Talk:Jon Lester

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[edit] change?

Do we really need to keep changing his article after every start? That whole last paragraph is unimportant to everyone besides Red Sox fans (of which I am a big one)--Thomas.macmillan 14:46, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lester's Cancer Diagnosis

• I edited the initial entry about Lester's cancer diagnosis due to the fact that it contained innacuracies regarding the events leading up to the diagnosis. I believe that I have the series of events recounted accuratly now. If anyone finds differing dates/information, make the changes and discuss them here. I also moved the topic under its own heading, as it seems to me that it's not directly related to his professional career, so much as his actual performance goes. Also, the subject is sure to be expanded as more information is reported. Change the title of the heading if you can think of something better, "Battle with Lymphoma" leaves a bit to be desired, I know. Billgoode 06:03, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

I have appended this section with notice that Lester's latest CT Scan shows the disease is in remission. The source is HERE. -- Ubergenius 16:43, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] No-hitter

Last I checked, there is nothing wrong with summarizing information later in an article in the opening paragraphs. In other words, it makes sense to briefly mention the no-hitter, and elaborate on it further later in the article. Samer (talk) 04:21, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. I personally think that the text about his recent no-hitter should stay where it is. It really doesn't have to be in the lead.--RyRy5 (talk ♠ wikify) 05:08, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Yup. That's the way to go. --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 06:05, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Sounds about right. The major issue seems to be those who think that essentially the entire box score for the game (an exaggeration, I know) belongs in the lead. A mention is certainly legitimate, with the details where they are now. --Kinu ^t/_c 07:51, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Should the fact that its Varitick's fouth caught no-hitter be mentioned in the article

I put the mention of Varitek's record in the article because it's been mentioned in numerous articles about the game, and it's not that much of a tangent. (It's not far removed from arguing that Randy Moss' TD record shouldn't be mentioned in the article on Tom Brady.) Samer (talk) 15:13, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Of course it's mentioned in numerous articles about the game, and that's exactly why it belongs in the Jason Varitek page. There's no reason to go into tangential discussions about cancer survivers in general, about the weather in Boston, and about Jason Varitek's records. --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 15:25, 20 May 2008 (UTC)