Inspirational night for Lester
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1| Projo Sox Blog found this 5/20/2008 on yankees.lhblogs.com [flag] |
Sadly, I doubt any of us doesn’t know somebody who died of cancer. Or a family torn asunder by the terrible disease.
So tip whatever cap you’re wearing, even if it has an interlocking N and Y on it, to Boston’s Jon Lester. Diagnosed in 2006 with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the 24-year-old threw a no-hitter tonight.
In hospitals from Maine to Arizona and everywhere in ...
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Baseball Today: Tuesday, May 20
Published 5/20/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... PUT IT ASIDE FOR A NIGHT: On the LoHud Yankees Blog, Peter Abraham -- who notes that we've all been touched by cancer, either personally or through a friend or family member -- says everyone, "even if [the cap you're wearing] has an interlocking N and Y on it," should cheer Lester. "Sometimes it’s OK to root for the other team," he concludes. Most of the commenters agreed, though some -- while not wishing Lester ill -- said they couldn't root for a Red Sox pitcher to throw a no-hitter no matter what the circumstances. But poster "seriously" has perhaps the best ...
