Philadelphia Phillies Fan Blog» NLDS http://phillies-sportsfans.com Talk about the Philadelphia Phillies Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:21:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 Lee preparing for chess match http://phillies-sportsfans.com/2009/10/12/lee-preparing-for-chess-match/ http://phillies-sportsfans.com/2009/10/12/lee-preparing-for-chess-match/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:00:25 +0000 GameSetMatch http://phillies-sportsfans.com/?p=74 What Phillies lefthander Cliff Lee called the “never-ending chess match” of hitter vs. pitcher goes to a different level tonight in the National League division series.

Lee will pitch against Colorado righthander Ubaldo Jimenez for the second time in six days. Facing the same team in consecutive starts presents a strategic question for each pitcher.

Should he plan to make significant changes, or follow the same approach?

“They’re going to watch the video of the last game and make adjustments,” Lee said last night. “They’d be a fool not to. That’s the nature of this game. If you’re not making adjustments, you’re losing ground.”

This situation rarely arises during the regular season.

Jimenez faced the same team in consecutive starts three times this season. In the rematches, he went 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA.


Click here to read the full article – By Gerry Fraley of philly.com


Below are links to memorabilia available for Cliff Lee.

Cliff Lee Signed Cleveland Indians 8x10 Photo
Cliff Lee Autographed Memorabilia
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