Jon Lester Loves to Compete, Just Don’t Expect Him to Smile While Pitching

Jon Lester waits to come out of the game. (AP Photo/Matt York)Jon Lester isn’t always angry when he’s on the mound, he’s just too focused on winning to waste energy on a smile. As much as he loves to compete and would probably rather be taking his turn in the rotation than spending the day in a deer stand, he figures the four days he’s not pitching afford him more than enough time to relax.

That’s what he told the Bernstein & McKnight Show during a live appearance Wednesday at Sloan Park.

“My mom gets on me about that,” Lester said. “My fifth day is my day. That’s my day, and that’s my opportunity to help the team. The other four days days when I’m in the dugout, I’m doing nothing to help the…