Report: Phils Offered Lowell 4 yrs, $50m

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Matt P Matt P posted 11/20/2007 from www.the700level.com [flag]
Did Mike Lowell leave $12mil and an extra year on the table to stay in Boston? It hurts more to know the Phils were that close to having him... [link]

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sooze posted 11/20/2007 from www.babeslovebaseball.com

After testing the free agent waters in the open market (and reportedly receiving a four-year, $50 million offer from the Phillies), it appears that Mike Lowell has spurned the chance at more money and more years to come back home to Boston.
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Phillies made a play for Lowell | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/20/2007

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Mike Lowell will not be at third base next season for the Phillies, but they did make a last-minute run at him. > The Phillies would not confirm it yesterday, but sources inside the organization said the Phils shifted from their well-publicized ...
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Boston Red Sox - Red Sox, Epstein deal from position of strength - The Boston Globe

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 11/20/2007 on www.boston.com

It is so advantageous to be in control, to deal from a position of strength. There's no gun to your head to do something that doesn't make financial sense. Even if you're the Red Sox, who have more resources than any team other than the Yankees, you ...
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August 14, 2007 Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball

Capitol Punishment found this 11/20/2007 on www.baseball-reference.com

BATTING Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit PO A Details J Rollins SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .290 .862 15 1 3 SB T Iguchi 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .739 17 3 2 SB P Burrell LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 .894 17 0 0 C Roberson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .572 0 0 R Howard ...
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September 20, 2007 Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball

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BATTING Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit PO A Details J Rollins SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 .294 .871 18 0 3 2ยท2B S Victorino RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 .773 17 0 0 2B,SH T Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0 0 C Utley 2B 5 1 1 1 ...
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