Have always thought baseball's "unwritten rules" are nonsense. Play hard. Play to win. From first pitch to last pitch. If the other guy's feelings get hurt, he needs to take up another activity.
Have always thought baseball's "unwritten rules" are nonsense. Play hard. Play to win. From first pitch to last pitch. If the other guy's feelings get hurt, he needs to take up another activity.
Rounding third and heading for home...
AtomicDumpling (04-08-2013)
Always Red (04-08-2013),George Anderson (04-08-2013),TeamSelig (04-08-2013)
stealing bases for the typical 9-10 year old game should be disallowed in my opinion. I'll never, and I mean never be confused w/ Billy Hamilton, even I was able to steal bases as a 9/10 year old. (I'd alter that rule if it was a highly competitive league for elite players).
however, no matter if stealing bases is allowed or not, any coach ordering (or allowing) his kids to steal bases when up 24-1 should be promptly releaved of his duties as a coach. That's not teaching baseball, that's just rubbing it in the faces of a 9 or 10 year old kids
George Anderson (04-08-2013),_Sir_Charles_ (04-08-2013)
Cincinnati Reds: Farm System Champions 2022
I hope this is not considered hijacking the thread because it deals with an unwritten rule, but one of these, lets call them customs based on the quote above, is that pitchers never throw at pitchers. The word is that if you throw at another pitcher, every pitcher in the league will declare open season on you.
I can't decide if this is some form of elitism or just sadistic cowardice. If a pitcher intentionally beans a player on another team... why is it his teammate that must receive the counter-punch (in the national league).
You are throwing a hard sphere at an immobile target with literally career ending or potentially lethal force... Don't dish it out if you aren't willing to receive it.
I have coached or been actively involved with youth baseball for most of the last seven years.
Given the knowledge of some coaches, and the fervent nature of the parents in the stands, I would not recommend going there for inspiration about 'playing the game the right way.'
I was only there to watch my nephew, but I was blown away at that happening in a game. More shocked that none of the parents on the team doing it, had zero issue with it. The coach even started arguing with the ump delaying the game maybe 2 minutes when up 25 to 1 over an obstruction call. Least class I've ever seen
Newsflash!
Joey Votto does not care about RBI.
NEITHER SHOULD ANY OF US
You also have to consider that most pitchers are "easy outs" and hitting them puts them on base, when likely they wouldn't.
If you hit their star player, it also helps you pitch "around" them. So it would make more sense to walk their best hitter, than the pitcher. I think part of it derives from this logic (IMO)
The "unwritten rules" are guidelines for etiquette, not rules. Not everybody has the same idea of what is acceptable etiquette for any given situation and people have a habit of rationalizing why their situation is special/different.
GL
I don't think MLB can prohibit anyone from giving away Reds tickets. They may have something to say about advertising it, however, although I really don't understand how... My guess is that they are Reds tickets. Someone should call your local store and ask....lol.
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"I think we’re starting to get to the point where people are starting to get tired of this stretch of ball,” Votto said. “I think something needs to start changing and start going in a different direction. I’m going to do my part to help make that change.”
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