I was ready to take him out of the rotation at that point, arguably Doubront and Dempster were more effective pitchers at that point. I think Lester has been a true ace since 14. Before that I thought he was more of a number 2 because of consistency.
It's nice knowing on the day Sale is going to pitch we will probably win the game. Might not be the same confidence level of a Pedro, but more confidence then a Beckett, Lester and Price.