Cliff Lee is off to an unbelievable start in the NL. Since joining the Phillies, he's gone 5-0 with 39Ks and a 0.68 ERA. And he's only walked 6 batters. Those are the kinds of numbers that make stat geeks get all hot bothered, and when they're done wiping the drool off their lips, they feel the need to somehow put Lee's numbers in perspective. And so begin the comparisons. . .
But comparisons are nothing new to Beast Lee. Even before he was traded to Philly, 99.9% of fans calling into 610WIP said they would rather have Roy Halladay. As far as they were concerned, Lee was merely a runner-up to the grand prize Halladay. I was one of those fans, and I'm happy to admit I was an idiot.
And then he was a Philly. He won 4 straight games and the comparisons to Sabathia started popping up. It makes sense, as the two aces have a lot in common. Both Cy Young winners, both former Cleveland Indians, both traded to NL teams, both start 4-0, etc, etc.
And then Lee won his fifth game. Now he's drawing comparisons to the greatest Lefty to ever pitch in the city of brotherly love. Check out this article by Rich Hoffman. If nothing else, all of this proves that Lee is a premier pitcher, and that Philly fans should sing his praises - because he won't sing his own. The ever humble Lee had this to say about his fifth win: :"It was already an unbelievable team before I got here. That's made it easy for me." Now that's a class act.
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