And stop comparing him to C.C. Sabathia. Yes, there are similarities: Both won the Cy Young award with the Cleveland Indians, only to be traded away to NL teams the following year. Both started 4 - 0 with their respective NL teams. And both are left handed. But that's where the comparisons stop. The question of whether Lee will be as good as Sabathia in the NL is a stupid one. And the answer's easy: Yes. And, actually, he's outperforming Sabathia. Look at the numbers through four games:
Both are rad to the power of sick, but Lee is a just little bit sicker. Plus, Sabathia looks like a warthog in a baseball uniform:
This in no way means Sabathia isn't one of the baddest badasses toeing the bump in MLB. He we was lights out for Milwaukee last year (11 wins, 2 losses, 1.65 ERA, 7 complete games, 3 shut outs and 128 K's). It just means that Lee is better through his first four games. And so you know, Sabathia earned a no decision in his fifth start for the Brewers, a 6-4 loss to the Cubbies.
And the real reason we don't want to compare Lee to Sabathia is that Sabathia wasn't able to get it done in the postseason. Remember when he gave up 5 runs to the Phils in the 2nd inning of game 2 in the NLDS last year? Oooooo yeah. Let's hope Lee does better than that.
All this to say, Cliff Lee is a Philly hero so far. He is the Day Man, fighter of the Night Man, champion of the sun, master of karate and friendship...for everyone!
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