Oh, man! Lester pitches a no-hitter

What a game! Is Jon Lester a miracle man, or what?

For those of you who don't know, a 22-year-old Lester in Sept. 2006 was diagnosed with a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a blood cancer. Read about it here, from the Boston Globe.

He is the first Red Sox lefty to throw a no-hitter since 1956.

"I've been through a lot these last couple of years," Lester understated immediately after the game. He said later, in the post-game press conference, that it takes a while to set in.

"You don't feel tired in that situation at all," he also said, in answer to a question from the press. (Why do they always ask, "What was going through your mind when ... blah, blah, blah?")

And congratulations to Jason Varitek, the only major league catcher to catch 4 no-hitters.

"You need a catcher who will take it to the house." - former Red Sox ace Dennis Eckersley, in post-game comments.

This is what I love about baseball, football ... sports: I think his teammates were even happier than was Lester. There is nothing like a team.

Go Sox!