
The Baseball Codes
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Everyone knows that baseball is a game of intricate regulations, but it turns out to be even more complicated than we realize. All aspects of baseball-hitting, pitching, and baserunning-are affected by the Code, a set of unwritten rules that governs the Major League game. Some of these rules are openly discussed (don't steal a base with a big lead late in the game), while others are known only to a minority of players (don't cross between the catcher and the pitcher on the way to the batter's box). In The Baseball Codes, old-timers and all-time greats share their insights into the game's most hallowed-and least known-traditions. For the learned and the casual baseball fan alike, the result is illuminating and thoroughly entertaining.
At the heart of this book are incredible and often hilarious stories involving national heroes (like Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays) and notorious headhunters (like Bob Gibson and Don Drysdale) in a century-long series of confrontations over respect, honor, and the soul of the game. With The Baseball Codes, we see for the first time the game as it's actually played, through the eyes of the players on the field.
With rollicking stories from the past and new perspectives on baseball's informal rulebook, The Baseball Codes is a must for every fan.
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Michael Duca was the first chairman of the board of Bill James's Project Scoresheet, was a contributor to and editor of The Great American Baseball Stats Book, and has written for SportsTicker, "Giants Today" in the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Associated Press. He covers the San Jose Sharks for Examiner.com and works for the Office of the Commissioner as an official scorer and for MLB.com. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part One
- Chapter 1 - Know When to Steal 'Em
- Chapter 2 - Running into the Catcher
- Chapter 3 - Tag Appropriately
- Chapter 4 - Intimidation
- Chapter 5 - On Being Intimidated
- Chapter 6 - Slide into Bases Properly
- Chapter 7 - Don't Show Players Up
- Chapter 8 - Responding to Records
- Chapter 9 - Gamesmanship
- Chapter 10 - Mound Conference Etiquette
- Part Two
- Chapter 11 - Retaliation
- Chapter 12 - The Wars
- Chapter 13 - Hitters
- Chapter 14 - Off the Field
- Part Three
- Chapter 15 - Sign Stealing
- Chapter 16 - Don't Peek
- Chapter 17 - Sign Stealing (Stadiums)
- Chapter 18 - If You're Not Cheating, You're Not Trying
- Chapter 19 - Caught Brown-Handed
- Part Four
- Chapter 20 - Don't Talk About a No-Hitter in Progress
- Chapter 21 - Protect Yourself and Each Other
- Chapter 22 - Everybody Joins a Fight
- Chapter 23 - The Clubhouse Police
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- A Note About the Authors
- Copyright
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