Today's New York Times has an item in the sporting page "Spotlight" feature about baseball's "unwritten rules." Other than an unfortunate reference to a Ross Bernstein book, the article mentions some interesting, if familiar, "rules" that supposedly everyone knows about but don't always observe. One of them puzzled me. Apparently, in a game earlier this season, B.J. Upton stole second and third in a game in which his team trailed the Indians by nine runs. The Indians, it seems, were mightily offended. I can understand a team being offended if they were losing by nine runs, but what the heck was this all about? I know that a lot of local SABRites feel that these "rules" are bogus and I generally agree. But if your team is winning by nine runs, why would you be offended if the other team tries to steal? After all, stolen bases are a losing proposition.
I just want to say that a team should never stop trying to win. If "playing the game right" means playing less than 100%, then maybe we need to reassess how the game is played.
Today's New York Times has an item in the sporting page "Spotlight" feature about baseball's "unwritten rules." Other than an unfortunate reference to a Ross...
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