By now you know the enigmatic musings of Colby Lewis, the Rangers' pitcher who took issue with Blue Jay outfielder Colby Rasmus bunting against the shift.
"I told [Rasmus] I didn't appreciate it. You're up by two runs with two outs [in the fifth inning] and you lay down a bunt. I don't think that's the way the game should be played."
Lewis has been rightfully shredded here and here and here and here and frankly everywhere for conjuring a new unwritten rule.
But I think Colby Lewis was misquoted and now he's being unfairly criticized.
What he really said was this:
"I told [Rasmus] I didn't appreciate having a 6.54 ERA. You're a .233 hitter and even you just got a hit against me. I don't think we Rangers, at 39-59, know the way the game should be played."
See? That's totally understandable. So lay off poor Colby. He might not be in the Majors much longer.
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