The Friendly United Cancer Killers proudly inducted Red Sox lefty Jon Lester last night into their ranks, joining a motley group including Mario Lemieux, John Kruk, and Heather. Lester spun a masterful no hitter against the Kansas City Royals, a lineup filled with other team's castoffs and young players not quite ready to sign with a real major league club. Jacoby Ellsbury made a spectacular diving catch to end the 4th inning behind Lester to preserve the no hitter, and no one else really got close to a hit.
It was the first no hitter since Clay Buchholz threw one as a rookie for the Red Sox last year. That makes the Red Sox the first team to have baseball's last two no hitters since Nolan Ryan did it all by himself for the California Don't Call Me Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim back in the mid 70s. Catcher Jason Varitek was behind the plate for both no hitters, as well as Derek Lowe's no hit game in 2002 and Hideo Nomo's second no hitter in 2001. No catcher has ever been behind the plate for 4 no hitters before, although I'm pretty sure that's just a coincidence. I mean in my mind, a pitching staff of Nomo, Lowe, Lester, and Buchholz should win the World Series every year, even if you have the 2008 Kansas City Royals playing behind them!
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