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Here's why former Phillies star Cliff Lee was trending on Twitter
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Phillies Hot Stove History: The 2009 trade and 2010 free agent
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Cliff Lee To The Phillies: Power Ranking Each Team & World Series
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Boston Red Sox Nation: Archives
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Boston Red Sox Nation: Archives
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Unpacks
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Cliff Lee Pitches 10 Innings Against Giants, Gets No-Decision
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Phillies' Cliff Lee says career could be over if surgery needed
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Emptying the Notebook: Hembree making a name for himself, and it
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Cliff Lee To The Phillies: Power Ranking Each Team & World Series