Hank Steinbrenner weighs in on Lester

Yankees boss Hank Steinbrenner, who watched highlights of Jon Lester's no-hitter Monday night, said he hopes some of his younger pitchers can begin performing like Lester did.

"Obviously, a great, great story," said Steinbrenner on his cell phone. "Certainly both Lester and [Clay] Buchholz are tremendous young pitchers and it shows you what a good job Boston has done developing those two kids. You have to develop your own. Nobody's going to give you talent like that."

Asked whether it bothers him that the two young Sox starters have pitched so well and his youngsters have struggled, Steinbrenner said, "Well, I think Joba [Chamberlain] has a chance to do that eventually once he's in the starting rotation. I think the kid we drafted last year [Andrew] Brackman has that chance. And I think Philip Hughes and Ian Kennedy will also eventually show what they can do. The AL East is gonna be tough in the future. There are a lot of good young pitchers in the division.

"But I think everyone is happy for Lester given what he's overcome," Steinbrenner added.