kids travel with him during the summer (when school's out).....but the rest of the time they live in Benton, Arkansas. (while school is going on). So this year.....being in Texas, for the first time in his pro career.....Cliff got to leave his team for a day or so during the season....and go home to Benton (near Little Rock). He pitched for the Rangers on a Sunday....and they let him go home until the following Tuesday.
When you're talking the money he's gonna get....he'll be set for life, many times ove. Having his family that close might be enough to keep Cliff with Texas.

I think Texas will be playing hardball with the Yanks and I hope his desire is to be in Texas but I will believe when I see it. People just love and get caught up on the Yankee allure and not to mention if NY just absolutely money whips him then expect him to be in pin stripes next year. Although one factor that should come into place is the huge upside Texas has with the young core and still a top minor league farm system. The ceiling may be a lot higher than NY but sometimes that stupid NY hypes takes over people.

NT80 · October 19, 2010

Maybe we could get him to become a Mean Green donor; he did play some high school baseball in Denton right?

foutsrouts · October 19, 2010

Maybe we could get him to become a Mean Green donor; he did play some high school baseball in Denton right?

He will soon be able to build us a self named baseball stadium for pocket change. Perfect time to start the drive for making Denton and Benton sister cities. I actually knew twins named Denton and Benton when I was in grade school.