Unwritten
Bat Flips, the Fun Police, and Baseball's New Future
Published on 9. April 2019
347 pages
978-1-64125-192-1 (ISBN)
Description
Don't bunt in a blowout. Don't pimp your home runs. Act like you've been here before. In Unwritten: Bat Flips, the Fun Police, and Baseball's New Future, national baseball writer Danny Knobler dives deep beyond the brushbacks and brawls to examine shifting attitudes towards Major League Baseball's once-sacred player codes. What emerges in the process is a much larger story, one of a more youthful, more exuberant, more diverse game in the midst of a fascinating culture clash. Featuring countless interviews with some of baseball's biggest names, including current and former major-league players, coaches, scouts, and journalists, Unwritten is a revealing, thoroughly of-the-moment portrait of a sport grappling with the loaded question of what it means to play the game the right way. Fans will not want to miss these varied, inside perspectives on America's pastime marching into the future.
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Content
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: What Are the Unwritten Rules.and What Happened to Them?
- 1. Respect the Game, and Play to Win
- 2. When Numbers Change the Game
- 3. Some Teams Get It
- 4. Leave Your Ego at the Door
- 5. As Adrian Beltre Proves, You Can Still Have Fun
- 6. When a Bat Flip Can Lead to a Bloody Lip
- 7. Here's Some Flipping History
- 8. If Baseball Is "Tired," Shouldn't It Be Okay to Show Some Emotion?
- 9. You Can Earn the Right to Celebrate
- 10. The Puig Way to Play Baseball
- 11. Loving the Game the Latin Way
- 12. There Will Always Be Some Culture Clashes
- 13. "You Should Hear the Screams" for Javier Baez
- 14. Jose Urena, Keith Hernandez, and an Old-School View Fading Away
- 15. Is There Still Room for a Purpose Pitch?
- 16. Kenley Jansen's Blacklist
- 17. Torey (Just Like Earl) Takes a Stand
- 18. When It's Still an Eye for an Eye
- 19. Is There a Statute of Limitations on Revenge?
- 20. When Even Teammates Don't Like It
- 21. Don't Call Me Coach (But You Can Come Talk to Me)
- 22. The Kids Are Alright (and It's Okay to Hear from Them)
- 23. Watch What You Say (or Tweet)
- 24. Why Can't We Be Friends?
- 25. When There's a Fight, You'd Better Be There
- 26. If You Show Someone Up, There's Going to Be Trouble
- 27. The A-Rod Rules (or Stay off My Mound)
- 28. The Jeter Rules (or Acting Can Win You More than an Oscar)
- 29. Every Player Can Be "Johnny Hustle"
- 30. Deception Is (Sometimes) Part of the Game
- 31. Is It Okay to Steal (and We're Not Talking Bases)?
- 32. It's Only Cheating If You Get Caught
- 33. Can We Say "No-Hitter?"
- 34. Can You Bunt for the First Hit?
- 35. You Don't Pull a Pitcher Before He Allows a Hit (Unless You Do)
- 36. Starting Off with an Opener
- 37. The Wade Miley Game (or When a Probable Starter Only Faces One Batter)
- 38. You Can Start, But You Can't Finish
- 39. Bullpen by Gabe
- 40. Bullpen by Gabe, Part II (or Position Players Can Pitch, Too)
- 41. If a Big Game Is Tied, Shouldn't Your Best Pitcher Pitch?
- 42. When You Play for One Run (or Is the Bunt Dead?)
- 43. Thou Shall Not Sacrifice an Out
- 44. Welcome to Japan, Where the Bunt Still Lives
- 45. You Don't Have to Concede a Run (Even in the First Inning)
- 46. You Can Make the First Out at Third Base (If You Play for Joe Maddon)
- 47. You Can Pick Your Poison
- 48. You Can Break Up a Double Play
- 49. You Can Argue a Call (but Many Don't)
- 50. You Can Run (but You'd Better Know the Score)
- 51. When You Sit to Wear a Crown
- 52. There's No Need to Say You're Sorry
- 53. It's the Players Who Police the Game
- 54. Baseball Is Still a Game of Numbers
- 55. When It Comes Down to It, It's Still about Playing the Game Right
- Acknowledgments
- Sources
