Kyle Snyder pitched out of his mind tonight (7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 — yes eight — Ks). He deservedly got the win. Which is good, because as Sox fans we need something to go right today.

Lester’s test for lymphoma came back positive. More specifically, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, which I believe is a form on non-Hodgkin’s. If this is true, and assuming they caught it pretty early, it’s a VERY treatable form of cancer. With any luck, he may be back for Spring Training. Suddenly the Jimmy Fund joke from yesterday doesn’t seem as funny. Good luck Jon, all of Red Sox Nation is behind you.

Normally this injury would be bad enough to last a team a week, maybe a couple of days. Not for this year’s Red Sox! Within 12 hours of hearing about Lester, PBR walks off the mound in the ninth with a “burning sensation” in his right (throwing) arm. Can this get any worse? Oh yeah, Curt is going to miss his next start because of a muscle strain.

At this point I say shut the whole team down for the season. Why risk anybody else’s health? But considering the luck of this team, they’ll probably find ways to get hurt even without baseball.

So, good luck to Papi, Tek, Trot, Manny, Wily-Mo, Wakefield, Curt, PBR, Clement, A-Gon, and especially Lester to healing quickly.