RealClearSports: Phillies' Lee Leaves Giants Helpless

By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

SAN FRANCISCO — This is what the San Francisco Giants do to the other team, what the Philadelphia Phillies did Thursday night to the Giants, leave them hopeless and helpless, leave them without a run and very few clues.

The breeze and chill swirled about AT&T Park, leaving the fans as cold as the Giants' bats. The 54th straight sellout crowd, 42,013, watched the home team get baffled by Cliff Lee, the man who got $120 million to try to make the Phils champions.

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SF Examiner: A surprising offensive outburst on a magical night

By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

SAN FRANCISCO — Those were the Giants? That was Cliff Lee? One thing’s for certain, that was a fifth inning, as wild and exhilarating as imaginable.

This wasn’t a game, it was a statement. It was a revelation. It was enough to make you think San Francisco’s time finally is about to arrive.

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