It seemed innocent enough at the time. Having just jumped ship to hop of the Philadelphia Phillies' bandwagon, Cliff Lee sent his old teammate Ian Kinsler a text message that simply said, “See you in the World Series.”

Who knew Lee was a prophet?

Now, Lee likely was insinuating he thought his team would be there to match up with the Rangers. Instead, the LeBron James of baseball will get to watch Kinsler and the rest of the Rangers from the comfort of his own couch.

C.J. Wilson, Colby ...