Chuck Greenberg Says Rangers Deserve Credit for Cliff Lee Joining Phillies

by FanHouse Staff

Filed under: Phillies, Rangers, Yankees, MLB Hot Stove, MLB Free Agency

Cliff Lee's stunning decision to spurn the Rangers and Yankees and sign with the Phillies remains the hallmark moment of the 2010-11 offseason, so it's no surprise to hear the parties involved in the negotiations still talking about it.

Among those parties is Rangers owner Chuck Greenberg, who, speaking at the Rangers' Fan Fest event over the weekend, said he felt his team deserves partial credit for Lee landing in Philadelphia.

"We had three different meetings with Cliff and his wife and his agent in Little Rock, (Ark.)," Greenberg said. "Even though Philadelphia was probably not in, they were always in the back of our mind."

"I think if we wouldn't have gone to Arkansas that last time, I think he was going to sign with the Yankees. We pried the door open a little bit to give ourselves another opportunity. And ultimately the Phillies were able to take advantage of that opportunity that we created."

 

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Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2011/01/26/chuck-greenberg-says-rangers-deserve-credit-for-cliff-lee-joinin/

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