I've heard 7 years...$155 million.
Merry Cliff-mas!
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Guess sending the man with lots of $B's helped?
Guess they finally offered the solid gold airplane he wanted for his family to commute back and forth between Texas and Arkansas.
Art...nothing???
You had me about as jazzed up as I could get only to watch ESPN and find out that Muschamp was going to Florida and Newton won the Heisman (big surprise), but no news on Lee.
sniff sniff
You had me about as jazzed up as I could get only to watch ESPN and find out that Muschamp was going to Florida and Newton won the Heisman (big surprise), but no news on Lee.
sniff sniff
Cliff Lee rumors
Sorry for jumping the gun. I guess I got a little too excited and reported this sooner than I should have. Anything can happen with these things and I should have known that. My source has been dead on several times so I had no reason to think otherwise on this one.
I stick to coaching high school baseball and leave the MLB scooping to Buster Olney.
I stick to coaching high school baseball and leave the MLB scooping to Buster Olney.
Looks like Philly gets Clifton.
mlbtraderumors
mlbtraderumors
quote:The wait is over. Cliff Lee has agreed to sign with the Phillies, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan. The deal is worth about $100MM over five years, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post (on Twitter).
After months of rumors that suggested he'd sign with the highest bidder, Lee turned down tens of millions in guaranteed money to sign in Philadelphia. ESPN.com's Buster Olney hears the Yankees offered a deal that guaranteed Lee $138MM over six years, plus a $16MM player option for a seventh year (Twitter link).
Like Roy Halladay, who signed an extension that delayed his free agency, Lee opted to play for the Phillies instead of looking for the biggest contract possible. Almost exactly a year after they traded Lee for Halladay, he's back in Philadelphia, where the two Cy Young Award winners, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels should give the Phillies a historically good rotation.
Funneldrill,
You should know better than to play media source! It's not who you know! Biggest surprise since the "A" bomb!
You should know better than to play media source! It's not who you know! Biggest surprise since the "A" bomb!
I know and I knew that right after I posted it on here. My source is usually very reliable. There is more to the story, but I'll just stick to coaching.
FD, expect some coal in the old stocking this year!
I blame Tom Hicks. 
quote:Originally posted by txbball14:
FD, expect some coal in the old stocking this year!
Oh, I've been eating crow the last few days. Besides, Santa wears red so he should be happy.