Jon Lester retires: Five-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion...

Joolz · January 13, 2022, 1:06pm

I was a big fan and sorry when he left the Sox. Best wishes, Jon.

Jack · January 13, 2022, 2:40pm

Excellent career & eventually should make the HOF.

Joolz · January 13, 2022, 2:56pm

One of my all-time favorite Red Sox pictures. Jon and Francona after his no-hitter.

Lester NoNo

Jack · January 13, 2022, 4:03pm

Tito is such a good person.

Muse · January 13, 2022, 4:19pm

I was not happy they released him when they did.

Joolz · January 13, 2022, 4:24pm

I’ll have to Google, but didn’t he express the desire to return to the Red Sox?

Muse · January 13, 2022, 4:27pm

Ill let Ask Joolz to find it for us.

Joolz · January 13, 2022, 4:29pm

I’m still researching but in the meantime I found this. A decent read.

Muse · January 13, 2022, 4:32pm

This is why I would never want to be in charged, I have seen to many players and coaching staff let go and we all go, “What the ____?”

Some they get right, some they don’t.

Joolz · January 13, 2022, 4:33pm

I can’t find anything right now because it’s a ton of editorial stuff about his retirement and where the Sox went wrong. It was a year or two ago he expressed interest in returning and retiring in a Red Sox uniform.

Joolz · January 13, 2022, 4:39pm

A thread posted by johnlocke in September of ‘20.

Muse · January 13, 2022, 4:40pm

We wanted you to, Jon.

Joolz · January 13, 2022, 4:40pm

“Absolutely it would be cool to go back and finish my career where it all started.”