Props to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, who invoked the Code to describe the offensive woes of the Giants, losers of eight of their last 11—a span during which they’ve scored two or fewer runs eight times. Also, they’ve been shut out in three of their last six games by some very ordinary pitchers.
From the Chronicle:
The Giants need to send Nationals rookie Danny Espinosa a message pitch next time they meet. He tried to bunt for a hit late in Monday night’s game, and baseball etiquette says you don’t do that when your team has an insurmountable lead.
It was the eighth inning and the score was 2-0.
Classic.
– Jason
The Baseball Codes 
I have followed baseball for 50 years and I never, ever
heard anyone describe a 2-0 lead as insurmountable.
Maybe in the deadball era back in 1910, not today.
That’s kind of the point. It was very tongue-in-cheek, suggesting that only against this team would a 2-0 lead be considered insurmountable.
That is hilarious! Sorry you had to explain the joke. ^_^
That is awesome. It’s like that Onion (?) article titled “Zach Greinke Takes Loss in First Career Perfect Game.”
I echo anon’s sentiment. Hilarious joke. Too bad you had to explain it.
No big deal. I appreciate earnestness in a baseball fan …