With a little luck for Varitek, four could have been more

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 With a little luck for Varitek, four could have been more
APJason Varitek embraces Jon Lester moments after Lester put the finishing touches on a no-hitter last night. In the midst of the celebration over Jon Lester's no-hitter last night: A statistic trickled out: Jason Varitek has now caught four no-hitters,... [link]

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The Scorecard: Ned Yost is still kickin' with the Brewers
Published 5/20/2008 at Big League Stew
... has now caught four no-hitters, but it's possible that total could be a mind-blowing seven (which would make him the Nolan Ryan of catchers — if he isn't already — no?) [Red Sox Monster] ...

HHR Hugs It Out [5.20.08]
Published 5/20/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Hugging Harold Reynolds) at Hugging Harold Reynolds
... MLBers With "Alligator Blood" (Legend of Cecilio Guante) Oddyssey to the Infield (Steady Burn via Yahoo) Top 5 Reasons Boston Sucks (The World of Isaac) 2 Theories About Joe Morgan (NESW Sports) With a little luck for Varitek, four could have been more (Red Sox Monster)Today at Gem Mint Ten: Future Star of What? Glenn Hoffman Works Hard for His Money ...

The (Somewhat) Unsung Hero of Lester's No-Hitter
Published 5/21/2008 by Ryan Hudson at RealClearSports - Blog
... Silly All-Conference voting. Better late than never, I suppose... Last night, Jon Lester, just 24-years old, threw a no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals. It seemingly completed his recovery from non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and came just seven months after he won the fourth game of the World Series. By all accounts, a pretty amazing story. Still though, and to take nothing away from Lester, I'd like to highlight the guy behind (literally) Lester's game last night: Jason Varitek. As Red Sox Monster points out, Jason Varitek has now caught four no-hitters, the most ever by a ...

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The Official Site of The Boston Red Sox: News: No-hitter a record fourth for Varitek

BOSTON -- Even for someone who has now caught more Major League no-hitters than anyone in history, Monday's night gem by Jon Lester was still very special and unique to Jason Varitek. "This was a weird one," Varitek said. "I didn't really know he had ...
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