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?It doesn?t add up to me,? Lester said Sunday. ?They didn?t give a justified reason. I didn?t get thrown out, and I didn?t hit anybody on purpose.? Major League Baseball vice president of rules and on-field operations Bob Watson singled out Lester for hitting Tampa Bay?s Carl Crawford with a pitch in the fifth inning. The Sox argued that Lester was allowed to stay in the game, and the pitch in question was a breaking pitch. ?(Watson) said, ?You hit Crawford with a curveball, and guys are hitting guys with curveballs now.? It?s stupid,? Lester said. ?They have no idea. (Watson) didn?t watch the video. He doesn?t have a feel for the game. He doesn?t understand baseball.? Despite his confusion, Lester didn't appeal the suspension because with the team's off-day on Monday he won't miss a start. ?That?s why I took it and didn?t appeal it,? Lester said. ?Still, it makes me look bad because it makes it look like I?m saying I did something wrong.? |
Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester is confused as to why Major League Baseball suspended him following the team's scuffle with the Rays last Thursday, according to The Boston Herald.