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Cliff Lee Leftovers

Some leftover Cliff Lee tidbits to chew on.

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Cliff Lee Leftovers

POSTED: Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 12:00 PM
Bob Vetrone Jr.
Cliff Lee hits a sacrifice fly Tuesday against the Red Sox (AP)

Just in case you haven't had enough of Cliff Lee yet today ... 

♦ He has more RBI this month (2) than runs allowed (1).

♦ Lee’s opponents’ batting average this month reads like an interstate: .151. (Before you ask, it runs for about 330 miles through Iowa and Wisconsin.)

♦ His ERA this month is old enough to drink (0.21) in most states.

♦ Tuesday night, he jumped from 15th (23 innings) to fifth (32 innings) on the Phillies’ all-time scoreless inning streak.

♦ He is tied for fifth on the Phillies this season in sacrifice flies (1).

♦ He now has as many RBI this season (5) as Ross Gload.

♦ He is 17-3 all-time in interleague games.
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Comments  (3)
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:51 PM, 06/29/2011
    most pitchers ERA would be old enough to drink.
    — P Even
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:57 PM, 06/29/2011
    as for the interstate thing, that doesn't quite work. 676, 295, 395, 276, 476 are all interstates and are pretty good batting averages. Now his opponent's batting averages reads more like a rum sounds better too.
    — palmyra21
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:02 PM, 06/29/2011
    this is one of the dumbest things i have read since the day I read the Phillies signed Roy "not Mr. Clutch" Halladay.
    — lonewolf100


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