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Lefty Lee loving life in Senior Circuit

There is a reason why Jake Peavy — before he accepted a trade to the White Sox — said he preferred to remain in the National League.


The American League pays big money for designated hitters like Jim Thome and David Ortiz. The National League has the pitchers hit, which means pitchers not only get to avoid threats like Thome and Ortiz, they get to face the worst hitters in baseball.

“It’s easier. Way easier,” Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee joked Tuesday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.

But Lee’s performance certainly shows he has adjusted quite nicely to the NL. He is 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA in three starts since the Phillies acquired him July 29 in a trade with the Indians. He has allowed 16 hits, three runs and six walks in 24 innings. He has struck out 24. Opponents have hit just .193 against him.


Click here to read the full article – By Todd Zolecki of MLB.com


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August 19, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Cliff Lee, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | , , , , , | No Comments Yet

   

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