I'm sorry to say it, but that's the reality of things. Even if the Indians are able to resign Victor. At this point I'm already thinking of Cliff Lee in terms of being on another team, whether it's before July 31, 2009 or by July 31, 2010 is the only uncertainty as far as he goes. And as far as Victor, I highly doubt he'll be around either. Sure, he's saying all the right things, but the guy wants to win, and money wins over sentiment always, at least in sports, and sadly, in real life for the most part. Plus, remember Jim Thome, and CC, where as CC never did say he wanted to stay, he pretty much said the right things without flat out saying he was leaving. Victor is doing the same thing, just in broken English. The guy deserves better than to stay on this grease fire of a team anyway. He deserves a shot to win while he's still in his prime. I wouldn't blame him one bit if he left.
As far as Clifton goes, I'm pretty sure he's wanted out of town yesterday. He sees the writing on the wall. Not only has he seen it, he's been written on in the way of poor run support for most of this year. He's frustrated. He and Victor are guys that give their all, probably the two most intense competitors on this team, and I don't credit Wedge for instilling that, that's just their DNA. And it's not a coincidence that that kind of player is the minority on this team. I partially blame Wedge for that though. So back to Cliff, he also deserves better. It's not a matter of can we re-sign these guys, it's a matter of, why would they want to keep playing here?
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