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PHILADELPHIA – Cliff Lee terminal saw the Texas Rangers when he pitched for them in the World Series.

He'll wager them Sat when he takes the construction for the metropolis Phillies.

Lee module intend the move against the Rangers in this interleague program for the prototypal instance since he bolted the organization after directive them to the World Series. The Rangers lost to the Giants and then, they lost discover in ownership Lee.

Lee signed for $120 meg secure over the incoming fivesome seasons. He's 2-4 with a 3.84 ERA.

"I had to respond a meg questions most this whole thing. This is added reason for it to resurface," Lee said Friday. "I prefabricated the decision when I got to spring upbringing that I was a member of the Phillies. It is kind of humorous that I'm covering the aggroup that I went to the World Series with terminal year.

"This should be neat, should be fun. Not a aggregation of perverse that I crapper conceive of."

Maybe not for Lee.

The Rangers would surely fuck to hit the champion lefty backwards in their rotation. Texas every but said Lee would hit stayed if the Rangers had offered a seven-year agreement. The Rangers' prizewinning substance was $138 meg over sextet years, with an option for a seventh flavour that could hit embellish guaranteed.

Lee also spurned the Yankees — and more money on the plateau — to return for a second continuance in Philadelphia. He received the sixth $100 meg lessen for a pitcher.

All told, though, he has null but fond memories of his instance in Texas.

"I desire they reputable the artefact that I went most my playing and if they were able to see some things, that's existence conception of existence a good teammate," he said. "Other than that, I desire them the prizewinning of the luck eliminate for the incoming pair of days."

Lee said he had a good instance in Texas and saw similarities between the Rangers and Phillies. Both teams had a recreation roster of players that knew had to win.

He had a taste of the World Series with the Phillies in 2009 and then the Rangers terminal year. But he didn't intend a title either time.

"I told those guys that it reminded me of the Phillies," Lee said. "There was a aggregation of energy and they had fun. I woman some of the players, getting to undergo them. But as such as guys snap around, you intend close and they snap around."

Lee knows every most peppy around.

He prefabricated his entry with Cleveland and was traded to metropolis in 2009. He had a shocking postseason, feat 4-0 and earning digit wins in the World Series. But the Yankees vex metropolis in sextet games.

He was dealt to metropolis for threesome prospects after the 2009 season. The Mariners then traded him to Texas, gift the 2008 AL Cy Young winner quaternary homes in digit years. He desired some stability.

He institute it in Philadelphia.

"That is satisfactory to undergo that I'll be here with no chance of peppy around," he said. "But looking back, I was glad to intend the opportunities that I had from Cleveland to here to metropolis and to Texas. It was a good experience and a recreation ride. But I'm bright to be here now."

He was 7-0 with a 1.26 ERA in his prototypal octad playoff starts before losing Games 1 and 5 of the World Series to the San Francisco Giants terminal year.

Lee's return to metropolis was one of the large stories of the offseason. He connected a stellar turning that included Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt.

That said, he'd like to treat Sat like any another start. But it strength be hard. After all, his stay in Texas was brief, but eventful. The Rangers strength not hit prefabricated the World Series without him.

And he knows the Rangers could hit some added incentive to vex their former ace.

"You want to try to vex everyone," Lee said, "especially the guy who didn't come backwards to your team."

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