...And Stars Fell on Lansdowne

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Rewriting the Script
Published 5/18/2008 by Texas Gal at Center Field
... history and the first lefty to toss one in 52 years, and the record books of MLB, becoming the first pitcher of the season to toss a no-no and the first to do so since his teammate back in September. But with that final fastball to Alberto Callaspo, that final swinging strike, Jon Lester didn't just rewrite the record books of history... he also rewrote his story. video courtesy of NESN big thanks to SURVIVING GRADY for the clip!

Wild Wacky Walkoff Night in Baseball
Published 5/20/2008 by Rob Iracane at Walkoff Walk
... them to my bedroom wall. But hey, even if you were stuck with ESPN and nothing else, you'd have still seen the ninth inning of the no-hitter and the inside-the-park homer, followed by the (usually) engaging Baseball Tonight. To wit: Cub catcher Geovany Soto hit the inside-the-park homer in Houston after Astros CF Michael Bourn misplayed the shot off the wall. Cubs win 7-2. Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester threw a real live no-hitter against the hapless Royals. Red Sox win 7-0. Nats pitcher Tim Redding was the starting pitcher in both Phillies ...

Jon Lester No-Hitter [MLB Walk-Off]
Published 5/20/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... And Stars Fell on Lansdowne "For those of you keeping score: In 2006, Jon Lester was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma. In 2007, he won the clinching game of the World Series. In 2008, just a few hours ago in fact, he pitched his first complete game--a motherf@#king no hitter against the Kansas City Royals." - Surviving Grady ...

Jon Lester No Hits The Royals
Published 5/20/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... Something happened to the Kansas City Royals on their way to getting their record to the .500 mark — they ran into Boston’s Jon Lester and he decided to no-hit them. So after 9 innings, 130 pitches, 9 strikeouts and 2 base-on-balls, the Red Sox have another no-hitter — the 18th — to add to their history books. ...

One night later: A Lester no-no wrap-up
Published 5/20/2008 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... : This no-hitter should be about where Lester is going, not where he has been. Game four of the World Series was Lester's breakout game in my opinion, but it was once again overshadowed by his victory over cancer. While everyone is looking back on what he has done, let's look forward to see what else this young lefty can provide with many more years in the Red Sox rotation. From Surviving Grady : Is there any doubt that 2009 will find him marooned on a deserted island with Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Heidi Watney, the Celtics Dancers, that chick from Gossip Girl and Jenna ...