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Big Jon Lester
Big Jon Lester
Nobody seemed to know where John called home, just drifted into town and stayed all alone. He didn’t say much, he kinda stayed quiet and shy. And if you spoke at all, you just said ‘hi’ to Big John. -Jimmy Dean Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! Just a ...
Lester Pitches Red Sox Back into First
Lester Pitches Red Sox Back into First
fenwaywest.com — Jon Lester took a perfect game into the 7th before Michael Young hit a double to break... it up. Lester would only give up one more hit (to Young again) in his first complete game of the season. He had 11 K's in the outing and said he had better stuff than when he pitched his no-no last year. The ... (more) Lester Pitches Red Sox Back into First
Pair of aces
boston.com — With Josh Beckett and Jon Lester doing a reasonable imitation of Drysdale and Koufax lately, the Red... Sox finally have the dominating 1-2 pitching punch they envisioned this spring. (more) Pair of aces
6/6: Lester takes the hill again.
6/6: Lester takes the hill again.
firebrandal.com — div style="border: 1px double black;"> Jon Lester looks to continue the great pitching. In 20 of the... past 21 games, Red Sox pitching has allowed five runs or less. And the one time they did allow more than five, it was only six runs. The pitching has been really great, the bullpen and the ... (more) 6/6: Lester takes the hill again.
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