In Jayson Stark's column "Rumblings and Grumblings", he goes down the list of some players that are off to a quick start, and determines whether or not they are for real or not. The list goes from the obvious, Justin Upton (for real) to Gabe Kapler (nah). Cliff Lee is on the "more real than not" section of the column, and this is what is said:
"While one executive we surveyed cautioned that Lee's first two starts were both against an Oakland lineup that isn't quite Bash Brother-esque, most people we polled thought his disappointing season last year was a health issue, not a talent issue.
"I think he has to be for real," one scout said. "He's pitched this way before. Now he's showing the same ability again. And the only glitch was when he got hurt. So why wouldn't he be for real?"
Hopefully he keeps this up. If C.C. is going to have a down year, the slack is gonna have to be picked up somewhere, hopefully he can.
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Cliff has a proven track record and there is no reason why he cant continue to produce.
The bigger issue here is the fact that Justin Upton is 20 years old. Ladies and gentlemen, this is your next major league Superstar. He also has a brother BJ Upton)in the Majors who is 22 years old. Pretty good genes i'd say.
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