San Francisco Giants: Still Better Than the Philadelphia Phillies

Ask most baseball pundits and they'll tell you that the team to beat in the National League is the Philadelphia Phillies.

Why?

Well, the only major pickup the Phillies made this offseason was left-hander Cliff Lee. Lee dominated the Rays and Yankees in the 2010 American League Divisional and Championship Series before taking the mound against the Giants in the World Series last year.

To describe Lee's performance in the first two rounds of the playoffs as "dominating" is truly an understatement. In three starts between the ALDS against Tampa Bay and the ALCS against New York, Lee was 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA. He struck out 34 and walked ...

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