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This Week in the Unwritten Rules
June 21 Tigers closer Jose Valverde and Arizona’s Miguel Montero get into a public war of words over Valverde’s mound antics. June 22 Adam Jones lobbies to have an error changed to a hit in a game in which his … Continue reading
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This Week in the Unwritten Rules, Video Edition
Going to the ballpark to talk to players and ex-players about the unwritten rules is an invigorating process. Sometimes, however, interviews turn out differently on the page than they do in person. That’s why we’ve decided to bring you This … Continue reading
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This Week in the Unwritten Rules
June 14 Mound conference etiquette says that a pitcher waits for his manager after getting yanked from a game. Compared to some, Tony Sipp got off easy. June 15 Another bunter tries to break up another no-hitter. Nobody seemed to … Continue reading
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This Week in the Unwritten Rules
June 7 Brandon Phillips pounds his chest in self-congratulation. The Nationals drill him for it. Discussion ensues. June 8 A Cincinnati Enquirer columnist dismisses the importance of baseball’s Code. This space disagrees. June 9 ESPN the Mag suggests that pitch … Continue reading
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This Week in the Unwritten Rules
A week shortened by Memorial Day gives us a truncated list of Code violations. June 1 Nearly everybody respected the Code during Roy Halladay’s perfect game (and those that didn’t still couldn’t jinx it). June 2 Carlos Gomez put on … Continue reading
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This Week in the Unwritten Rules
May 23 Visual evidence emerges that players have, in the past, run across the pitcher’s mound. May 24 Ozzie Guillen claims that offenses should shut down as early as the fourth inning. Then he emphasizes his point. May 24 The … Continue reading
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This Week in the Unwritten Rules
May 17 Dallas Braden debunks the axiom that says one shouldn’t change a thing while in the process of throwing a no-hitter. He did, during his—by accident. May 18 Hanley Ramirez loafs after a booted ball, blames injury. Marlins manager … Continue reading
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This Week in the Unwritten Rules
May 10 Dallas Braden’s perfect game would have been markedly less perfect had Evan Longoria gotten his bunt down in the fifth inning. Should he have tried it in the first place? May 11 Josh Beckett went nuts against the … Continue reading
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This Week in the Unwritten Rules
May 3 Pirates starter Zach Duke failed to respond when Dodgers reliever Ramon Ortiz threw two pitches at Andrew McCutchen—one at his head. Realizing the potential for disaster, he immediately owned up to his oversight, in a most public manner. … Continue reading
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This Week in the Unwritten Rules
April 26 In light of the debate about youngster Dallas Braden’s propriety in calling out Alex Rodriguez, we look at some instances of players verbally overstepping their bounds. April 27 Mark Teixeira annihilated Angels catcher Bobby Wilson in a play … Continue reading
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