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Cubs lefty Jon Lester owns trolls on Twitter

By Kyle Franzoni

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Chicago Cubs Jon Lester knows how to deal with trolls on Twitter.

To say that the 2015 season hasn’t started the way Jon Lester had hoped would be an understatement. After signing a 6-year, $155 million deal to become the ace of the Chicago Cubs, Lester has struggled out of the gate to the tune of 18 hits and 9 earned runs in his first 10.1 inning this season. Broken down, that amounts to a 7.84 ERA.

However, things may not be all bad for Lester. Despite the bad outings, his advanced indicators like FIP (Fielder Independent Pitching) of 1.62, a solid K/BB ratio of 5.00, and the astronomical .486 BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) would seem to indicate that Lester has been more a victim of bad luck than of his own doings.

Needless to say, he’s a bit disappointed in himself. However, that has nothing on what Cubs fans must be feeling. In fact, many of them have taken to Twitter recently to convey their thoughts on the matter.

What Lester had to say back was priceless.

Jon Lester’s been known to struggle with runners on base. In fact, he had famously avoided throwing to first base on a pick-off attempt for two consecutive seasons. So when he finally threw one over to first on Monday, it understandably went very badly and likely led to the comment above.

Oh, and if you’re going to bring it to Jon Lester, make sure you get your grammar straightened out first.

Then again, Lester needs to proofread his own retorts as well, as one grammatically correct reader gave it right back to Lester.

This all said, Cubs fans need to relax a bit on Jon Lester. The Cubs didn’t drop all that coin for Lester to be electric every night of the year and win two games in April. They dropped that money on one of the most consistent starters in the game. Chicago will get their value from a lefty that has produced an average record of 13-8 with 183 IP, a 3.87 ERA, and a 8.4 K/9 ratio since becoming a rotation fixture in 2008. Oh, and the Cubs also want that winning pedigree that has been part of two World Series wins and has put up a career 2.57 ERA in the postseason.

Needless to say, it’s a bit premature to be putting so much into just two starts. If this team, with designs on the postseason, reaches October, the Cubs and their fans will want Jon Lester on that mound. The tweets will be a lot different then.

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