The Lovable Reunion - Jon Lester on SNAPPING at Anthony Rizzo, EPIC Cubs World Series stories, David Ross standing ovation
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🗓️ 7 April 2026
⏱️ 126 minutes
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Summary
Anthony Rizzo and David Ross welcome MLB legend Jon Lester to The Lovable Reunion podcast to discuss the star pitcher’s decision to join the Chicago Cubs after playing for the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics, the time he snapped at Rizzo for something he said to the media, surprising Ross with a standing ovation, why he took himself out of Game 5 of the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians, the moment that changed the entire baseball season for Chicago, and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | All right. |
| 0:01.0 | You ready? |
| 0:02.0 | I'm nervous, Tony. |
| 0:04.0 | Do you know what to do with your hands? Get to work. Let's do it. Ready? Lock it in. I'm ready. Do you know how you can start this? I'm nervous. I've been practicing this for three months, John. Shouldn't you let the professional do the introduction? No, he's put a lot of work into this. This will be good. All right, fair enough. |
| 0:21.7 | Thanks. |
| 0:22.3 | Like the arm candy. |
| 0:23.1 | You're the talent. |
| 0:23.8 | You're the talent. |
| 0:24.7 | You're the talent. |
| 0:24.8 | Great. No, he's put a lot of work into this. This would be good. All right, fair enough. Thanks. I'm like the arm candy. You're the talent. You're the |
| 0:24.4 | true. Great one. All right guys. Shut up. |
| 0:27.9 | Y'all should have been rolling now. |
| 0:29.3 | It is. Perfect. Perfect. Okay. I'm nervous. Let's do this. |
| 0:56.0 | Welcome to this episode of the Love Bowl Reunion, three-time World Series champion, five-time All-Star, top five in the Syung three different times, 200 career wins, an an insane four and one World Series record with a 177 ERA, and fellow cancer survivor, Johnny fucking Lester. |
| 1:05.1 | Yes, number 34 in your programs, number one in our hearts, just so you know. I appreciate that. I appreciate that. The left-hander. We got so many, we got so many nicknames for you, but we got to set the scene. All right, we're here at John's Farm. Sanctuary. Sanctuary 31. 31. Boston days. We think it should be 34, but hey, there was a time and a place when it was... He started making money early. Yeah. Actually, on that note, John, how rich are you? Well, Rossi, I'm not rich. I'm wealthy. I have rich people that work for me. I've lived my life by that quote, and I just don't have any rich people really working for me. So I don't really know where I fit in it. I can't fully take that. |
| 1:45.1 | I stole it from Josh Beckett. |
| 1:46.6 | So I got to give him credit for that saying. |
| 1:50.1 | I learned that a long time ago from him. |
| 1:52.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:52.4 | Your cast of veterans that you played with are so intimidating to me. |
| 2:00.0 | Years later. |
| 2:01.6 | And like any time I ever see Tim Wakefield or rest in peace, |
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