Life After Cancer
What would you do if you faced a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in late 2006?Well, if you were Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester you would come back a year later and pitch in the World Series. Then, this season you would throw a no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals.
What a guy.
Lester (3-2) allowed just two baserunners, walking Billy Butler in the second inning and Esteban German to open the ninth; he also had an error when he threw away a pickoff attempt.
Lester struck out nine, fanning Alberto Callaspo to end the game before pumping both fists in the air.
Catcher Jason Varitek, who has been behind the plate for a record four no-hitters, lifted his pitcher into the air. Manager Terry Francona gave a long, hard embrace to Lester, who missed the end of the 2006 season after he was diagnosed with a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
"I've been through a lot the last couple of years. He's been like a second dad to me," Lester said. "It was just a special moment right there."
posted by nattietodd @ 8:40 AM
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