Title:
The code : baseball's unwritten rules and its ignore-at-your-own-risk code of conduct / Ross Bernstein.
ISBN:
9781600780103
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Chicago : Triumph Books, 2008.
Physical Description:
240 pages
Contents:
In the beginning -- On retaliation -- On fear and intimidation -- Should beanballs be illegal? -- On charging the mound -- On bench-clearing brawls -- On throwing inside -- On verbal taunting and bench jockeying -- On using a bat as a weapon -- On plays at the plate -- On breaking up a double play by sliding hard into second base -- Excessive celebration following a home run -- On pitchers showing up batters -- On distracting or decoying a player -- You don't bunt on a pitcher who's got a no-hitter going late in the game -- On hitters wearing body armor -- Friendly fire -- On managers getting tossed to swing the momentum -- On running up the score late in a blowout -- On stealing bases late in a blowout -- On bunting late in a blowout -- On timing a pitcher from the on-deck circle -- On the umpire code -- On pitchers being ordered to retaliate -- On playing hurt -- The code between the players and fans -- On cheating and deception -- On the home-field advantage -- Signs, signs, everywhere a sign -- On the clubhouse code -- On steroids and drug use.
Genre:
OCLC Number:
ocn174112659
Availability:
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