A caller to WIP last Friday, an old timer, had the following take on the trading of Cliff Lee by Phillies: The organization is cheap- after all, they once gave Richie Ashburn a pay cut after he hit .330!
That happened in 1955. So a pay cut, 54 years ago, during reserve clause times, by a previous ownership group, should clearly reflect poorly on the current team, which has been to two straight World Series, has a $140 million 2010 payroll, and just signed the best pitcher in baseball to a $60 million deal. Same old Phillies.
Posted by Stephen Silver at December 21, 2009 12:20 AM