Royals vs. Red Sox - Recap - May 19, 2008

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Lester throws majors' first no-hitter of season as Red Sox rock Royals BOSTON (AP) -- Jon Lester can now add pitching a no-hitter to his already amazing list of accomplishments. The 24-year-old lefty, who survived cancer to pitch the World Series clincher for the Boston Red Sox last fall, shut down Kansas City 7-0 Monday night for the first no-hitter in the majors this season. "Really, words ... [link]

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Lester throws majors' first no-hitter of season as Red Sox rock Royals
Published 5/20/2008 by smithnyiu at SportsFilter
May 19, 2008 Lester throws majors' first no-hitter of season as Red Sox rock Royals : The 24-year-old lefty, who survived cancer to pitch the clincher of Boston's 2007 World Series victory, shut down Kansas City 7-0 Monday night for the first no-hitter in the majors this season. ...

Bosox' Lester No-Hits Royals
Published 5/20/2008 by Mick Doherty at Batter's Box Interactive Magazine
Hey, the guy beat cancer. Anyone surprised Jon Lester can no-hit a big league ballclub?

Kudos to Lester
Published 5/20/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Jason) at It is about the money, stupid
... I don't bash the Sox just for the sake of bashing. I am also not so blindly pro-Yanks to wish a hearty congrats to Jon Lester, who just finished off a no-hitter tonite. It's on thing to throw a no-hitter; it's entirely another thing if the pitcher is still ...

THT Daily:THT Daily: No-Hitter
Published 5/20/2008 by Matthew Carruth at The Hardball Times
... contract. Jones hasn't played for over two weeks, so he'll head to extended spring training to get back in game shape. When he rejoins the Marlins, he'll likely end up starting against righties as part of a center field platoon with Cody Ross , giving him value in NL-only leagues. Alfredo Amezega is expected to be shifted back to a utility infielder role, with Robert Andino likely to get sent down when Jones returns. Yesterday’s Results American League BOS 7 KC 0 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 7 TEX 6 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 7 OAK 6 (Recap and ...

JON LESTER THREW A NO-HITTER
Published 5/20/2008 at With Leather
... Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester threw the first no-hitter in the majors this season, striking out nine and allowing only two baserunners as Boston blanked Kansas City 7-0 last night. It was the 18th no-hitter for the franchise, and the Major League-record fourth time that Jason Varitek has caught one. ...

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High Five

sooze posted 5/20/2008 from www.babeslovebaseball.com

Lefty Jon Lester became the 18th pitcher in Boston Red Sox history to keep an entire team hitless over nine innings, shutting out the Kansas City Royals 7-0 Monday night for his first career no-hitter.

Lester Throws No-Hitter

beisbolct posted 5/20/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

On August 27th, 2006 Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester was scratched from his start against the Oakland A’s. Just 5 days later, it was announced he had cancer and would be out for the rest of the season. Just three months later, it was announced that Lester was cancer-free.

Jon Lester Threw a No-Hitter

Babes Love Baseball found this 5/20/2008 on www.walkoffwalk.com

Red Sox lefty Jon Lester's big accomplishment of the night was preventing the Royals from getting any hits with his nine-strikeout complete game shutout. That's a no-hitter ! I am shocked, to say the least. My jinx didn't even work! Yes, Lester's ...

Videos Galore From Jon Lester’s No-Hitter

beisbolct posted 5/20/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

It’s very fitting that the 4,000th post on SOX & Dawgs is a celebration post. We are celebrating the no-hitter of Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester. Here is a boatload of video goodness of the first no-hitter and complete game of Lester’s career.

And That Happened

Projo Sox Blog found this 5/20/2008 on shysterball.blogspot.com

Red Sox 7, Royals 0 : It figures. The first night in what seems like forever where the national game isn't the frickin' Red Sox, and a no-hitter happens. Nationals 4, Phillies 0 : Query: is it more impressive to no-hit a punchless team like the ...

Celebrating Tiny Achievements in Sports

mmiracle posted 5/20/2008 from realsportsbloggers.com

The Boston Red Sox are celebrating like it’s 1999 because Jon Lester threw a no hitter against the Kansas City Royals. Celebrating a no hitter against the Royals? That’s like climbing the clock tower in town to shout “The Globetrotters beat the Generals, the Globetrotters beat the Generals”

VIDEO - Jon Lester tosses no-hitter

tball275 posted 5/20/2008 from www.insidetheballpark.com

Such a great story! Jon Lester of the Boston Red Sox tosses a no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals Monday night at Fenway Park. Lester (24) is a cancer survivor. Check out the video!

Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 5/20

beisbolct posted 5/20/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

Unless you went to bed around 10 PM last night, you already know that Boston Red Sox 24-year old pitcher Jon Lester threw a no-hitter against the Kansas CIty Royals last night.

All You Wanted to Know About Jon Lester, His No-Hitter, and More!

Dave Rouleau posted 5/20/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

Contributed by Bill Chuck...Last night, Boston Red Sox lefty Jon Lester threw a no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals. The Sox won 7-0. Here are 29 facts about the no-hitter (one for each batter Lester faced...

Lester Spins No-No

Dave Rouleau posted 5/20/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

Congratulations to Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester, who tonight was the 18th Boston Red Sox pitcher to pitch a no hitter...

Boston's Jon Lester threw a no-hitter

EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST found this 5/20/2008 on www.on205th.com

Thought it would be remiss of me not to post something on this since it's only the 19th 18th time in Major League Baseball Red Sox history that it's happened. Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester, 24, no-hit the Kansas City Royals 7-0 at Fenway Park ...

Lester no-hitter leaves little room for snark

Posted 5/20/2008 on Your Face is a Sports Blog

I didn't post about Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester's no-hitter from last night for a very good reason: what else can I say? (And also in response to the smug tone of Boston sports fans that is symbolized...

Lester joins legends with No-Hitter

Posted 5/20/2008 on Diamond Hoggers

[ Boston.com Story ] [ No Hitter Box Score ] Jon Lester needed 130 pitches and a strikeout to finish what he started last night. When the dust settled he had thrown the 18th no-hitter in Red Sox history. It took 2 hours and 30 minutes on the dot and took place in front of a crowd of 37,746. It's a great culmination for Lester who just over a year ago faced uncertainty in his ...

29 Facts About Lester’s No-No

Posted 5/20/2008 on Dugout Central

On Monday Boston Red Sox lefty Jon Lester threw a no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals. The Sox won 7-0. Here are 29 facts about the no-hitter (one for each batter Lester faced): Lester struck out 9 and walked just two. This is his first shutout and first career complete game. First no-hitter by a Red Sox lefty since Mel Parnell on July 14, 1956. At 24 years and 133 days, Lester ...

VIDEO: Jon Lester’s No-Hitter

Posted 5/20/2008 on Gossip On Sports - The Latest Dish On and Off the Field

What kind of Boston Red Sox fan would we be if we didn’t brag about share the news about pitcher—and cancer survivor— Jon Lester ’s no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals last night. Clay Buchholz , he of the fingernail injury , threw a no-hitter last year in his Major League debut. (And a shout-out goes to fellow Sox fans Caesar and Pat for joining the ...

Lester Throws No-No

Posted 5/20/2008 on Respect Jeter's Gangster

I know, he's a Red Sox player, but its relevant. Jonathan Lester pitched a no hitter last night against the Royals. That's the second in two years for the Red Sox as Bucholz threw one last season. At some point you have to concede that the Red Sox own this decade. The 90's were the Yankees. 4 championships, 2 perfect games, a 114 win season, we definetely dominated. I still say screw the Red ...

Red Sox No-Hitters Through The Years

Posted 5/20/2008 on SOX1FAN

In the early spring of 2001, I had never seen a Red Sox pitcher throw a no-hitter… three had been thrown in my lifetime, but they had all occurred when I was too young to comprehend the magnitude of the accomplishment. On April 4, 2001, I sat in the TV room of my home in Berwick, Maine, and tears brushed my cheek as Hideo Nomo finished off the first Red Sox no-hitter I had ever seen. ...

Don’t get sucked into the No-Hitter hype!

Posted 5/20/2008 on Wax Heaven

As 99.9% of sports fans already know, Jon Lester threw a no-hitter last night. It was an amazing performance and an even greater story that the eBay hounds quickly exploited . Now, before you go and break your piggy bank just remember that there are still plenty of Lester autographs selling for under $20. Don’t forget guys, Lester has been in the bigs three seasons now and has yet to ...

Lester inches closer to becoming a top of the rotation-caliber starter

Posted 5/20/2008 on Sox and Pinstripes | Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees – The Greatest Rivalry in Baseball

Have you recovered from the high generated by Jon Lester's no-hitter last night? Likely not, if you're a Red Sox fan. The buzz of a no-hitter does not last nearly as long as the exhilaration that a World Series championship produces, but in this case, the no-hit excitement will have a longer shelf life. Lester was already an inspiration to anyone who has cancer, or has recovered from the ...

Anonymous Cancer Survivor Throws No-Hitter for Red Sox

Posted 5/20/2008 on The Cubs Brickyard - Chicago Cubs Humor, Sports Parody News, and Cubs Resources

(Boston, MA) - Last night, something truly special happened. A pitcher for the Boston Red Sox threw a no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals. But not just any pitcher. The pitcher was a cancer survivor. We aren’t entirely sure of his name based on ESPN’s coverage, but we do know that he first beat cancer, and then threw a no-hitter. And that’s pretty incredible. ...

Oh. What. A. Night.

Posted 5/20/2008 on BOSTON IRISH

What on earth does this amazing kid do for an encore? Beat a life threatening disease. Check. Clinch game four of the 2007 World Series. Check. Throw a no hitter. Check. "He's a wonderful kid, not because he threw a no-hitter. He's a good kid because he's a good kid," Tito Francona Red Sox manager

Sox Win Fourth Straight As Lester No-Hits Royals, 7-0

Posted 5/20/2008 on SOX1FAN

After tonight’s game, Jon Lester said he wasn’t sure which was bigger — pitching the World Series clincher last fall or throwing the no-hitter tonight. Tough call… wouldn’t it be nice to have such problems? This evening at Fenway Park, the 24-year-old southpaw no-hit the Kansas City Royals, 7-0. It was the first no-hitter in the major leagues since teammate ...

MLB: Red Sox Lester gets no-hitter

Posted 5/20/2008 on Teeoff Sports

Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lester (3-2) got the first no-hitter of the 2008 season against the Kansas City Royals. He only needed 130 pitches, that’s just 14 pitches per inning…and the Sox won 7-0. The reigning champs are cruising this season as they lead the Tampa Bay Rays by a game and a half. Coming just shy of [...]

The No-Hit Twins — Buchholz and JON LESTER!

Posted 5/20/2008 on SOX1FAN

This evening, Jon Lester became the first Red Sox left-handed pitcher to throw a no-hitter since July 14, 1956, when Mel Parnell beat the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park, 4-0. With the accomplishment, Lester joins Clay Buchholz as Red Sox young guns who have thrown a no-hitter at Fenway Park within the last year… Buchholz threw his no-hitter last September 1st against the Baltimore ...

Jon Lester Throws No-Hitter vs. Royals (Video)

Posted 5/20/2008 on FanIQ Blog

When throwing a no-hitter is, at best, only your second greatest accomplishment as a 24-year-old, you know you've achieved some special things. Red Sox Jon Lester survived cancer that forced him to miss the end of 2006 and the first part of 2007 and tonight he tossed a no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals. It's the 18th no-hitter in Boston's history. The line: 9 IP, 0 H, ...

Jon Lester No Hitter

Posted 5/20/2008 on Green Bandwagon: Front Page Posts

Head over to SB Nation's Red Sox blog - Over the Monster - to chat about Lester's no hitter against the Kansas City Royals. Well done.

Game of a Lifetime

Posted 5/20/2008 on The House That Dewey Built

5/19/08: Jon Lester Throws No-Hitter at Fenway Park From the time I started watching the Red Sox religiously around 1987 (Roger Clemens’ prime) right up until the beginning of the 21st century (the beginning of Pedro’s decline) I was always waiting for the no-hitter that never arrived. Now, 7 years later, I can say that I’ve seen 4 Red Sox no-hitters. Although I should ...

Lester Throws No-No

Posted 5/20/2008 on Your New York Sports Blog

Jon Lester pumps fist after no-hitter 5/19 May 19th, 2008 Jon Lester becomes the 18th no-hitter in Boston Red Sox history in a 7-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. It is the second Red Sox no-hitter in as many years, when fellow phenom Clay Buchholz hurled a no-hitter in his 2nd career start. It is fun to note the last two no-hitters belong to the Red Sox. What makes Lester's so special ...

History behind Jon Lester's no-hitter, other MLB no-hitter history you probably don't know

Posted 5/20/2008 on Small White Ball

Congrats to Boston Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester and his no-hitter Monday night against the Kansas City Royals. While SWB are unabashed Sox supporters, even the most anti-Sox fan can appreciate what a feat this is considering Lester is just a year removed from being declared cancer free. If you don't know anyone that has suffered through chemo, you have no idea the weight of that previous ...

Jon Lester pitches no-hitter

Posted 5/20/2008 on Siberian Baseball

With Jon Lester's no-hitter tonight - but really, does it count if it's against the Royals? - the Red Sox now have matching no-no's for the cornerstones of next generation's rotation (Clay Buchholz had the last no-hitter last September before he was shut down for the season). Two walks and a runner that reached on a fielder's choice meant that Lester's chance at a perfect game fell by the ...

Lester Tosses No Hitter

Posted 5/20/2008 on Hot Foot

Jon Lester , who battled cancer last year, threw the 18th no-hitter in Red Sox history just moments ago. Four of the last six no-hitters have been thrown by the Red Sox. Clay Buckholtz tossed a no-hitter for the Sox just last year, giving the Sox two pitchers under 25 years old that have tossed a no-hitter in their rotation. Can we just get one? Please??? Congrats to Lester, quite a ...