MLB Worst Breaking Unwritten Rules

[@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

[@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 no 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

[@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

[@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.

[@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...

[@Gustarx]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@DefNotABotBeepBoop]

Can't believe the one where he swiped the bag in a 5 run game in the 7th and that's somehow not cool. 5 run game. 2 full innings of ball left. WTF??

[@DefNotABotBeepBoop]

Ya but that's Oakland

[@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🤮

[@latinsizer]

Unwritten rules = Hurt their feelings

[@JustMeELC]

No lol = embarrass them 😁

[@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

[@goodfox9250]

@@colyhope6467 - I don’t think Nolan was back in his day.

[@nahor88]

I think the logic is it takes more skill to strike a guy out than to homer off a guy. No pitcher is intentionally trying to give up home runs. Home runs are always mistake pitches. The rare exception is when a pitcher makes a great pitch, and the hitter still manages to hit it out of the park. When a pitcher throws a cookie on accident, I have to agree it's BM to bat flip if it's crushed out of the park.

[@mentazmic]

@@goodfox9250 he was as petty as it gets, like most pitchers.

[@konqueso4408]

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

[@El_Diego1999]

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

[@El_Diego1999]

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

[@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.

[@mentazmic]

You're a great coach.

[@billwindsor4224]

This is cool. Thanks for writing this up.

[@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 😉

[@jonathans.972]

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

[@BillyRamirez]

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

[@Calibrex_Gaming]

You can’t as enforcement and punishments are illegal

[@hobinrood710]

​@@Calibrex_GamingYou proved his point.

[@Calibrex_Gaming]

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

[@hobinrood710]

@@Calibrex_Gaming 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.

[@Calibrex_Gaming]

@@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.

[@mkrnp]

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

[@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.

[@PrometheanRising]

If I am remembering correctly, Fernando Tatis hit two grand slams in one inning.

[@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.

[@empathchannels]

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.

[@NameyMcNamerson]

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

[@g-manjams]

Altuve never cheated

[@JuniorFanCirca1989]

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

[@g-manjams]

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

[@g-manjams]

@@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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%

[@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.

[@kelvinmathews7198]

Why is it that baseball's unwritten rules can't be broken but the written rules, specifically the strike zone is not enforced?

[@raantaas96]

That rectangle we see on screen is just a suggestion box. Why are home plate umpires behind the catcher and batter??? Home Umpires would have a much better angle to see how high or low pitches were if they positioned themselves more to each side of the batters boxes. For example, when a right batter is at bat, the umpire could slide over the opposite batters box to see the pitches and go to right side box when a left batter is batting.

[@kelvinmathews7198]

@@raantaas96 I'm speaking specifically about the strike zone as it appears in the baseball book of rules. The vertical strike zone is between the armpit and knees. They call anything above the belt a ball. Bs.

[@raantaas96]

@@kelvinmathews7198 In theory that would work, as almost any theory in reality do. But, as we all know, not all players are exact same heights or girth. That is why the home umpire standing behind the catcher makes ABSOLUT non sense. Right hand batter??? Position Home Umpire to the left hand batters box. Left hand batter??? POSITION Home Umpire to the RIGHT hand batters box. If those Home Umpires are cowards of balls hitting them, bring back those couch cushion guards that cover their whole body outside the head.

[@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 😂

[@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.

[@TeganCantEven]

I absolutely LOVE watching the unwritten rules being broken.

[@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 👍

[@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

[@marcelbrown2174]

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

[@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.

[@Nostalgicholy]

Funniest unwritten rule is when pictures get all butt hurt when batteries don't leave the batter's box when they hit a home run fast enough. What if it's a foul ball

[@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🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻

[@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.

[@ComradeOgilvy1984]

I would not consider a 5 run lead with two at bats to go a runaway game. 7-8 runs, sure.

[@PrometheusForever]

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

[@marcparkinson4118]

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

[@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

[@SuicideSeason4545]

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.

[@jamesnichols5998]

The Red Sox getting mad at a dude for stealing 3rd when the score is 8-3 in the 7th 💀

[@CptNoodles117]

Tim Anderson getting mad at getting hit and wanting to fight has me laughing

[@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 🤣

[@sandlotyaya]

My take on bringing a position player to pitch is why help that team out. They’re not using relievers to save them for the next game. Why sacrifice the batter stats to let them just finish the game. I think it’s cool to try to go yard on the softballs.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@El_Diego1999]

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

[@p0keyb13]

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

[@sebastianfrank4295]

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

[@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.

[@DividendAndConquer1]

Love baseball but man I’m tired of these sensitive unwritten rules crap. We don’t like being shown up yet now we want everyone to do a celebration after a solo homer because it’s fun and engaging for kids. They don’t know what they want.

[@brianbracken7466]

Altuve telling anyone what is not acceptable is Comical.

[@misterwesleysworld]

Lol. Yeah. Pot meet kettle.

[@GovernorRiffRaff]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@theretroreseller2434]

Yeah okay… If im in MLB, I’m hitting everything I can. Stats write checks-not unwritten mercy rules. Besides, baseball allows comebacks until the final out is recorded. It’s not like it’s timed

[@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."

[@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.

[@frankberryfilms]

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

[@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

[@Mickeysdelicatecare]

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

[@minnesotajack1]

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

[@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.

[@dandar4843]

The Tampa - Boston fight is probably the most insane of these unwritten rules. Getting mad over a stolen base when you’re down by the 7th inning?! Boston had the 8th and 9th inning to score 5 runs 😂 If it was the top of the 9th, that’s one thing but the 7th?! 5 runs?! What a bunch of babies

[@kevine5284]

Yeah that one was so ridiculous. Didn’t some team come back from 7-8 runs in the 9th 1-2 years ago? Unwritten rules are the worst. “Stop trying so we can try to close the deficit.” Fuck outta here.

[@JustMeELC]

Not babies lol Cry babies

[@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

[@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.

[@limitedbom2206]

The main one I will never understand is when a team is beating on another team, and they take out their pitchers and let a 3rd baseman or whatever pitch. You're just suppose to let that go and not hit the ball as best you can? I'm sorry, but if I'm beating on you so bad and you want to protect your pitchers, I'm going to bury you on the scoreboard if you're not going to take this game serious till the end. Hold this L, I'm sending this lollipop lob ball over center field.

[@rs232killer]

"Why are you still playing when you have significant lead?" "Because I have more respect for the rest of your team than you do."

[@joeferguson2606]

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

[@LocalCoot]

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

[@ncmor3678]

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

[@Anthony-pq7su]

That homerun got him cut as well because LaRussa's old school philosophy wasn't having it

[@captaindishman9126]

Yes please lower your stats so we don't look as bad. How about y'all just up your game? They are UNWRITTEN because they aren't rules that apply to grown men. Just crybabies.

[@EddieGarciaVQ]

Altuve is no leader. He let his guys cheat.. but hey go ahead and tell another club how to play.

[@doublerrplay2826]

Honestly these unwritten rules make these players seem childish. Just because you’re up 5+ runs you can’t continue to hit and improve your numbers? 1)These players get paid because of their numbers. I’m not throwing an at bat away. 2)Teams always come back being down 5+ runs. Every run counts 3)Only unwritten rule i agree with is bunting during a no hitter/perfect game. Breaking history with a cheap hit seems weak

[@semmesoort4941]

I see bunting with a lead as a situation in wich you can practice, learn and expirment with different stuff

[@JustMeELC]

Absolutely... But when it's just to ruin a no hitter it's just ignorant

[@ricksaunders8074]

Baseball does have unwritten rules 2 yrs later payback could come Thats why baseball is the greatest game

[@JustMeELC]

Actually common sense, & also an unwritten rule, is payback comes right away or not at all lol

[@deathcab4smoochy78]

Its wild that those that often bemoan the breaking of the unwritten rules are the same lads who criticize the notion of the "participation trophy." Someone bunts - throw their ass out. Bat toss - make a better pitch next time. You put a position player on the mound - take those lumps or waist a bullpen arm. Miss me with that unwritten shit. Soft. Play better.

[@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. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@dhogs]

“Boost your own numbers”. Yes, damn right I’m gonna try to boost my numbers. My salary and livelihood depends on it b

[@JustMeELC]

Trying to score runs while winning has zero to do with self esteem & everything to do with doing your job 🙄

[@gravitykat714]

Altuve - don’t bunt when your winning Also altuve - *uses buzzers and trash cans to hit* Hypocrites

[@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.

[@LordMerji]

Baseball's unwritten rules are stupid. YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME!

[@sengle928]

Unwritten rules: Reason baseball’s popularity is declining

[@SloaneHomeAlone]

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

[@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 .

[@jejo63660]

I agree the unwritten rules are often overly sensitive but if you think about it, a lot of the unwritten rules from the fact that in baseball, there’s no game clock. If you’re winning and getting hits and scoring and the defense can’t get an out, there’s nothing stopping you from scoring 30 runs. The beaten team has to take the beating for as long as the winner feels like. That’s the source of many of the unwritten rules. In football/basketball/soccer/hockey, even if you’re getting dominated, at least you can look up at the clock and see it will be over soon.

[@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.

[@jasoneverett]

0:48 now THAT name looks funny on a jersey

[@slash8729]

Easy way to avoid having your feelings hurt - dont lose by so much.

[@AJDfromSD90]

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 🙄

[@RemoGutierrez1]

0:46 "Hos". that's wild

[@Frink108]

If you're making millions you better always play your hardest.

[@JustMeELC]

You should always try to do your best... it isn't about how much you're paid ool

[@CrazyAboutVinylRecords]

When on offense your job is to score runs. Screw these crybabies. If you don't want the other team to run the score up then pitch better and play better defense: don't beg for mercy. You can be damn sure that you won't apologize for rallying from 12 runs down and winning the game because the other team with the big lead slacked off and tried to coast to a win. It is not their job to let you catch up. Deal with it.

[@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"

[@RS-sp9hj]

What was wrong with the bunt at the end by Ben Davis against Curt Schilling?

[@ralphus44]

It was the bottom of the 8th and Schilling was pitching a perfect game.

[@cmderinchief]

I don’t mind the unwritten rules, but I remind the kids when I coached them, the unwritten rules do no apply to little league. They apply to the professionals only. You can’t have little leagues beaning batters in retaliation of a over dramatic bat toss on a home run swing.

[@JustMeELC]

It's stupid/ignorant at any level for it to be ok to bean somebody because they did well

[@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.