Jon Lester

In today's sports world we are blessed with varrying degrees of individuals. I say individuals because we rarely see any body today who is a true team player. Maybe a Peyton Manning, and that is only the fact because he said he would give up some of his salary to keep the team in tact, but even that is misconstrued because he easily would make that money up from endorsement deals( CUT THAT MEAT!). In a sports world full of liars, cheaters, wrong doers, horrible people, and dog murderers its really good to see an exceptional story every now and then. I think Jon Lester's story is one of those. About a year ago he was diagnosed with cancer, he's 23, and had to take time off during what was a very impressive rookie season. He is the only left handed starter on the Red Sox in like a hundred years or something, and it was just sad to see something happen to someone with such a promising career ahead. Jon Lester didnt give up, he didnt quit, he never said I cant do it. He quietly worked himself back making sure not to over work himself and made sure he was 100%. Now we are here July 23, 2007 and he is back. Jon Lester will make his first start tonight in almost a year. Regardless if he pitches a complete game or 3 pitches, if he gets a win, a loss, or a no decision, Jon Lester has already won. He has won not just because he has beaten cancer, but because he never gave up and knew one day he would be back. Thank you Jon Lester, you are my hero!