Author Archives: Jason Turbow
Message Sent: Hamels Drills Harper, Floodgates Open
This is the Code, at its deepest and most ingrained levels. It is the confluence of ability and pride and hype and the concept that all men must earn their successes. It is the old guard welcoming the new—player and … Continue reading
Filed under Bryce Harper, Cole Hamels, Retaliation
Celebrate Good Times, Come On!, Chris Perez Edition
Old school, meet new school. On-field celebrations in baseball have become commonplace, mostly in the form of home plate scrums around a guy who has just scored the winning run. It’s gone from unheard of to accepted with the span … Continue reading
Filed under Chris Perez, Showing Players Up
Jered Weaver Didn’t Need Relief Last Night … Until he Did
From the don’t change anything file: While players typically opt for keeping the same spot on the bench throughout a no-hitter, Jered Weaver willingly gave his up in the eighth inning yesterday, three outs from no-hitting the Twins. “I had … Continue reading
Filed under Jered Weaver, No-Hitter Etiquette
Albert’s Clubhouse, Albert’s Way: Pujols Calls Out Hatcher
The first rule of clubhouse meetings: Do not talk about clubhouse meetings. This is the sanctity of the clubhouse at its most pervasive, where players—unburdened by the presence of media and sometimes their own coaches—are allowed to speak freely in … Continue reading
Filed under Clubhouse meetings
Moderation is a Virtue, Right? Or: Did Bruce Chen Really Throw to First 10 Straight Times?
Yesterday, Bruce Chen threw to first 10 consecutive times in an effort to keep Minnesota’s Denard Span close to the bag. (Watch them all here.) Span never ended up taking off, and Yahoo’s Kevin Kaduk wondered whether there might be … Continue reading
Filed under Pickoff Throws
Angels Sink Lower, Take Verbal Swipes at Each Other, Meet to Clear Things Up, Lose Again
Remember how last week Bobby Valentine declared, for no apparent reason and on TV, no less, that Kevin Youkilis was not “as physically or emotionally into the game as he has been in the past”? One of my ensuing conclusions … Continue reading
A Time and a Place for Everything, or: What Was it You Were Retaliating for, Again?
In baseball, it’s not difficult to determine what constitutes a retaliation-worthy offense, and what does not. Intent behind that HBP? Retaliate away. Nobody should say a word. On Tuesday, however, Reds reliever Sam LeCure apparently didn’t care for the fact … Continue reading
Filed under Buster Posey, Retaliation, Sam LeCure
Man, There are a Lot of Things One is Supposed to do During the Course of a No-Hitter
In the wake of Philip Humber’s perfect game on Saturday, the Code-chronicling community (we’re small, but mighty) was left to look for peculiarities in the action. While there have so far been no earth-shattering revelations, assorted items have been mentioned … Continue reading
Filed under No-Hitter Etiquette, Philip Humber
Big Tipper: Rays Worry About Moore Giving Away Too Much Information
In Tampa, hopes are high for pitcher Matt Moore. The 22-year-old is one of the top prospects in all of baseball, and a rotation anchor—they hope—for years to come. Which is why when things started to go wrong for him … Continue reading
Filed under Matt Moore, Pitch Tipping
The Power of Suggestion: How to Clear the Bases with a Wave of the Hand
When Jimmy Rollins held up his hand toward Mets baserunner Josh Thole last week, it meant by every indication that the ball was no longer in play–in this case, a bunt gone foul. Thole, who had steamed into second base … Continue reading
Filed under Deke Appropriately, Jimmy Rollins
