Charlie Manuel was asked prior to this evening's game if left-hander Cliff Lee would be available to pitch tonight out of the bullpen.
"He sure is," Manuel said. "He's available."
It was almost as if Charlie Manuel thought you'd be crazy not to have Cliff Lee ready and available to pitch out of the bullpen.
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Whatever. Get out of Cliff's way. Let him pitch.
Charlie didn't, however, say if Lee was available to pinch hit. We'll just assume he is.
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Also of note from today, Ryan Madson said he felt pretty good after getting a massage from the trainer this afternoon and could probably handle an inning of work himself tonight.
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Here's video of Manuel talking about Cliff Lee's Whatever-attitude, but also noting he's a funnier when you pesky media types aren't around.
...video coming... maybe...