After Jon Lester was diagnosed with cancer in the summer of 2006, the folks for whom Jon Lester works began evaluating him in two different ways -- first, as a young man fighting a potentially fatal disease, and second, as a pitcher. He completed his treatment and arrived in spring training. And what his bosses said about Jon Lester was this: Thank God. This remarkable young man is doing great. What they said about him as a pitcher, was this: It could take some time. It could be a long road ...

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