MLB Worst Breaking Unwritten Rules

[@andrewpierce1588]

The Astros complaining about a team playing baseball while they’re actively cheating. 😂

[@ristokorkiala9890]

Great point🙏🏼Bunch of trashcans and a captain trashcan himself Jose Altuve🤮

[@spectre1209]

Baseball's unwritten rules with a lead are nuts. Don't swing, don't bunt, just sit there and watch the ball. Make it easy on us, since we're already losing.

[@rellimnahtan]

For real. You're professionals getting your asses beaten, and you expect a handout? Just play better. There's your unwritten rule.

[@nickwilsonbowling]

but you're also not allowed to bunt when the pitcher has a not hitter. They should just outlaw bunting. Can't do it anytime without somebody crying about it

[@johnboltz3591]

Like a bunch of children

[@ncmor3678]

Nah, unwritten means unwritten, you play to win, the opposing team can always come back and win. Players are paid to win.

[@SunDedGon]

If they really wanna speed up the game, introduce a mercy rule

[@jamesgotwalt9446]

Baseball unwritten rules: we are all very sensitive and thou shall not upset our sensitive little hearts

[@TeamRocketHQR]

I would think the money the massive amounts they get paid would shut them up. But nope.

[@amenenema474]

And the old farts want to label millenials and Gen z people "snowflakes" and tell us we're the ones who love our participation trophies (that they, our parents and grandparents, forced on us) 😂😂

[@scarrillo31]

"Don't flip your bat and yell when hitting a homerun! I don't like it! I'm going to bean you with the ball next time"

[@Birtheater4545]

@@amenenema474 realistically though gen z and millennials are some of the most sensitive people I’ve ever seen. It’s generalizing and I know I shouldn’t be talking because I’m gen z but I can’t be serious with anyone in my age group without being told to chill

[@NealCamerlengo]

I wouldn't say realistically since the old farts are also super snowflakes. " Oh no how dare something offend our religious beliefs? We should censor it while screaming like triggered snowflakes about being canceled."@@Birtheater4545

[@airtioteclint]

Is it me or does all these "unwritten rules" equates to "sore loser's rules" 😂😂

[@thedude3065]

Y E S

[@timdarnell7819]

It's you

[@colderbeer]

No, it's about acting like gentlemen, and playing with class.

[@Than_McDowell]

@@colderbeer how is it classless to do your job to the best of your ability?

[@deepfry89]

@@colderbeer 👎

[@Biscuitchris7again]

_"Just because you've given up, doesn't mean I have to."_

[@TheKildar]

"Fuck you, if you don't want me to hit he ball, pitch better..."

[@pilonrulz1]

⁠@@TheKildarAt that point they’ve usually put a position player in to save their actual pitchers. At that point all you’re doing is beefing your own stats.

[@collincarter3070]

@@pilonrulz1 so he should get out and hurt his stats?

[@pilonrulz1]

@@collincarter3070 Yea, cause those are the only 2 options, get out, or Jack a grand slam on a 3-0 count 🙄.

[@collincarter3070]

@@pilonrulz1 well what would you have him do? Because those pretty much are the only 2 options. Either youre gonna be butt hurt that he swung and drove a ball and helped himself, or he has to get out. lol

[@tristanstevenin2398]

Oakland lost an 11-0 lead in one of the biggest franchise games. I will never understand why people get upset about adding to a big lead.

[@DTB1995]

So they can have something to cry about

[@zackhartmann]

if there's one unwritten rule that makes no sense, it's the one about not trying to hit when winning by a lot or against a position player pitching. These guys are paid millions of dollars to play, they have stats that are affected by these games, and people get mad when they try? If the opposing team really can't handle getting beaten by 20 runs, we either need to implement a mercy/surrender rule, or the opposing team needs to check their egos and stop crying when they get shelled. just my two cents

[@ZombieBacon13]

Fr they're literally doing their dream job at least try until the end of the game.

[@professorlabs]

Yeah I agree. If you're going to complain that they're beating you too much at the highest level of the sport then what are you doing in the game?

[@ripper2087]

It's the fact that he swung at a 3-0 pitch with a 15-4 lead in the 9th inning, then stood there and watched it fly. Lame Chicago announcers complaining about Duffy throwing at him the next night. If somebody had done that against the White Sox, they would have been applauding the pitcher for sticking up for the non position player that got tattood the night before.

[@zackhartmann]

@@ripper2087 imagine playing in the most advanced baseball league on earth and complaining about the other team trying....i don't care if it's 15-4 or 150-4, if the count is 3-0 or 0-2, who is pitching, what inning it is...play until the end of the game and when you get beat, accept it

[@picklerick3358]

I totally agree with you on everything you just said

[@jmulve2]

“Why are you trying to score more runs when your winning by a lot?” I don’t know, why are you trying to still come back and win when your losing by a lot? If you think you can’t win, go tell the ump you forfeit.

[@matthewmaning4859]

You still have to finish the game out to make it official.

[@TwanDeezy]

Right? If you're down by over 10 runs and there is still a few innings left and your team is giving up, you shouldn't have even dressed that day. If there are more than a few innings left and you're giving up, you shouldn't be a major league team!

[@MaizeAndBlueWahoo]

If a position player is pitching, you're not exactly trying to come back and win.

[@xjr.0]

@@MaizeAndBlueWahoo You are if your hitters are still trying to hit.

[@francus7227]

​@MaizeAndBlueWahoo Lowie bunted with a SEVEN run lead.... And then the CHEATER Altuve starts lecturing.... GTFOH...

[@latinsizer]

Unwritten rules = Hurt their feelings

[@JustMeELC]

No lol = embarrass them 😁

[@emupike6]

Dont think i had seen the Tampa and Boston one where Escobar stole third while leading by 5, since when is 5 runs impossible to come back from lol

[@georgejohnson8674]

Very good point. We've all seen comebacks before, keep trying still its the bottom of the 9th with 3 outs and you're in the lead

[@1981lashlarue]

@@georgejohnson8674 With three outs? Wouldn't the inning be over? lol

[@normanno8514]

@@1981lashlarue i suspect that was the point

[@georgejohnson8674]

@@1981lashlarue That's the point..... ffs

[@1981lashlarue]

@@JonathanCharron54 Baseball has runs, not points.

[@corynelson1803]

I believe at one point iWhitey Herzog was asked about being way up and still stealing bases. I think his reply was "they quit swinging we' will quit stealing.

[@Gustarx]

He bunted in the 3rd inning and they got mad? good lord

[@jonathans.972]

"... pitchers historically are huge babies." - Jomboy

[@karlpark8575]

Pitchers can fist pump after a strikeout but hitters can't bat flip after a homerun.

[@colyhope6467]

Pitchers are the most thin-skinned athletes in all of sports.

[@JustMeELC]

​@@colyhope6467SOME are

[@brianbracken7466]

Altuve telling anyone what is not acceptable is Comical.

[@realtexxxmancosplay]

Lol. Yeah. Pot meet kettle.

[@mkrnp]

A 5 run lead in the 7th inning is not a definite win yet. Play the game, score as often as you can.

[@1Plebeian]

Hey Altuve, you know what else you don't do? Cheat your way through a world series!

[@quinn-tessential3232]

No, but see that's a WRITTEN rule. You can break those.

[@konqueso4408]

Mad about stealing a base up 5 with 2 ABs to go for Sox is ridiculous.

[@DCYankee]

Red Sox have always been a bunch of delusional hypocritical crybabies (notice how in most bench clearing incidents it's their pussy asses involved) but nah Yankees are the real villains though according to the baseball world and the Red Sox can do no wrong

[@DCYankee]

Rays are doing the same thing the Red Sox are doing lately though. Hitting our batters and getting away with it but cry when we do it to them. Can't stand that hypocritical bullshit in baseball

[@JK-dn9bu]

When an opposing manager complained when Whitey Herzog's player stole a base when the Cardinals were up by several runs late in the game, Whitey responded that if the other manager wants to promise his players won't hit homeruns, he'll promise not to have his guys steal bases. Perfect response. Some of this "unwritten rules" stuff is BS. Now, showmanship deserves a smackdown.

[@NameyMcNamerson]

Nothing more ridiculous than that cheater Altuve telling someone what they’re not supposed to do.

[@g-mancollections5264]

Altuve never cheated

[@JuniorFanCirca1989]

@@g-mancollections5264 He did tolerate cheating though, sorry not sorry on this one, for me.

[@g-mancollections5264]

@@JuniorFanCirca1989 man, I guess you're gonna have to stop watching baseball since the entirety of the league was doing the same thing or similar...

[@conanobrennan53]

@@g-mancollections5264 lmao, everyone was doing it is the worst defense. trashtros fans gonna trash

[@g-mancollections5264]

@@conanobrennan53 What's silly about it, is that the Astros continued to dominate after everything was exposed. The spider tack stuff too. Still had the best rotation in the league...yet, a lot of other teams began to struggle. Just like when all of the juiceheads went after Jose Canseco for opening his mouth. The rest of the league used the Astros as a scapegoat. Guess it's only cheating if it isn't the red sux, stankees, or satanists - cough cough - excuse me, the dodgers.

[@BillyRamirez]

They should write all this down if it's so damn important.

[@calibrexdaoc]

You can’t as enforcement and punishments are illegal

[@hobinrood710]

​@@calibrexdaocYou proved his point.

[@calibrexdaoc]

@@hobinrood710 no, because they want the rules written. I am saying they can’t be.

[@hobinrood710]

@@calibrexdaoc They can't be because? Punishment and enforcement is illegal. So why even have them at all? You proved the point that there is no point in having unwritten rules.

[@calibrexdaoc]

@@hobinrood710 the initial claim is that the rules need to be written down. My counter was they can’t be written down. That did not prove their point of the rules need to be written. If they were being facetious, then the post is lacking emoticons or the a like. Why have them at all you say? Technically they aren’t there (not in the rules), just player agreements with no foundations. This is similar to agreements without documentations in business. For example, I deal with trading and with a group of other advisors, we don’t charge each other trading fees (or sometimes split), but with others like large banks, we will have them cough up the fees. Rules state fees are always assessed, but we agree to pay each other the same fee to make it null. Just like baseball’s unwritten rules: agreements with no foundation that isn’t a part of the rules.

[@Christopher_TG]

For those wondering about that last clip, Curt Schilling was pitching a perfect game before Davis got on base with that bunt. It's kind of an unwritten rule that using a bunt to get on base when the pitcher is pitching a perfect game is kind of a chicken-shit move.

[@empathwatches]

Thank you.

[@kevinstull8552]

Who cares? The job of the batter is to get a hit or get on base somehow. If he fails to do that, then he could easily lose his job to someone else.

[@Christopher_TG]

@@kevinstull8552 I agree, just explaining what was the unwritten rule.

[@staffsaber534]

Why would I follow that rule? Get good. If you lost your perfect game because of me you aren't good enough to have one. It means nothing if I, as an opponent, am helping you.

[@iViking90]

No team wants to be on the receiving end of perfection.

[@austincosman2907]

As a Twins fan, the Chicago announcer that said baseball is supposed to be fun why can’t we have fun is 100% correct

[@Michaelthekiwi]

I understand that when you play sport you don't do things to antagonise the other team, but this 'don't bunt on a perfect game' or 'don't try and blowout an already big score' should not be part of that. You should be trying to win, and win by as big a margin as possible - that's what gets you into the championship games.

[@matthewmaning4859]

Winning is one thing but trying to embarrass somebody is completely different. Have some class. Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat.

[@stevenmcalister826]

@@matthewmaning4859 If you don’t like getting beaten by a big score then forfeit the game. No point being pissy with the opponent just because they decide to keep playing.

[@jeremygeller9145]

Earlier this season the angels beat the Rockies 25-1 it was the most amount of runs scored by the angels ever in a single game. They lost the previous and next game losing the series. Winning by 1 or winning by 100 still only counts as 1 win and that’s what earns teams a shot at the championship not winning by a big margin

[@JustMeELC]

​​@@matthewmaning4859Except not trying isn't being humble lol

[@JustMeELC]

​@@jeremygeller9145 Well no winning by a big margin isn't what gets you into championship games but it is what gets you paid 😉

[@Hoa_G_Pham]

Pitchers getting pissed when batters stare at a slammer and trot slowly around is the dumbest thing ever. They can celebrate and give lip all they want when they strike a batter out but can't take it back.

[@rickyfn2]

1:44 Rays were only up 5 when he stole 3rd. Teams can come back from 5 runs in two innings

[@JustMeELC]

Happens all the time to my Jays lol

[@rickyfn2]

@@JustMeELC exactly, Seattle did it the other day.

[@lkwm4241]

It's an unwritten rule in boxing as well 😂. If you knocked down an opponent 3 times, you are supposed to just block for the entire time and get a beating only 😊. If you don't follow it, you will have the opponent's entire team running to the ring.

[@PrometheusForever]

Throwing pitchers out is like baseball's version of witness protection.

[@John-jn5ue]

Bo Porter thought he was all that. He wasn't even the bag of chips.

[@LouisEmery]

1:25 Cool. Between the legs. 2:35 when I was watching in the 70s, making a huge play was supposed to be downplayed, i.e. as though it was routine. That was the coolness we imitated when we played baseball too.

[@JustMeELC]

It's fine if it's how you really feel but if you don't & want to celebrate that's fine too...being fake is stupid lol

[@TeganCantEven]

I absolutely LOVE watching the unwritten rules being broken.

[@skymedic48]

These are ridiculous. I used to coach youth baseball. I told my players, if there are outs on the scoreboard, we are still playing. Down 10 or up 10, we still swing the bats. We still play defense. Pitchers still have to throw strikes. Why did I coach them this way? Because my job as coach isn't just about baseball. Life isn't fair. Life isn't easy. Other teams aren't going to yield because we are losing bad. Don't expect a team to do that. And in life, it's the same thing. The lessons we learn on the ball field extend far beyond the grass and dirt diamond.

[@rayhume1971]

These unwritten rules should be accepted only under the following condition: At the end of each half inning the team that is trailing must forego their at bats in their half of the inning and the game will continue with the team in the lead continuing at the plate for another 3 outs. That way, the team in lead which is being asked to stop trying can be asured the crybaby team will not attempt to comeback and win the game. There is no way to run out the clock in baseball.

[@marcparkinson4118]

Unless the other team quits, the game is not over. Play hard, else you may lose

[@SO-if3yn]

If you give up and put a position player to pitch then I hope they score more.

[@matthewmaning4859]

It's to save the bullpen for future use.

[@SO-if3yn]

@@matthewmaning4859 it’s throwing in the towel. teams have enough depth to call up/down guys. Owners are controlling MLB time to a minimum to underpay players. If teams give up, run up the score and get stats for arbitration. Money for your family bruh.

[@matthewmaning4859]

@@SO-if3yn Why waste innings on your bullpen when you can save them for later on in the season. It's the same as putting in reserves in basketball with 3 minutes left down 30. Why would you keep your starters in?

[@Autistic_Tarkov_Guy]

@@matthewmaning4859 it's quitting. plain and simple. and that's why he doesn't like it.

[@matthewmaning4859]

@@Autistic_Tarkov_Guy OK so should a basketball team or football team keep their starters in with 5 minutes to go down 30+ points?

[@jph4852]

All these unwritten rules so you don't hurt a millionaire's feelings while playing a sport according to the actual rules? Come on. This is probably the thing I hate most about baseball.

[@JustMeELC]

Your bias is clear when you said millionaires instead of players 🙄 Other than that I agree

[@Birtheater4545]

Lmfao they’re not just millionaires they earned their positions, literally. They’re athletes who are at the highest level of playing

[@billferrell5337]

And, the rules don't just apply to the Big Show. These rules are taught from high school to college and the farm leagues.

[@sengle928]

Unwritten rules: Reason baseball’s popularity is declining

[@greatloverofmusic1]

Yeah hitting a homer against a position player pitching is a real bad thing lol. If the Twins were serious about the game, then use a regular pitcher.

[@vitesse_arnhem]

Astrudillo is a funny guy lol

[@joeferguson2606]

i love it when umps try to enforce an unwritten rule.

[@andrewjohnson1573]

The absolute worst unwritten rule in baseball is don't bunt to break up a perfect game/no hitter. Why should the batter, an opponent, have the slightest worry in the world about the pitcher's achievement? Especially in a close game. I was watching a game years ago and a pitcher had a no hitter going into the eighth of a 1-0 game, and the lead off batter bunted a base hit and everyone lost their mind about it. The batter is trying to win the damn game. How does the pitcher's potential no hitter take priority over trying to win the game for your team? For no reason other than "that's not how you're supposed to play baseball". Just so stupid.

[@danielanaya6401]

I don’t like unwritten rules. Feels like participation trophies at times. Hit when you want, kill no hitters with a bunt, and deal with it. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@XxStonedImmaculatexX]

The Angels beat the Rockies 25-1 and I really thought we were going to see some bean balls but to my surprise, there was no tension. Angels lost the series anyways in true Angels fashion 😂

[@minnesotajack1]

To paraphrase Bill Bellichek: “if you don’t like us doing it..go ahead and stop us”

[@scarrillo31]

Getting mad at a dude for bat flipping after a homerun and then throwing at him is the biggest pussy move. Literally the only sport where dudes get their feelings hurt when the other guy celebrates. Literally every other sports response when they see someone celebrating "don't like it? Stop em then"

[@JP-lz3vk]

"From a macho standpoint, a lot of guys won't like that" - WTF?

[@odd-man-outSPORTS]

Teams have come back from a lot more than 7 runs before

[@Heathcoatman]

The only thing dumber than these unwritten 'protect my ego' rules from the field is when the announcer agrees. Yeah yeah, grandpa, you used to get hbp100 times a year, the good ole days.

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

If you do anything but get struck out, pitchers throw a hissy fit

[@jeromemccollom936]

can't swing with a big lead, can't bunt with a big lead, hell can you even take a walk with a big lead?

[@trexaz19]

So many of these are so stupid, teams have come back from 7+ runs before, you're professionals

[@TwanDeezy]

7 runs can be scored in a single inning. Unreal to quit, ever.

[@xcryanx]

Altuve telling people what "not to do" in baseball is highly ironic.

[@derekconstantino7759]

1:12 funny.. bunting with a lead is worse to the astros than cheating 😂

[@nukeboy4939]

We still got 2 titles that isn't going to change no matter how butt hurt you are, keep crying. 😂😂

[@JustMeELC]

​@@nukeboy4939 You sound like an immature 12 yo little boy 🤣

[@herbertwallace9872]

What’s crazy is they all can end up on the same team

[@magnificent05]

The red sox one is bull. Escobar was right for standing up for himself 5 points is not enough of a lead to feel that way. You need at least an 8 point lead before applying any type of mercy rules.

[@ncmor3678]

Nah, unwritten means unwritten, you play to win, the opposing team can always come back and win. Players are paid to win.

[@sbmang4927]

The objective of baseball is to score as many runs as possible.

[@daviddamascus9657]

I don't know how wild I am about pitchers throwing at celebrating batters but the two that really are stupid is not bunting away a no hitter and not bunting when to expand a big lead, especially against good line ups. Overcoming a 7 run lead may be unlikely but it's not at all unheard of.

[@gscurd75]

If it's not written, it's not a rule. Get over it. Teams have come back from being down 12 runs total and from being down 9 in the 9th inning.

[@BHTheKid5]

The irony of the Astros getting butthurt over a rule that isn’t important enough to be written down is just so delicious. I feel I may need to skip my next couple of meals, because I’m just a bit stuffed.

[@TheFishAirman]

As a college player, i can understand that people dont want to get run up on. But at the same time, what lead is safe? I just watched my Padres come back on the Cubs down 8 runs. Unless the unwritten rules say you also cant come back and win, they are pointless. Dont get mad, get better. If tonight wasnt your night, tip your hat and move on to the next one.

[@jawless7616]

It's the same as giving up if you put a defensive player as a pitcher so as the other team batting you should be able to tee up as much as you want because the other team gave up

[@MstrGAMER_2810]

bro unwritten rules basically mean: "You are to good, now dont do anything just look at it right in the middle a hanging slider and let it become a strike since you have a lead."

[@arcadiagreen150]

People that hate the unwritten rules of baseball forget that baseball was a gentleman's sport. Taking a bow, tipping a cap, etc. It's not played by gentlemen anymore but remnants of the old culture echo.

[@frankberryfilms]

Just play the game. The score is what it is, do your best and see who wins.

[@Pepperrelish]

Never understand why MLB doesn't implement the same rule the NBA does when it comes to fights. You leave the bench and step on the court you are ejected. Should be the same for baseball. You leave the dugout or your position to get into a fight, you are ejected. Stupid brawls that no one wants to see that just screw up the game.

[@brettsprinkle4173]

I'm a Royals fan, but if you hit a 95+ MPH Fastball over 400 feet and does a bat flip. It's only the pitchers fault that you gave him a pitch to hit.

[@Cereal_Killer007]

Forcing teams not to get more runs when they have a big lead is stupid. What if the losing team rallies a comeback? Will they stop scoring runs? No way....If I was coach id hold nothing back

[@JustMeELC]

Most teams don't anymore. It was stupid from the get go

[@fishbone3333]

If you put in a position player to pitch, then you don't get the benefit of any unwritten rules. Expect him to get lit up

[@matthartrum2196]

This is why it’s a dying sport, grown men getting their feeling hurt because someone looked at their home run too long or bunted when they were already beating your ass🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻

[@bleamingblatherskite999]

Baseball needs a good tussle every now and then. It’s not like bench clearing incidents aren’t the most talked-about highlight of any game when they happen. Hold the sanitizer

[@jeromemccollom936]

Pitcher intentionally throws at hitter for the way the hitter celebrated a HR, automatic year long suspension for both the pitcher and the manager

[@marcelbrown2174]

If it’s not important enough to be written down in the rule book it’s not a rule 😂😂😂 fuck yo feelings.

[@matthewcolombo9251]

Big of an All-Star like Altuve to tell someone just trying to stay in the league that they can’t try and get on base. Jed got a family to feed.

[@LIVdaBrand]

1:12 h o e s 😂😂😂

[@jeffpestano1296]

When I played in the 90’s I wasn’t aloud to smile if I hit a home run. My own team would give me a hard time. Right now looks like the best time ever to play baseball. I don’t like Acuna & Tatis’s style but they have set the stage for players to relax and have fun a little bit more which is important in a sport that makes a superstar out of you when you fail 7 out 10 times. It’s such a frustrating sport so when you do something good you want to scream fuck ya. Not at the other team but your self.

[@lovethesabres06]

These unwritten rules are slowly making their way out of baseball. The next generation is being taught that no lead is safe.

[@Jigajo13]

Yup. Im in 15u. We were down 10-0 and they were still stealing and whatnot. I talked to an opposing player and he said they were getting insurance runs. They ended up winning 16-0

[@RedZeppelin1968]

The problem is that the unwritten rules are in effect going against the actual rules. Like officially there is no way to forfeit a game. But effectively that is what the unwritten rule seeks do. Like from a strictly competitive standpoint why should a team allow their opponents to "save their fresh pitchers"? So they can lose to them the next day? If you want to go home, put someone good in and get the outs. If they don't like that there isn't a forfeit or mercy rule. They should be lobbying MLB to add one rather than hitting guys for playing the game out as intended. Seems like misplaced frustration.

[@superheavydeathmetal]

I think the Astros, of all teams, need to focus on understanding the written rules before worrying about the unwritten rules.

[@greatloverofmusic1]

Nicely done lol.

[@JustMeELC]

You win this comment section 👍

[@horde4909]

0:46 "Hos". that's wild

[@smudent2010]

The one where escobar stole third in the 7th with a 5 run lead, the reaction from boston was ridiculous. 5 runs is not a big lead that can't be overcome. you can get 3, 4 or even 5 runs in a single rally inning. The first one where he swung with a 3-0 count, if you're going to make a mockery of the game by throwing 40 mph with a position player, then they have the right to make a mockery out of your pitch by hitting it 400+.

[@LocalCoot]

Outside of actual practice, what better time to practice your bunting technique when your team's leading by a bunch of runs?

[@QuadCloudNine]

the A's one is ridiculous. its only the 3rd inning and the Astros are complaining about bunting?? PLENTY of innings to catch up, why would any MLB team let up in the 3rd inning???

[@ripper2087]

What was the score and inning of the bunt that broke up the perfect game? If it was only a two run game, his job is to get on base, anyway possible. If you want to bitch about it being broken up by a bunt...play better defense or throw a better pitch.

[@p0keyb13]

Manager before a game: Alright guys. Get out there and win this one!… but not by too much. 🤔

[@UncleFreshh]

Down 0-8 in the bottom of the 3rd and you want the other team to stop trying to win? Makes sense.

[@mitch1847]

1:03. I thought the goal of the team at bat is to score as many runs as they can. Been watching baseball for 40 years and hearing this is a first for me.

[@andrewdoughty3001]

I’m a big baseball fan, but this is one area where the sport seriously suffers and makes it seem archaic. Don’t swing on a lead? Don’t try to get on base? Don’t try to hit a home run, even though it’s only the sixth inning and your team is up by 7? Isn’t that what these guys get paid millions of dollars to do? Who came up with these stupid “unwritten rules”, anyway? Absolutely ridiculous and asinine. My favorite, too, is when the pitchers get insanely butt hurt and INTENTIONALLY drill the batter. Because, after all, trying to purposely injure an opposing player since your feelings were hurt is completely justified 🙄

[@bennettdickmann1602]

I think any player who leaves the bullpen area for a fight 325 ft away should be fined ten-percent (10%) of his salary made payable to Major League Baseball. The MLB should, in turn, be required by their rules to donate an equal amount of money to a charity of the chief umpire’s choice.

[@hobinrood710]

Umpires having an ego is better than the the guys who follow unwritten rules.

[@JustMeELC]

Umpires having a bs ego & quick trigger have no place in the game

[@hobinrood710]

@@JustMeELC Better than assault with a deadly weapon.

[@jasoneverett]

0:48 now THAT name looks funny on a jersey

[@willieb.haardigan8984]

If you’re not gonna field a pitcher you can’t be mad people hit bombs off you. Imagine a football team losing their center in a blowout and then getting mad the d line is still rushing, like wtf

[@CMc_39]

Always found it odd how baseball is the only major sport you’re not allowed to openly celebrate scoring or it’s considered disrespectful. I get it was maybe like that back in the old days but don’t give il a home run if you don’t want to see someone celebrate. Let people express themselves

[@JayS96Bruh]

Wait, the Astros are trying to lecture people on proper baseball etiquette? Hilarious.

[@timdarnell7819]

The first one isn't an unwritten rule. If you have position players pitching, chances are there will be hard contact. It would be worse if they were just standing there taking walks off of him.

[@DCYankee]

It's because he swung on a 3-0 count like seriously?

[@aarondutton3376]

Not surprised Houston shows up here a lot

[@vinceA3748]

Baseball fights are really hilarous. If you watch, they rarely throw any real punches. Just some shoving, grabbing and jawing. Most of these guys are just showboating. Trying to look tough, without actually fighting.

[@sebastianfrank4295]

Without context what the unwritten rules in the particular clips are, this vid doesnt make any sense.

[@geraldperrilliat6687]

I always get in trouble,because I can read and people get angry because they didn’t put in writing

[@JoeRogansForehead]

No you don’t because you can barely even write .

[@masterofnone1481]

Dont care what sport… unless I’m specifically TOLD to play easy, I’m goin 100!!!

[@gregoryeverson741]

If the game isnt over, go 100%

[@reggiethecommenter9137]

1:41 This one really pisses me off. It is a 5 run game in the 7th. Big comebacks happen all of the time. Why should they be pissed at him trying to get a tack on run?