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Suppose, back in December 2009, the Phillies had never traded away Cliff Lee?

It’s a question that still gnaws at the gut of the general manager who traded him, Ruben Amaro Jr. Sixteen months later, the GM still isn’t sure “if it was the right move or the wrong move,” he says.

Well, it was probably the wrong move on a million levels, despite the logic that motivated it. But — cue the “Twilight Zone” soundtrack — without that move, this never happens.