With Roy Halladay likely staying put, the acquisition of Cliff Lee makes the Phillies the big winners at the trading deadline and reaffirms their status as the team to beat in the National League.
No Halladay? No problem.
It’s been written in several places since the deal went down, but any time you can pick up a pitcher of Lee’s quality without surrendering the pieces you didn’t want to give up, it’s a no-brainer. Lee’s already stellar numbers in the Junior Circuit will translate to even better numbers in the Senior Circuit.
Hamels, Lee, Blanton, Happ and Moyer. And if Pedro can get things together at Lehigh Valley, you might see Happ moved to the bullpen. Is that fair? We’ll answer that when and if it happens.
But for now – and we all know how injuries and other unforeseen factors can change things – Lee instantly vaults the Phils into the National League favorites category.
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A friend of mine, who happens to be a Giants fan, clued me in to Pablo Sandoval’s nickname: Kung Fu Panda.
Very creative and very appropriate (and very sure I'm late to the party on this one). The real test will be what my four year old son (and major KFP fan) things of the comparison. According to my buddy, Giants pitcher Barry Zito can be credited with that moniker.
Poor Zito needs credit for something, considering how his Giant career has gone so far.
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