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First Down: Top make-believe facts about Cliff Lee

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TWT FIVE MAKE-BELIEVE FACTS ABOUT PHILLIES PITCHER CLIFF LEE

1. Cliff Lee likes to pick up hitchhikers because he never lets a man walk.

2. Cliff Lee once struck out a man just by staring him down.

3. Cliff Lee has no shadow. No one shadows Cliff Lee.

4. The Boogeyman looks in his closet every night to check for Cliff Lee.

5. The Most Interesting Man in the World drinks whatever Cliff Lee is having.

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Tim Lemke

Tim Lemke

Tim Lemke has been the sports business reporter for The Washington Times since 2005, writing on a wide variety of issues ranging from the construction of the Washington Nationals new ballpark to steroid hearings on Capitol Hill. He writes a weekly column titled “SportsBiz” and maintains a blog with the same name. Highlights of his career include playing some very ...

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