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Lester Drops 1st Game, Red Sox Lose 6-4 to White Sox

Jon Lester was finally roughed up for his first loss on Monday night, surrendering six runs (five earned) and seven hits over six innings pitched. Lester immediately ran into trouble in the first inning,…Read More

Red Sox Drop Blue Jays Behind Lester’s Gem

Jon Lester lost his bid for a perfect game in the sixth inning, but that was about all that went wrong against the Toronto Blue Jays. Lester joined Mets’ ace Matt Harvey as the only two major leaguers…Read More

Buccholz, Lester In Early Crop of AL Cy Young Candidates

I was having dinner with friends last night in Richmond’s Church Hill district. My buddy turned to me and said, “Buchholz and Lester are wrecking my fantasy league. This can’t continue.”…Read More

Lester, Sox, Remain on Early Season Roll, Finish Sweep of Indians

The Sox stayed hot Thursday night, beating the Indians 6-3, and in the process, completed the sweep of the Tribe. Jon Lester continued to look sharp tonight, despite actually raising his ERA from 1.42…Read More

Recharged Red Sox Edge Rays In Ten Innings

It looks like a postponed game was exactly what this Red Sox team needed. Beginning to slip after a fast start, the Red Sox had lost their first series of the year and were on a two game skid coming into…Read More

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Lester Looking Good Despite 5-1 Red Sox Loss

The countdown to the end of spring training continued today as the Miami Marlins beat the Red Sox 5-1. …Read More

Lester, Buchholz Putting Together a Dominant Spring Season

I was working through some Sox statistics yesterday and and noticed how great both Jon Lester‘s…Read More

Red Sox Regulars Dominate Rays 5-1

Jon Lester pitched six perfect innings and Jonny Gomes went 3-3 with 4RBI as the Red Sox, with basically…Read More

Can Lester Return to Form?

Now three years removed from a strong 2010 performance (4th place in AL CY), Jon Lester‘s career…Read More

Highlights From Sox Loss to Bucs

For what seemed liked the twentieth meeting between the Red Sox and Pirates so far in Spring Training,…Read More

Lester By The Numbers: A Strong Start Equals a Good Year

At least through two starts of the 2013 spring training season it appears that the Jon Lester of 2010…Read More

Lester, Red Sox Handle Pirates with Ease – Offense and Defense

I confess I had mixed emotions when I started watching this game Friday night. From the brouhaha that…Read More

Red Sox, Royals Discussing Lester For Myers Trade

After a relatively slow start to the 2012-2013 offseason for the Red Sox (and every other team except…Read More

Should the Red Sox Talk Contract with Lester?

WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford recently made an interesting observation. If it wasn’t for Jon Lester signing…Read More

Jon Lester Sets Strikeout Record For Red Sox Lefties In Style

Jon Lester did not get the win on Tuesday night when Boston beat the New York Yankees, but he did ink…Read More

Red Sox Place Jon Lester & Jacoby Ellsbury on Waivers

The waiver moves continue in Boston as Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports via Twitter that both…Read More

Lester Pitches Sox To 4-1 Win In New York

The Red Sox and Yankees played a rare pitching duel today, benefitting from the work of an unlikely…Read More

“Fear & Loathing” in Sox Management… National Harpoon’s Sox Summer Vacation!…in search of “Wa”?

Sure, WE have all know it for months:  “It’s the pitching, stupid!” But the stupid part is that…Read More

Runs, Hits and Errors: Peyton Place Off Field Meets Bad News Bears On Field

Not having posted my usual weekly column in about three weeks due to vacation and a persistent lack…Read More

Any Postseason Hopes For Red Sox Begin in Baltimore

Call it a long shot that the Red Sox will make the postseason, given they are 5.5 games back in the Wild…Read More