Over the weekend, the White Sox suspended Chris Sale for five games after he decided to play tailor with everyone's uniforms.

On Monday, Sale made his first public comments since the incident, addressing, among other topics, why he did what he did. Here it is, straight from the ace's mouth:

"[The '76 uniforms] are uncomfortable and unorthodox. I didn't want to go out there and not be at the top of my game in every aspect that I need to be in. Not only that, but I didn't want anything to alter my mechanics. ... There's a lot of different things that went into it. Looking bad had absolutely zero to do with it. Nothing."

Sale said that the issue dates back to spring 2015, and that he went to pitching coach Don Cooper (twice) and manager Robin Ventura with his concerns, and was rebuffed at each turn. He then took matters into his own hands, and that's how we wound up here. Sale also said his goal remains winning a championship in Chicago, which may or may not help calm the trade rumor waters. (It won't.)

For the record, here is what the throwbacks looked like, from the team's official Twitter account:

Anyway, Sale's full comments are worth a read -- in large part because he doesn't come off as unhinged as you would suspect someone who took a knife to uniform tops to come across. That's reassuring. If you are looking for his side of the story, you'll find it. If you are looking for an apology, you won't.