Tonights MLB ALCS Game #1

[rolexgiants]

i will tell u another thing... if cuban was the owner of the rangers cliff lee would be signed long term without a doubt!! cuban would outbid the yankees and red sox for sure...

[t e x]

haha

who knows......so cuban has missed out of the process before, cubs? he's outspoken for sure. there are pending issues with the SEC...

i would say he'd lost fair and square during an auction process which he had bowed out of once it got too rich for him and Jim Crane's blood. ...and he graciously had good things to say about the rangers and the new ownership afterwards.

[rolexgiants]

Originally Posted by t e x

haha

who knows......so cuban has missed out of the process before, cubs? he's outspoken for sure. there are pending issues with the SEC...

i would say he'd lost fair and square during an auction process and he graciously had good things to say about the rangers and the new ownership afterwards.

well of course he"s being nice.... the stars are the next team he will try and buy from hicks....

[mtrunner]

Well speaking of Lee, the Yankee fans didn't exactly provide much of an impression for Lee's wife. Story on Yahoo:

The New York Yankees have long been mentioned as the no-doubt-about-it landing spot for Cliff Lee(notes) when the ace pitcher hits free agency this winter.

But if fans in the Bronx were supposed to be in recruiting visit mode when Lee and the Texas Rangers came calling during the ALCS, they apparently missed the memo.

In a story by Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Kristen Lee — Cliff's wife — says she wasn't too impressed with the behavior of Yankee fans when it came to (not) rolling out the welcome wagon.

Behavior that could play a part when it comes time for Lee to decide if he wants to chase the money in the Bronx or stay with a team like Texas.

From Nightengale's story:

"Perhaps the Rangers' greatest sales pitch simply was having Kristen sit in the visiting family section at Yankee Stadium during the playoffs. She says there were ugly taunts. Obscenities. Cups of beer thrown. Even fans spitting from the section above.

"'The fans did not do good things in my heart,' Kristen says.

"'When people are staring at you, and saying horrible things, it's hard not to take it personal.'"

Nightengale also notes a few other factors that could keep Lee in a Rangers uniform and they're all things that have also crossed our minds. A possible World Series title within the next week. The proximity of Arlington to the family's home in Little Rock, Arkansas. A quiet persona that might prefer to stay away from the noisy glare of the New York spotlight.

But all of those concerns, of course, could easily vanish in the face of a Yankee offer that comes in dramatically higher than any other team's. And Lee and his family certainly must know those boorish fans won't behave that way toward them if he's wearing pinstripes.

Lee is set to meet baseball's media this afternoon at San Francisco's AT&T Park — hey, he still has World Series games to pitch after all — and it'll be interesting to see how he handles the inevitable questions about his free agency. Stay tuned.

[t e x]

I was just going to post: http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/m...=ESPNHeadlines