John Farrell announces he has lymphoma

Oh wow, that's awful. Good luck John.

Awful, awful news. All the best for a speedy recovery.

Best wishes to him.

Apparently it's very treatable, which is great.

Not to be crass (and I wasn't advocating for this anyway) but he definitely won't be fired any time soon now.

Great to hear that they caught it early and that it is "very treatable". The Lester case was exactly what made me think of it. Never lucky to be diagnosed of course, but that hernia may of saved his life. Amazing.

David Price ‏@davidprice14 28m28 minutes ago
Prayers go out to John Ferrell and his family...everyone please include them in your prayers or prayer chains!! He can beat this..

I'm a big John Farrell fan. As a man, as a coach and as a skipper of the ballclub, he's Grade A. If anyone can kick the crap out of cancer, it's him. Here's to wishing him and his family victory off the field.

Hell of a season we've had here.

Be well John. God bless you and all of those who are battling cancer.

I met him when he came and answered questions at the local SABR chapter meeting, which, given the size of the crowd, was itself a stand-up thing to do, but he came across as a stand-up guy on top of that. No wonder that his players and ex-players (like Victorino) are reacting with so much support. And no doubt that he will beat this.

Like many on this board, I haven't liked him much as a manager, but he is by all reports a sharp baseball mind and an asset to any organization. I hope that when he does beat it, there will be a place for him higher up.

(In fact, it strikes me now that he's very likely too much of a "player's manager"; too unwilling to push them out of their conventional comfort zones towards sabermetric wisdom, and --seeing himself too much in others, which is something we all do -- too trusting of players to manage their own psyches when some of them need various sorts of handling, whether it be encouragement or a kick in the butt. I can't imagine him, for instance, reaming a player out for sacrificing on his own when it wasn't the analytically smart thing to do.)

This would've ruined a winning season, let alone the one we're already having. Wish the best for Farrell and his loved ones in what will be scary times.

"I found out about this before the meeting through Hanley [Ramirez]," designated hitter David Ortiz said. "I was in the training room. Hanley came to me, crying, to tell me about John's situation."

Agreed 100%. Regardless of how any of us felt about him as a manager, from all accounts he's a great guy. I saw him speak at Saberseminar last year, which is a fundraiser for the Jimmy Fund where all speakers are there on a volunteer basis. He was candid with the crowd and insightful, and came off as just a likable guy. He would've been there for this year's seminar next weekend, too. Makes the whole event take on a whole lot more meaning. Best of luck on your road to recovery, John.