Larry Brown Sports
Brown Bag it, Baby
The Chicago Cubs have their pitching staff lined up for the first two games of the NLCS. The team announced Saturday that left-hander Jon Lester will start the second game of the series for Chicago after Jose Quintana goes in Game 1. Official: Jon …
As the pennant race heats up in Major League Baseball, the league’s various contenders find themselves in different spots. The likes of the Houston Astros, Washington Nationals, and Los Angeles Dodgers have more or less wrapped up their …
Jon Lester and Joe Maddon are no fans of MLB’s new slide rule intended to protect middle infielders, with the pitcher saying it’s an example of making the sport “soft.” This is the second season that MLB has a new slide rule …
Jon Lester has a major problem with throwing to first base, but at least the Chicago Cubs ace has a sense of humor about it. Lester’s problems throwing to first gained a lot of attention after he signed a $155 million contract with the Cubs. He …
Jon Lester gave the Chicago Cubs six strong innings on Sunday to help them win Game 5 of the World Series, but that does not mean his work for the series is done. Lester threw just 90 pitches on Sunday and had Monday off, so he will be in the bullpen …
Jon Lester and David Ross had an “I love you, man” moment before Game 5 of the World Series at Wrigley Field on Sunday night. In a moment straight out of “For the love of the game,” Lester and his personal catcher, Ross, were …
When the Chicago Cubs finally finished guzzling champagne and Budweiser in the clubhouse following their NLCS-clinching win over the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday night, the party was just beginning. The afterparty, which was held at Jon …
A number of contending teams are being linked with recently released reliever Jonathan Papelbon, but there are some questions as to whether his character would be detrimental to one of those teams. Chicago Cubs pitcher and Papelbon’s former …
Cubs pitcher Jon Lester has been pitching with a bone chip in his left elbow for at least two years, and almost certainly much longer than that. The information came out in Jeff Passan’s new book, The Arm, and the Cubs discovered the issue in …
Jon Lester took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night, eventually losing it on an infield single from Jhonny Peralta. Some people are blaming Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, who could have thrown …
Your browser does not support iframes. Give Jon Lester two points for creativity and one point for getting the out. The Chicago Cubs starter showed some ingenuity Sunday by throwing his entire glove to first base to record an out on a fielder’s …
Your browser does not support iframes. On the list of things in sports that seems hard to believe is Jon Lester hadn’t made a pickoff attempt since 2013. On Monday, that streak came to an end. Based on the result of Lester’s second …
Jon Lester will be sporting both an unfamiliar uniform and an unfamiliar jersey number next spring. Lester was officially introduced as a member of the Chicago Cubs on Monday, and team president Theo Epstein presented him with a No. 34 jersey. Lester …
Jon Lester has made his free agency decision and will be signing with the Chicago Cubs. Lester and the Cubs have agreed on a six-year, $155 million deal, according to Yahoo’s Jeff Passan. Passan says the Red Sox were second in the bidding for …
In typical MLB Hot Stove fashion, the Jon Lester free agency speculation continues to change by the hour. Are the Boston Red Sox once again a favorite to bring back the 30-year-old lefthander? On Monday, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported that …
Jon Lester is reportedly not returning to the Boston Red Sox. Lester is expected to make a decision about his future this week, and Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports that the 30-year-old lefthander has narrowed his suitors down to the San Francisco …
