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The Baseball Codes
The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-clearing Brawls : the Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime | Jason Turbow, Michael Duca
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A behind-the-scenes analysis of professional baseball's hidden rules reveals the impact of unwritten codes of conduct, retaliatory behaviors, and cheating, providing examples as committed by such figures as Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Don Drysdale.
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Finished this yesterday. Enjoyed it and I'm a rather casual baseball fan so you don't need to be a rabid fan of the game to enjoy it.

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SuziQoregon
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From the chapter on stealing signs. Cracked me up.

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SuziQoregon
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The unwritten rule is don‘t play aggressively with a big lead but want exactly is s big lead?

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SuziQoregon
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This one has been on my TBR list for ages. Finally going to read it.

Aims42 I have it on my shelf to read too! 6y
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