Jon Lester

Jon Lester isn't making comparisons between his cancer battle four years ago and Red Sox prospect Ryan Westmoreland's recent brain diagnosis.  

Hey, does anyone know anything about this jingle, or, better yet, have audio/video of it?take your shoes off, put your feet up, its time to meet up with the boston red sox, boston born and boston red sox, relax, relax, relax, and be a sox watcherThat's cut/pasted from what my co-worker who brought it up sent me. I only see a little bit of info on this online, which is the same as what she told me, that it was on before Sox games in the 70s. (I...  

ESPNLester on prospect's brain surgerySan Francisco ChronicleAP Boston pitcher Jon Lester, who battled anaplastic large cell lymphoma four years ago, said Red Sox prospect Ryan Westmoreland, who will have surgery ...Boston prospect Ryan Westmoreland needs brain surgeryUSA TodayExpert: Westmoreland's surgery has risks, but full recovery is likelyProvidence JournalBoston Red Sox prospect Ryan Westmoreland to have brain surgeryESPNMLB.com -Boston...  

MassLive.com (blog)A Q&A with Boston Red Sox manager Terry FranconaDaily PressBoston Red Sox manager Terry Francona, the manager who delivered two World Series championships to a previously snake-bitten ...Boston Red Sox analysis and humor by Dan LamotheMassLive.com (blog)The Red Sox Top 20Boston GlobeSea Dogs, Red Sox preparing for spring trainingBiddeford Journal TribuneBoston Herald -BoSox Injection (blog) -ESPN (blog)all 30 news articles »  

1. Boston Red Sox The Red Sox were humbled last postseason after getting swept in the ALDS by the Angels, and now they're determined to take back the throne. The Red Sox improved their already great pitching staff by signing John Lackey to a five year, $80 million contract.   They now have Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, John Lackey, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and Clay Buchholz in their rotation. Tim Wakefield and Junichi Tazawa provide excellent depth and...  

Nomar Garciaparra -- former Boston Red Sox's all-star shortstop -- announced his retirement from the game and his joining ESPN as a baseball analyst today, reports B&C.Garciaparra had been in Major League Baseball for 14 years, many with the Red Sox.In his new role with ESPN, he'll be part of 'Baseball Tonight,' as well as appearing on some games to provide expert commentary. Garciaparra starts at the end of the month.  

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — One of the three aces of the Boston Red Sox isn't sure they have any. Josh Beckett doesn't worry what label you give him, Jon Lester or John Lackey. What matters is the impressive rotation those pitchers lead.  

The Red Sox worked out on a cold, damp morning in Fort Myers, where it is now pouring rain ... afterward, manager Terry Francona set out the pitching rotation for the early spring games. On March 3, Casey Kelly will start against Northeastern and Boof Bonser against Boston College. On March 4, the first of three games against the Twins, Josh Beckett starts. On the 5th, it'll be Jon Lester, with Tim Wakefield working later in the game. On the...  

Michael Silverman, who writes for the Boston Herald, had a chat with Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester. Jon has already arrived in Ft. Myers and had a great workout yesterday. Some people think he's the Sox' number one guy but I like to think that Boston's six man rotation has three number ones...Lester, Beckett and Lackey. Here's what Jon had to say to those who call him the ace of the team...“If people want to say that, that’s great, but we...  

The Truck leaves on Friday morning, but Kevin Youkilis, Jonathan Papelbon, Jon Lester, and Manny Delcarmen are already in camp in Fort Myers.If you haven't seen the clip of a young Yook in the movie Milk Money, click here. ... The team grabbed right-handed reliever Gaby Hernandez off waivers.And: A witness to Abraham Lincoln's assassination appears on the 1956 TV show "I've Got A Secret" (gee, I wonder who sponsored that show?).  

Clay Buchholz has become the Jimmy Fund's newest "Rally Against Cancer" spokesplayer, a role previous filled by Trot Nixon, Jon Lester, Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis. Click here for the program's website. Here are some details from a Jimmy Fund press release: Rally Against Cancer encourages Red Sox fans to partner with their companies and schools, as well as their co-workers, classmates, and friends, to each contribute $5 or more to the...  

31: Dave Roberts had some weak competition here, right up until Jon Lester solidified 31. So I'll go Roberts, but we'll see how Lester's career shakes out. I'm definitely a huge fan of his already.32: Now we get into the numbers that were reserved for coaches and managers when I was growing up, and they don't count. I'm going with Derek Lowe here--again, weak competition.33: Jason Varitek.34: I really liked Scott Cooper, and who didn't love El...  

Some links for Friday afternoon... WEEI.com's Alex Speier says that Jon Lester's contract is one of the biggest bargains in baseball when you look at the deals Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander just received. Lester signed a five-year deal last March that guaranteed him at least $30MM. Bill Shaikin of The Los Angeles Times wonders if 2010 could be the final year of Manny Ramirez's career. If so,...L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (subscribe...  

Agent: 38-year-old Melvin Mora and Rockies agree to $1.3 million, 1-year contractLos Angeles TimesDENVER (AP) — Spending the last 9½ seasons in Baltimore and watching the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox annually battle for playoff berths left Melvin ...and more »  

Season starts early with Fenway Park historyTaunton Daily GazetteBoston Red Sox fans got a taste of baseball season early when Fenway Tours, the official guides of Fenway Park gave an audiovisual ...and more »