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The Most Cliff Lee Game of Cliff Lee’s Career

Feb 25, 2016

With this week's news that Cliff Lee will not be pitching in 2016, it seems a fair assumption that the 37-year-old left-hander's career is over. Lee goes out with a whimper, not unlike fellow Philadelphia Phill...

Looking Back on Cliff Lee’s Career

Eric Kabakoff

Feb 24, 2016

Baseball History, Philadelphia Phillies

Cliff Lee is now 37 years old, hasn’t pitched in a year and a half, and is coming off major elbow problems. His career is probably over, a notion that his agent seemed to reinforce when he noted that Lee was un...

Five Reasons for Phillies Fans to be Thankful

Ryan Waterman

Nov 26, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

Source: Brian Garfinkel / Getty Images North America It's that time of year again, folks. Thanksgiving is here, and that means that it's time for us to give thanks for the good things in our lives -- fam...

Cliff Lee, Last of the Four Aces, Gets $12.5 Million Going Away Present

Seth Poho

Nov 4, 2015

Headlines, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies, Transactions

Yesterday, the Philadelphia Phillies announced, they were not going to pick up the $27.5 million 2016 option on starter Cliff Lee. As Ryan Lawrence from the Daily News wrote, it is "the least shocking news of t...

Love, Failure, and The Postseason

Aaron Lunsford

Oct 26, 2015

Atlanta Braves, Baseball History, Features, Headlines, San Francisco Giants

Ok, so this is my first piece for BBE and I have to start by saying how excited I am to contribute to the site. I write about some other things totally unrelated to baseball - which is fine and everything - but...

Phillies’ Cliff Lee Placed on 60-Day DL

Joshua Sadlock

Mar 16, 2015

Breaking News, Headlines, Injuries, Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies have announced that LHP Cliff Lee has been placed on the 60-day disabled list with what is being called a left forearm strain. The team's statement reports that this is the same injury...

Cliff Lee to Resume Regular Throwing Program

Matthew Hutcheson

Mar 10, 2015

Headlines, Injuries

In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Phillies GM Ruben Amaro announced that Cliff Lee will continue his regular throwing program. This is moderately good news for the Phillies and Lee. However, it will come...

Potential Surgery Could End Lee’s Season, Career

Shawn McFarland

Mar 9, 2015

Breaking News, Philadelphia Phillies

With the news coming out of Philadelphia Phillies camp yesterday that southpaw Cliff Lee is experiencing elbow soreness, the idea of surgery was floated out: Cliff Lee: “So basically if I have the surgery this...

Phillies Could Move Cliff Lee in Spring Training

Ryan Hathaway

Feb 6, 2015

Breaking News, Features, Philadelphia Phillies

According to a report from Jayson Stark based on information gathered in talking to an unnamed executive, the Phillies could look to move Cliff Lee in spring training if he is healthy. One exec who spoke with ...

Phillies Rumors: Phillies “Looking to Trade” Domonic Brown

Baseball Essential

Sep 5, 2014

Headlines, National League, National League East, Philadelphia Phillies, Rumors

Former All Star Domonic Brown could be seeing a change of scenery soon. According to Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Phillies will look to shop Brown for a similar change-of-scenery type player. ...

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