Lester shines
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla — The Sox managed a 1-1 tie against the Mets today, but remain winless in their last seven spring games. The Sox have scored only seven runs in their last five games.
Jon Lester pitched four strong innings (five strikeouts) and is making a bid to be Boston’s opening day starter. The Sox managed only five hits, two by Jacoby Ellsbury and two by Chris Carter. The game was called after 10 innings and the Sox are on their way back to Vero, by bus, for a flight home to Fort Myers.
In two random, unrelated events, a Japanese newspaper reporter arrived late for the game because his windshield was shattered by what he said was a low-flying pelican. Then a foul ball shattered the computer screen of Joe McDonald of the Providence Journal while he was downstairs interviewing Lester.
If these guys had better aim, I’d have lost a lot of computers over the years.
That’s it from Port St. Lucie. Like Jim Rome, I am out.
i hate jim rome. more dead air than L.A.
Hey Dan;
Given the travel itinerary for the first three series, I hope they send the Pawtucket team to Japan.
(I know they can't)
Adam P. Dunn
Seattle, WA
From recovering cancer patient to World Series winner to opening day starter. Wow.
Let's get all the crap out of the way now, shall we?
Thanks for all your updates, Dan! They certainly make the cold Boston days a little warmer while we wait for the regular season to begin.
I'm excited to hear Lester is coming along with a little more success. I feel one of the things he lost after his debut in 2006 was the break on his slider. While he has made it his signature pitch, I remember it breaking a lot more when he was a rookie.
Here's to what promises to be a fantastic season!
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