Baseball's unwritten rules
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Re: Baseball's unwritten rules
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Re: Baseball's unwritten rules
skitch815 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Ok, I was kind of sleeping last night when I replied but what I meant was that you don't take a pitch that would be ball 4 with a huge lead if its possible to just take a cut at it.
As for the throwing at pitchers, I agree that thats how it used to be done but definitely not anymore, which explains why Roger Clemens hasn't caught a fastball to the head yet.
Early in Pedro's career, when he was considered a headhunter in Montreal, he caught a couple that buzzed him by the head.
For me, unwritten rules are things that have been in place for generations. Hitting the other pitcher (not in the head but in the midsection) was a way of protecting your batters. It's been like that for awhile and while you don't see it as often, I'd still consider it an unwritten rule. If I pitched in the NL, I'd certainly do it and I think my teammates would be behind me because I'm sticking up for them. mahalo
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A couple of unwritten fan rules:
If you're 15 or older don't bring a glove to a game hoping to catch a foul ball.
Same age, asking for autographs after a loss.
Never get up during the middle of an at-bat.
Heckle Gary Sheffield as much as possible.
If you're 15 or older don't bring a glove to a game hoping to catch a foul ball.
Same age, asking for autographs after a loss.
Never get up during the middle of an at-bat.
Heckle Gary Sheffield as much as possible.
Manocad wrote:The universe is the age it is. We can all agree it's 13 billion years old, and nothing changes. We can all agree it's 6000 years old, and nothing changes. We can all disagree on how old it is, and nothing changes. Some people really need a hobby.
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