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Lester-Joba battle not so compelling

By Adam Madison
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, September 24, 2009

A year ago, a matchup between Jon Lester and Joba Chamberlain would have a been exciting matchup of two top young pitching talents who would dominate for years to come. In the present, however, it's about as one-sided as you can get, with Lester sporting an ERA over six runs better than Chamberlain since the beginning of August. Chamberlain just turned 24 on Wednesday, so it's not the end of the world in the long term -- heck, Lester came back from cancer. At this point, it may be more advant ...

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