Seriously, I don't think you could script a better story than Lester's. He goes out with cancer, beats that, comes back to pitch and win Game Four of the 2007 World Series, and then the next season hurls a no-hitter (the first Sox lefty to do so since Mel Parnell's no-hitter in NINETEEN FIFTY GODDAMN SIX).
I'm a little bit choked up and a whole lot proud of the boy.
I'd also fail at life did I not extend congratulations to Jason Varitek, who tonight became the second catcher in history to catch four no-hitters. The last one? Chicago's Ray Schalk. IN NINETEEN FOURTEEN.
Lookit him.
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What the fish? I can't edit the post. Anyway I was wrong, and Tek is the FIRST catcher to catch four no hitters in ML history. Hotness.
And just think, Tek would have five no hitters if SOMEONE hadn't shaken him off in the ninth inning.
I swear to God if you made the Jon Lester story into a movie people would think it was ridonkulously cheestastic, and yet it's all TRUE.
Man, I HAVE to catch the NESN replay.
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