Is it the RANGERS or BRONX BOMBERS?.....NO......its the FIGHTIN' PHILS....Free Agent Pitcher Cliff LEE to PHILLY.

ESPN is reporting Breaking News as the PHILLIES slide in the Backdoor to get Free Agent Pitcher Cliff Lee from the RANGERS and Bronx BOMBERS.

The PHILLIES got in on the TALKS reportedly after the MLB WINTER MEETINGS this past week ended in FLORIDA. The only information everyone had on CLIFF was that the RANGERS and BOMBERS were going back and forth upping the ante to get him.

So tonight around 11pm central time ESPN SPORTS CENTER reports that the YANKS are out of the running then 5 minutes after that they report that the RANGERS are also out as well. Citing that both teams were told early MONDAY Night that Lee was to be going elsewhere.

ELSEWHERE is now the Fightin' PHILS and now lets take a closer look of the Starting ROTATION of the PHILS as of their last game of the season:

1. ROY HALLADAY 2010 NL CY YOUNG Award Winner
2. ROY OSWALT
3. COLE HAMELS
4. JOE BLANTON
5. KYLE KENDRICK

Now add CLIFF LEE to that 5-man Rotation and you have hands down the 2011 NL EAST CHAMPS.........and back that up with CLOSER BRAD LIDGE.....you have got to be kidding me.

MERRY CHRISTMAS in the CITY of BrotherLEElove......PHILS Fans enjoy this bunch.......it should be a great summer.

NOTE******Remember LEE was picked up in the TRADE Deadline in 2009 to spark the PHILS to their 2nd straight WORLD SERIES Appearance then the PHILS dumped him to the MARINERS in last year's winter meetings....now this........Look at the PHILS CLUBHOUSE.........Utley, Rollins, Victorino, Polanco, Howard, and Halladay to name a few........doesn't get any classier than those guys.......and obviuosly Cliff nor his family could pass that up.