Brother-Lee love

    Big news in sports this morning:

    Cliff Lee, the most highly coveted free-agent pitcher on the market, has agreed to a five-year contract with the Phillies – worth around $100 million. 

    The free-agent pitcher passed up an extra $50 million from the New York Yankees, giving the Phils the most feared pitching rotation in baseball.

    A more detailed report (and the source of this article’s clever headline) here at the Phillie’s MLB page.

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