News Source: International Herald Tribune
| about 1 month ago
The Philadelphia Phillies exercised their $8 million club option on left-hander Cliff Lee on Friday, as the National League champions were quickly back to work just two days after losing the World Series. The Phillies made the announcement on their...
News Source: Miami Herald
| about 1 month ago
Lee, 31, was acquired from Cleveland along with outfielder Ben Francisco for four prospects in July and immediately provided a spark for the Phillies, going 7-4 in 12 starts down the stretch with a 3.39 earned run average. For the entire 2009 season,...
News Source: The News Journal
| about 1 month ago
Brett Myers stood beside his locker Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium and expressed confidence that the Phillies will return to the World Series again next season. He couldn't be as certain about his own future. Having completed the final season of...
News Source: Turks and Caicos Free Press
| about 1 month ago
World Series television ratings bounced back from last year's record lows. The Yankees ' six-game victory over the Phillies on Fox averaged an 11.7 rating and 19 share. That's the highest since a 15.8/26 in 2004, when the Red Sox swept the Cardinals...
News Source: Fox News
| about 1 month ago
The Fox network's coverage of the 2009 World Series generated the largest single-year ratings increase in the entire televised history of the Fall Classic, dating back to 1947, Fox Sports said Thursday. The Series, a six-game victory for the New York...
News Source: The News Journal
| about 1 month ago
It was a quiet Wednesday night on Broad Street in Philadelphia. Fans of the Phillies were mourning their team's World Series defeat by the New York Yankees. Thousands of fans partied in the streets when the Phillies won the National League...