Cliff Lee was sent to Seattle via trade by the Philadelphia Phillies however, Lee was completely stunned when first hearing the news. Lee had just been traded mid-season from Cleveland to Philadelphia, it was Philly where Lee thought he would finish out his career, instead, he’ll have to get used to playing on the other side of the coast. Lee found out of his departure from the Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. who called Lee directly to inform him of their plans, Cliff was in shocked. “At first, I didn’t believe it.

I thought we were working out an extension with the Phillies. I thought I’d be spending the rest of my career there. I was under the impression they wanted to keep me there for a long time” Lee said. The 31 year old had it all set, it was planted in his head, he would be back with the reigning NL champs and they were going to make another run at the World Series, not anymore, it will be Seattle where Lee will pitch for the 2010 season, however, it might not be that bad. The Seattle Mariners have signed Chone Figgins from the Angels, and they already have an ace pitcher in Felix Hernandez who finished the past season with a 19-5 record, he was the runner up for the AL Cy Young.

Lee seems to be a bit apprehensive about his new team, but says he will see how things pan out. “I’m open to see how it plays out.” I can’t give you an answer right now because I don’t know what Seattle is all about” he said. Cliff Lee had a post-season for the ages, although, his team fell short of their ultimate goal, he was 4-0 with a 1.56 ERA in the 2009 playoffs. Lee speaks nicely of the Seattle area although it feels like worlds away from where he is used to living. “I did like pitching there. I like playing there, it’s a nice city, with a clean, nice environment. I’ve liked going there, even though it seemed like it was on the other side of the world. If you get beyond that, it’s a nice place” Lee said.

The 31 year old left hander is from Benton, Arkansas and was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 2000 amateur draft; he would then later be traded away to the Cleveland Indians. In 2008 Lee won the AL Cy Young Award along with the AL Comeback Player of the Year, he had a 22-2 record to finish out his incredible season. In his first 5 games with Philadelphia, Lee went 5-0 with a 0.68 ERA, I’m sure Philly fans will be thankful for the time he spent with the club, his dominating pitching performances in the post-season should just about everyone how great he really is. – Check out The Sports Weekly for sports articles alike and latest sports news at your fingertips.

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