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New M's P Lee wanted to stay with Phils (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Cliff Lee wanted to stay in Philadelphia. The Phillies' postseason star said he proposed a counteroffer on a contract extension Wednesday -- the day he was traded to Seattle in a four-team deal that sent Roy Halladay to the Phillies. Speaking by telephone while on vacation in Puerto Rico, the 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner says he had "disbelief and shock" over the trade.