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Reddit mentions of The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime

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Reddit mentions: 15

We found 15 Reddit mentions of The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime. Here are the top ones.

The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime
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Found 15 comments on The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime:

u/reddit455 · 136 pointsr/bestof

that's exactly what it is. sometimes a runner on 2nd base can read the pitchers signals and relay them to the batter. figure with the watch they were just tapping the info. they've used spectators in the stands (bench players dressed as fans), cameras in the center field fence/wall

the whole thing about stealing signals is part of the game. there's no official rule, but the unofficial rule is, it's cool until you get caught.

many schemes to steal signals, mess with the ball, when it's cool to throw at a batter, etc. if you're at all interested this book is a collection of anecdotes.

https://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Codes-Beanballs-Bench-Clearing-Unwritten/dp/030727862X

u/kasutori_Jack · 31 pointsr/baseball

The difference is that somewhat excessive celebrations of saves have become accepted by players...to an extent. People used to make fun of Brian Wilson's until they learned its significance.

Excessive celebrations for homers? That has not become accepted. It's still seen as showing up a pitcher by the players and teams.

This is not some "Giants-only" thing.

It's MLB.

edit: typo

Since I have a high-ish comment, I'd like to take the time to recommend this book. <-- Amazon link.

Baseball Codes, by Jason Turbow. It's a really great read full of anecdotes and player / manager quotes covering essentially every aspect of the unwritten baseball rules and the traditions that help manage the game--traditions and beliefs that fans almost never see. It's pretty enlightening, especially if you're newish to baseball, and very entertaining if you've been following the sport for decades. Very quickly into the book, one realizes the game that the media delivers is not the game that the players actually play.

u/KinnerMode · 4 pointsr/baseball

Someone already has. LINK

u/kodabear911 · 3 pointsr/baseball

This one is way more casual than a lot of the books listed here, but The Baseball Codes is a fun, quick read full of anecdotes about breaking unspoken rules and etiquette. I read it when I was quite a bit younger so all of the stories were new to me, but I still like to read a short section here and there sometimes. Unfortunately I'm not really sure how it'd hold up if I read it for the first time now. Hopefully it's not too simple for a more experienced fan! At the very least, it's a fun coffee table book :)

u/Horsefeathers34 · 3 pointsr/mlb
u/Soxsider · 2 pointsr/baseball

I really enjoyed The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime by Michael Duca. It takes examples from across history that adds context to older rules still at play and rules that have died out. Gives the fan some idea of what is going through the player's\manager's minds as they play out a tradition or rules, customs, and superstitions the casual, to even serious, fans may not know why.

u/bellekid · 2 pointsr/baseball

My uncle got me a Mets "Ugly Sweater" Santa cap, a Mets long sleeved tee and a Mets National League Champions 2015 hoodie.

I also got a Mets totebag from a Secret Santa I did with some folks I met on here and The Baseball Codes: The Unwritten rules of America's pastime by Jason Turbow and Michael Duca from my parents.

u/pooroldedgar · 2 pointsr/JusticePorn

If that's really what you love, you should check out this book.

u/hey_ska · 1 pointr/baseball

http://www.amazon.com/The-Baseball-Codes-Beanballs-Bench-Clearing/dp/030727862X

The Baseball Codes. All about the unwritten rules of baseball. Very fun read.

u/Timofeo · 1 pointr/baseball

I think any fan of baseball that has never played the game above little league level should read The Baseball Codes by Jason Turbow. It outlines pretty much every unwritten rule in the game, while providing plenty of colorful stories and examples to illustrate them.

It's well worth the $5-10 on Amazon or half.com.

u/VerboseButWrong · 0 pointsr/sports

I recommend this book to all who are interested in the history of this kinda thing. Just fascinating.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/030727862X?pc_redir=1396944618&robot_redir=1