Robbie Ray plays in disguise, Red Sox forget how to hit him, Mariners forget how to hit anything, lose

A bad disguise consists of a set of changes in appearance, often to one’s most notable features/accessories, designed to fool others into overlooking one’s true identity. Coming into today’s game I assumed Robbie Ray was playing in a bad disguise, having shaved his controversial moustache since his last start. Perhaps without the moustache the Red Sox wouldn’t recognize him and would be so distracted by their surprise and confusion that they’d forget how to hit his fastball.

A good disguise, on the other hand, consists of changes to both one’s appearance and one’s mannerisms, designed to fool others by altering aspects of behavior that operate subconsciously and are difficult to adjust.