No Hit Lester

I got a text message in the fourth inning when Ellsbury made an amazing diving catch asking if fantasy points were available for great catches. Well it turns out that catch ended up saving a no hitter for the Red Sox and John Lester.

You’d think it wouldn’t get much better than being the winning pitcher in a World Series clinching game but you have to think this would rank right up there. When this guy is on (like the game against Halladay and the Blue Jays) and throwing first pitch strikes, he’s nasty. It’s no wonder Peter Gammons said that John Lester had such good stuff he’s be an overall better pitcher than Jonathan Papelbon.

Lester the first left hander to throw a no-hitter for the Sox since the 1956. Jason Varitek became the first catcher in major league history to be the backstop for four different no hitters.

To say that this was an incredible game is a huge understatement. With all that’s happened in his personal life, coming back from cancer, this is truly one of the greatest stories in sports.

This is a guy that the entire off-season was rumored to be a key component in a trade for Johan Santana and to see this happen is the ultimate “F-YOU” to not only the Twins for passing up on the deal but to all the fans that said the Sox brass was stupid for not making the deal happen.

So now the Red Sox fourth (Lester) and fifth (Buchholz) starters have no-no’s under their belts. How great does this staff look now, not only for this year but for years to come? I say awesome.

Just an absolutely great night at Fenway. If only there wasn’t a retard with a mouth full of spit and half a functional mouth asking questions at his press conference. It can’t be perfect. But tonight was as close as you get.