5/19: Give 'em a Royal Welcome...

May 19, 2008 at 6:45 PM

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By Tim Daloisio

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Kansas City Royals (21-22) @ Boston Red Sox (27-19)

Luke Hochevar (3-2, 3.94) @ Jon Lester (2-2, 3.95)

7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)

TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150

GAME NOTES:

The Kansas City Royals come to town for a four game set looking to climb over the .500 mark. Now that's just not something that the Red Sox can let happen. I'll leave the Game Notes with a few pre-game questions for you: (1) Will David Ortiz continue to dominate the opposition? (2) Can the Red Sox overcome the "first time seeing a good young pitcher" jinx that seems to have haunted them over the past few years? (3) Will Manny Ramirez creep closer to 500 home runs?

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23 Comments on "5/19: Give 'em a Royal Welcome..."

Posted by Evan Brunell, May 19, 2008 7:38 PM

1) Yessir 2) Nosir 3) Not today, but in this series, yes.

Posted by Tessie's Dad, May 19, 2008 8:01 PM

If we're going to keep Lugo in the lineup, and it certainly seems like we're stuck with him, can Tito at least super-glue the bat to his shoulder when he goes to the plate with a runner on first and less than two out?

Posted by Tessie's Dad, May 19, 2008 9:22 PM

Sean O, May 19, 2008 @ 12:33 am:

This is the FOURTH TIME I��ll have seen Lester this year. What have I done to deserve this?

I don't know, but keep doing it!

Posted by Bob, May 19, 2008 9:38 PM

holy shit! Sean O, please go to every one of Lester's stats for the rest of the season

Posted by Bob, May 19, 2008 9:39 PM

Sean go see Lester every time he pitches for the rest of his career

Posted by Evan Brunell, May 19, 2008 9:39 PM

JON LESTER!

And I turned down a SRO from Sean O! Ach!

Posted by Mark, May 19, 2008 9:40 PM

NO HITTER!!!

GOOD JOB LESTER!!!!

Posted by Tim Daloisio, May 19, 2008 9:40 PM

Sean O now gets all Jon Lester Game Notes if he wants them....

Posted by radiohix, May 19, 2008 9:40 PM

Sean O, waiting for your post tomorrow history have been made, worth stayin' to 3.35 in the morning to witness!!!! HORAAAAAAYYYYY

#10

Posted by Tom A, May 19, 2008 9:48 PM

Congratulations Jon! Couldn't have happened to a better human being. I'm even happier on this one than on Bucholz's last year. I've got goosebumps right now.

#11

Posted by Tom A, May 19, 2008 9:49 PM

Congratulations Jon! Couldn't have happened to a nicer human being. I've got goosebumps right now. :)

#12

Posted by Colin, May 19, 2008 9:49 PM

Hot damn Lester! No fucking hitter!

#13

Posted by Tim Daloisio, May 19, 2008 9:49 PM

and I almost asked if Jon Lester would pitch a no-no in the game notes...should have followed my instincts

#14

Posted by JaredK, May 19, 2008 9:54 PM

Amazing. Anyone who has watched him pitch since spring training should not be surprised based on his stuff. His velocity has improved vastly with is health and weight, his cutter and curve can both be plus pitches as well. His fastball was knee high all night and only was elevated by design.

For Sean:

http://www.faniq.com/images/blog/Eating%20Crow(1).jpg

#15

Posted by gerry, May 19, 2008 9:54 PM

Sean, your namesake is the first left handed pitcher in 52 years to pitch a no hitter, and that was Mel Parnell. You did it, Sean. Keep up the good work. I think Jon Lester needs an appropriate nickname . . . like Big Jon. "Big Jon of the No No". Scare the opposition with it. What a battle this 24 year old has had during the past 3 years. Awesome pitching. Awesome story. Awesome individual. Did he just go from a possible 3 to a possible 2+? No doubt in my mind.

#16

Posted by Steven Roth, May 19, 2008 10:54 PM

JON LESTAH =) What can't this kid do? First he beats cancer, then he wins the deciding game in the '07 WS, then he throws a NO-NO!!

Congrats Jon, you've earned it.

#17

Posted by Bob, May 19, 2008 11:06 PM

This one may be more impressive than Buchholz's especially since Lester had only 2 walks as opposed to Buch's 5.

#18

Posted by Tom A, May 19, 2008 11:24 PM

Congratulations Jon! This couldn't happen to a better human being. The smile hasn't left my face all night.

One other thing to note. This is now the fourth no-hitter that Varitek has caught. I was doing a little snooping online and it seems like he's now caught more no-hitters than any catcher in history. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but if this is the case I don't see it as a coincidence. This should only add to Tek's credentials as one of the best catchers in baseball.

#19

Posted by Tom, May 19, 2008 11:27 PM

Congratulations Jon! Couldn't have happened to a better human being. I haven't stopped smiling all evening.

Another thing to note, this is Tek's fourth career caught no-hitter. I was doing a little snooping and it seems that this makes him the all time leader in this category. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this says a lot about Tek and the fact that he's one of the best catchers at calling a game in history. A great night to be a Sox fan!

#20

Posted by Sam, May 19, 2008 11:35 PM

LESTER!!!! WHAT!?! Are you kidding? I just got in and I had to like triple check espn ... I couldn't believe it ... words cannot describe how awesome that is for the kid and for the entire ballclub right now

Awesome.

#21

Posted by Sam, May 19, 2008 11:37 PM

Oh and btw ... Tek has called not 1 ... not 2 ... not 3 ... but FOUR freaking no hitters ... the man is brilliant behind the plate ... respect the Captain

#22

Posted by Sean O, May 19, 2008 11:45 PM

Unbelievable. There will be more thoughts tomorrow, many many more thoughts, but for tonight, sweet mother of god.

Wow wow wow wow.

#23

Posted by gerry, May 20, 2008 1:23 AM

Sean, glad you could be part of that.

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