[討論] Five big Cliff Lee moments as a Ranger
Five big Cliff Lee moments as a Ranger
Cliff Lee wasn't in Texas very long. But his 4 1/2-month stay was memorable.
Here are five of those key moments in Lee's short Rangers career as he heads
off to Philadelphia for 2011 and beyond.
The trade: Texas decides to include first baseman Justin Smoak in trade talks
with the Mariners and a deal for Cliff Lee quickly comes together. Texas ends
up dealing Smoak, minor league pitchers Blake Beavan and Josh Leuke and
infielder Matthew Lawson to Seattle for Lee and reliever Mark Lowe on July 9.
The next day, Lee makes his debut in Arlington. A stadium-record 14,500
walkup tickets are sold, but the Rangers and Lee lose to the Orioles.
All-Star Game: Lee becomes part of a six-man contingent that heads to Anaheim
for the All-Star Game. He throws six pitches – five of them strikes – and
gets three outs in his one inning of work. The AL fell, 3-1. That was why the
San Francisco Giants had homefield advantage over the Rangers in the World
Series.
The sweep: Lee returns after missing start with back tightness, which
contributed to some of his August struggles. The lefty returned to throw
eight innings as the Rangers swept the Yankees in mid-September. Lee allowed
one run on two hits in the Rangers’ victory.
Game 5, ALDS: The Rangers elected to start Cliff Lee in Game 1, a victory
over Tampa Bay, and then save him for a possible Game 5, if needed. It was
needed after Tampa Bay won Games 3 and 4 in Arlington. Texas needed a stopper
and Lee was brilliant. He pitched a complete game, allowing one run on six
hits with 11 strikeouts and no walks.
"I told him I thought that was two of the best performances I've seen in a
long time," Ryan said just after the Rangers won the series, talking about Lee
’s Game 1 and Game 5 victories in Tampa Bay. "And I told him I appreciated
him stepping up the way he did. Tonight was the exact reason we went out and
got him."
Game 3, ALCS: Lee started Game 3 of the ALCS in Yankee Stadium with the
series tied at 1. And he didn’t disappoint. Lee never gave the Yankees’
lineup a chance to get anything going. He allowed two hits in eight innings
with 13 strikeouts and no walks. He became the first pitcher with three
double-digit strikeout games in the same postseason. And at the time, it put
Lee at 7-0 in eight postseason starts with a 1.26 ERA.
What is your favorite Lee memory? Mine is right after he threw that final
pitch in the ALDS Game 5. It was just such a big moment for the franchise to
get that first playoff series win and he was instrumental in that achievement.
資料來源:
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/texas-rangers/
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2010 Texas Rangers Postseason Franchise Roster
(SP)Cliff Lee (C)Benjie Molina (1B)Mitch Moreland (2B)Ian Kinsler
(SS)Elvis Andrus (3B)Michael Young (LF)David Murphy (CF)Josh Hamilton
(RF)Nelson Cruz (DH)Vladimir Guerrero (SP)C.J. Wilson (SP)Colby Lewis
(CL)Neftali Feliz (RP)Darren O'Day (RP)Darren Oliver (SP)Derek Holland
(RP)Alexi Ogando (RP)Michael Kirkman (C)Matt Treanor (OF)Julio Borbon
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