It's been over a month since I last posted and I have a really great post to wright about. As you know, the Red Sox are leading the AL East over the Yankees by 7 1/2 games and the best team in baseball. They have a terrific starting rotation with Beckett, Matzusaka, Schilling (when healthy) and knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. Their fifth man, Julian Tavarez, has been shaky the entire season so the Red Sox have decided to call up this man...
#31- Jon Lester. Now while most people who don't know about this man will think it's not a big deal that the Sox have called someone up. Well maybe you should know about this kid's backround. Let's go back in time to about the end of August last year, Lester, a rookie, was 7-2 and pitching real well when he got some news no one wants to hear. Lester was scratched from his August 27th start against Oakland and the next day was put on the DL. The doctors told him that he had lymphoma, a treatable form of cancer. On December 5th he was told he was cured of his cancer. Then it was time for him to work his way back on the team.
On March 5th he made his first appearance since he was diagnosed with lymphoma, he went 1 inning and made 3 consecutive outs. At the beginning of the season he was pitching at Single-A Greenville Drive but was quickly called up to Triple A affiliate Pawtucket Red Sox. Then in June he was called up and today, July 23rd, he will go against Cleveland Indians and will hopefully pitch as well as he was last year. Good luck Jon, I'm rooting for you!
If Lester comes back to be even SOMEWHAT productive, he could be the spark in the dugout Boston needs to keep the Yanks at bay and close out that division.
With Dice-K, Beckett, Lester, a healthy Schil and Julian, that is one NASTY rotation.
Any Yankees fan, including me, wishes this kid nothing but the best. Baseball is just a game but his story is about the unexpected twists and turns that life throws at people.
The fact that he is playing the Indians is even better. If the Yankees can win they are picking up ground on somebody no matter what.
Local boy made good, and we like him around here (though we wish he were playing for the home team, of course). He had a good portion of his treatment for his lymphoma here, and it looks like he is getting back into form. Hopefully, all continues to go well for him.
Oh let's see here... I was an all around athlete in my younger days. I have been to many Tigers and Lions games, will try to make to at least 1 Red Wing game in my lifetime. I like smelling my own farts for enjoyment and like listening to R&B and rap. I think Rasheed is retarted and McGrady is the best in the league when he's healty. I think the Tigers will make the World Series this year and every year in the future. One more thing... testicles... that is all.
