No. Hits. For You.

Posted by Ted McEnroe May 19, 2008 at 10:05 pm

Well, I am sure that the guys in the sports department are running around. So, I’ll jump in. What can you say? If there’s a better story than the rookie Clay Buchholz throwing a no-hitter in his second start, it’s having a guy beat cancer in 2006, win the World Series clincher in 2007, and then a no-hitter in 2008.

There was one hit-saving catch by Jacoby Ellsbury in the fourth, but otherwise, it was cruise control for Jon Lester for most of the night. And one character moment. It could have been easy for Lester to get rattled after he walked Esteban German to start the ninth. But he didn’t. He bore down and got the job done. (Of course, compared to cancer… it was the Kansas City Royals.)

And listening to Terry Francona in the post-game press conference, sounding like a proud dad, you have to just enjoy the moment that much more.

So there you have it. First no-hitter by a Red Sox lefty in 52 years, and a record for Jason Varitek, as the first catcher in history to catch four no-hitters in his career (Nomo, Lowe, Buchholz and now Lester).