Cliff Lee, Not a Phillies Fan
Imagine being forced to part ways with the love of your life due to unforseen circumstances. You move on, you meet someone else, someone who is fantastic and maybe even better than your lost boo. But deep down inside, you pine. There's still something about your ex that you just can't quit, and their letters make it seem as though they feel the same way too. Then one day, as you watch their successes from afar, you find out from their friends that they're over you. They've moved on. They don't even like you anymore.
Yeah, that's this.
Cliff Lee told reporters yesterday that he was actually rooting against the Phillies, the team we all assumed he still wanted to play for: [Philly.com]
"Kind of mixed emotions, to be honest with you. I pulled for a lot of those guys, but it's weird, when a team gets rid of you, you kind of like seeing them lose a little bit."
"I know that's weird, but part of me wanted them to win where I could face them in the World Series, too. It would have been a lot of fun."
"I was in between. I didn't want to have to face them or want to have to face the Giants. I let that series play out, and I pulled for those guys individually, but I didn't mind seeing them get beat, either, just because they got rid of me. That is what it is."
I'll be in my room watching chick flicks and eating ice cream all day.
At first blush, these comments will tweak most fans, especially those of us who can't quit Cliff. But no, Clifton, you can't hurt me with your words. Your comments actually strengthen my disgustingly un-healty man crush on you. Your brutal honesty- it's hard to find that in a ballplayer.
Good luck tonight, I'll be watching.
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