soxaddict.org - 7/7/2008
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There is no doubt about it, Jon Lester has been the ace of the Red Sox staff thus far. He has already thrown 2 complete game shut-outs (including a no-hitter) and 61% of his starts have been quality starts. There should be no debate about the excellence of Jon Lester.
The true question is whether or not he can keep it up. This can be broken down into two sections, performance and stamina.
Bronx Banter: Lester The Molester
bronxbanter.baseballtoaster.com 7/4/2008 — Jon Lester walked the first two Yankees he faced last night and, after a Bobby Abreu fielders choice, the Yankees had runners at the corners with one out and the heart of the order up in the first inning. Lester then struck out Alex Rodriguez and ...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 7/4
soxanddawgs.com 7/4/2008 — I wrote yesterday morning that the Boston Red Sox needed to get a great outing from Jon Lester. Well Lester did just that and more as he threw a complete game 5-hit shutout against a talented New York Yankees lineup last night at Yankee Stadium. Lester was just masterful last night. He had complete command of all his pitches, effectively mixing in cutters, sinkers, changeups and a 4-seam ...
MLB Buy 'n Sell (7/6)
screamingsports.com 7/7/2008 — Screaming Sports' Billy Smith break out MLB Buy 'n Sell and runs down a short list of players you should be buying or selling. Jon Lester? Believe it or not, it's time to sell. Ryan Braun? Grab him while he's hot!
Red Sox v Twins: How about some offense tonight boys?
thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com 7/8/2008 — The Fenway Faithful watched a 9 inning pitcher's duel last night... let's see if the Sox can open things up tonight against Blackburn... BL Prediction: Manny goes yard - he looks to be back in the zone...
Game Scores
baseballanalysts.com 7/9/2008 — So this is pretty fun.
In light of Hiroki Kuroda 's masterpiece last night , I thought it might be fun to look at the best Game Score performances in each league thus far in 2008. Lucky for us, ESPN tracks such things . Note that Kuroda shows up ...
LEFTY GIVES SAWX SHOT IN THE ARM —
NY Post: Sports 7/4/2008
Jon Lester thought he made some good pitches early. But all the Red Sox lefty had to show for his labor was two Yanks on via walks in the first inning. "It was tough. There were a couple pitches that could have gone either way, and they didn't go...