Jon Lester will go down as one of the better pitchers of the last decade. He had a storied career with the Boston Red Sox and continues to be pretty good with the Chicago Cubs. Lester came back from testicular cancer which is incredible and has a great baseball story. That said, how is he still having trouble with throwing the ball to first base?! Players have all sorts of issues that they can never fix like Pedro Cerrano being unable to hit a curveball, but c’mon man. It’s pretty simple. Just throw the ball over there. According to reports, he’s going to try and bounce it over to first base. Great idea, bud. From The Mothership…

Lester told reporters Sunday that he’s been working on intentionally bouncing throws to first base this spring training, referring to Bulls legends Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen

How much of a mental midget do you have to be for it to come to bounce passes? Like Lester is so shook about throwing the ball over to first base, he’s going to bounce the baseball. Does he realize that the infield grass isn’t the most, shall we say, easy surface to get a bounce. I mean he’ll have to spike that thing into the ground in some cases. What the hell happens when he plays in a rain-soaked game and the wet grass slows it down? Should the Brewers and other teams in the NL Central grow out their grass to prevent Lester from being able to do this? I have a ton of questions. We all have mental hurdles at our jobs but not being able to throw to first base is one of the primary roles of a pitcher. Imagine not being able to do a primary thing at the office?

Look forward to Lester’s ‘bounce passes’ this season and can’t wait for some broadcaster to praise his effort since he plays his home games at Wrigley Field.

Charlie.