Les is More

6-2, and Even a Better Night Than
Anyone Could Have Hoped for from Lester

Lesterrific: Jon Goes 6 Strong, Just 2 Runs, 5 Hits, 6 K's
Coco Keeps It Going at His Old Home
Manny Hits in His Old Town, Too
Old Timlin Just Keeps Going, and Going
Lopez Will Make You Forget Pineiro and Romero, Sincerely Theo
Just My Mannys Being Mannys, Sincerely Dan Duquette

"This isn't even about baseball. It just doesn't get any better the way a guy like that comes back to us. It's about family. The big thing is he's a great human being and that makes it an even better story. That wasn't your run-of-the-mill DL stint." -- 7.23.07 Curt Schilling on Lester’s return to form

BRADY IN YANKEE CAP, AGAIN
38Pitches.com: Schill Breaks Down PawSox Outing
(And Will Break His Silence with Bob Costas Tomorrow Night)
WBZ-TV: Ortiz Shows How Much He Can Move His Arm

Back in the Saddle

It's More Than a Game When Lester Returns Tonight
Welcome Back Jon

Shaughnessy: Happy to Deliver Good News

"Lester was 7-2 with a 4.76 ERA when cancer put his life in danger and his talent on the shelf last season. He returns to the big leagues intent on showing he belongs, breaking out of the glass bottle that's been home for 11 months. He takes the ball representing the Red Sox and millions of families who've been touched by cancer.

" 'It's the ultimate human interest story and he deserves good things to happen,' said [Red Sox GM Theo] Epstein.

"Tonight all of us are Red Sox fans." -- 7.23.07, Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe

Gallery: Lester's Journey
Survey: So Who's the Fifth Starter?
Wilbur: The Right Time
WBZ-TV: Roche Goes 1-on-1 with Lester
Buckley: Lester Makes It Matter