No Hitter!
Jon Lester threw a no hitter as the Red Sox blanked the Royals, 7-0. The final line: 130 pitches, no runs, no hits (obviously), two walks, nine strikeouts.It's the second no-hitter for the Red Sox in less than a year, following Clay Buchholz's gem against Baltimore last September.
Lester is the first lefty to toss a no-hitter since Mel Parnell did it way back in 1956.
Jason Varitek became the first catcher in the modern era (a.k.a. "since 1900") to catch four no-hitters: Hideo Nomo (2001), Derek Lowe (2002), Buchholz (2007) and Lester (2008).
I saw Jon Lester toss a one-hitter against Toronto a few weeks ago and I questioned whether he had the makeup to be great. Here's some proof that this lefty has a chance to be better than a 3 or 4 in the rotation.
What an amazing story: From cancer in '06 to pitching the Game 4 winner of the '07 World Series and now a no-hitter. Amazing.
I gotta say you were right about Lester. I know it's only the Royals but a no-no's a no-no. Anytime you can go 9 innings against any major league team you have done something special. Very cool.
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His whole life story is impressive as it is. The no-no is a nice way to complement it. The best part: he is still young and can yet continue doing greater things.
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Great things were expected from Jon Lester after he was kept and Santana went to the Mets. He's making the Sox office look smart.
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