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Rangers may be losing grip on Lee
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08:26 AM ET 11.19 | There may have been a time when the Rangers had an inside track on Cliff Lee. During the postseason, after the Rangers eliminated the Yankees in the ALCS and advanced to their first-ever World Series, Texas officials were offering some tough talk about going mano a mano with the Yankees for Lee. But that passion was harder to find at the GM Meetings. In fact, Rangers president Nolan Ryan said he envisions the Yankees making the top offer for the No. 1 free-agent starter available. Which means Texas would have to appeal to Lee on issues beyond money, although the belief of those who have gotten to know Lee is that dollars will be -- by far -- the deciding factor.
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Better start making other plans
Bolio
Minneapolis , MN
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did they refresh a thread from months ago? lol
ThE WiLLiesT
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The reporters are just trying to fill space.
Bronx_Pride
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Nolan has been saying that since the season ended. If it's only money - it's NY. This is not a new thought.
TxHeat
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Its still anyones game to land Cliff. He is the hottest pitcher available this offseason and I think he would be stupid not to entertain other offers outside Tex and NY.
I can't wait to see the final numbers of his contract. Thats what they should be posting, what he is going to get instead of re-treading these tires daily.
TribeFan4Ever
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Didn't you go on record predicting the Rangers would re-sign Lee?
Kenny_Powers
New York , NY
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Not a surprise, Lee could have signed multiple lucritive ontracts over the passsed couple of years but he turned them down to get this one, biggest, contract.
AllStarz Ruinating…
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Exactly lol
brotha68
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They still may do so.
brotha68
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His last "big" deal.
brotha68
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So can 28 other teams.
Kenny_Powers
New York , NY
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I really, really hate to agree with ANYTHING the NYP says. But..... this sounds about right actually. I'm getting the vibe that Lee's eyeballs are FIXED on New York. Texas seems to be getting cold feet, judging from what Nolan Ryan is saying.
Apparently Texas is not quite ready to swim with the big boys just yet. Too bad seeing as they have the money and resources to do so if they ever got out of their own way.
GoldrushND
Tacoma, WA
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It seems like a foregone conclusion that he'll sign with NY and the rest is just posturing to drive up the bid.
THE BISHOP!
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Or $120 million
Kenny_Powers
New York , NY
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If swinging with the big boys requires signing someone to a 7 Year $160M contract at age 31, I think you're best off avoiding the "big boy" signings. Most end up to be disasters in, at least, the last half of the contract.
Piltdown Rabbit
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I never said they or anyone else would outbid the Yankees. I thought and still do that if he considers more issues than just money the Rangers would get him.
TxHeat
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This will ultimately be a disaster for whoever ends up signing Lee.
Kenny_Powers
New York , NY
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You didn't answer the question. Did you not - multiple times - predict that Lee would sign with the Rangers?
...and that Texas would beat SF in 6?
Kenny_Powers
New York , NY
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And, to continue my thought, if you did (you did) predict that Lee would sign with Texas, that presupposes that Lee would consider issues other than money.
Just man up and own it.
Kenny_Powers
New York , NY
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