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The baseball codes : beanballs, sign stealing, and bench-clearing brawls : the unwritten rules of America's pastime Cover Image

The baseball codes : beanballs, sign stealing, and bench-clearing brawls : the unwritten rules of America's pastime / Jason Turbow with Michael Duca.

Turbow, Jason. (Author). Duca, Michael. (Added Author).

Summary:

Everyone knows that baseball is a game of complicated rules, but it turns out to be even more complex than we realize. Jason Turbow and Michael Duca take us behind the scenes of the great American pastime. Players talk about the game as they never have before, breaking the code of secrecy that surrounds so much of baseball, both on the field and in the clubhouse. We learn why pitchers sometimes do retaliate when one of their teammates is hit by a pitch and other times let it go. We hear about the subtle forms of payback that occur when a player violates the rules out of ignorance instead of disrespect. We find out why cheating is acceptable (but getting caught at cheating is not), and how off-field tensions can get worked out on the diamond. These tacit rules are illuminated with often incredible stories about everyone from national heroes true eccentrics.--From publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 0375424695
ISBN: 9780375424694
Physical Description: vi, 294 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-278) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Know when to steal 'em -- Running into the catcher -- Tag appropriately -- Intimidation -- On being intimidated -- Slide into bases properly -- Don't show players up -- Responding to records -- Gamesmanship -- Mound conference etiquette -- Retaliation -- The wars -- Hitters -- Off the field -- Sign stealing -- Don't peek -- Sign stealing (Stadiums) -- If you're not cheating, you're not trying -- Caught brown-handed -- Don't talk about a no-hitter in progress -- Protect yourself and each other -- Everybody joins a fight -- The clubhouse police.