Rays’ outfielder Carl Crawford was a one-man wrecking crew in Tampa’s 5-3 win over the Red Sox on Sunday, going 4 for 4 with two runs scored an RBI and oh yeah, six stolen bases. Crawford tied a modern MLB record and joined Eric Young, Otis Nixon and Eddie Collins as the only players in baseball history to ever steal six bases.

Everybody in the building seemed to know what was going on. That is, except Crawford, who was aware of how many steals he had but had no clue that just three other players had accomplished the same since 1900.

“I found that out late. I wish I had known during the game,” said Crawford, who got No. 6 in the eighth inning of the Rays’ 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

“I probably would have broken it if I knew. I’d have definitely tried,” he added. “I didn’t even try. I don’t know if that will ever happen again.”

“He’s good,” catcher Jason Varitek agreed, “and he’s got the speed to go along with it.”

If you watched the game or saw the highlights, you would know that Varitek never even had a chance to gun down Crawford on any of his steal attempts. Brad Penny didn’t do a good enough job holding him on and even when Varitek did get off a throw it was either nowhere near the bag (see his first attempt) or dead on, but seconds behind Crawford’s slide. Crawford’s day was truly an impressive feat.

And I know I’m just throwing salt in the wounds of BoSox fans, but how bad is Julio Lugo? He can’t make even the most routine plays at short and he’s brutal offensively. Outside of speed and a veteran presence in the clubhouse, he brings little to the table, yet is eating $9 million in salary this season.