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Verlander’s No-No Beaten By Bunt, and Nobody Seems to Mind
It’s a convoluted question, so bear with me: Can the circumstances following a clear violation of the unwritten rules somehow alter how that rule is perceived? In other words, might the end of a play...
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Bruce Rondon: Protector of the Code, or Just an Asshole?
The scene: Tiger Stadium last Wednesday, the ninth inning of a blowout win by the Royals. Lorenzo Cain, on second base, races home on a single to left field by Eric Hosmer, making the score 14-2. The...
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Dustup In D-Town Offers a Primer on a Host of Unwritten Rules
The Yankees-Tigers Brawl of the Century on Thursday presented a grab-bag for the ages of unwritten rules, some justified, some not, some executed to precision, some decidedly less so. Among the things...
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Memo to Pitchers: ‘Kill the Ump’ is an Axiom, Not a Suggestion
Shortly after Tigers manager Brad Ausmus and catcher James McCann were ejected by plate ump Quinn Walcott on Wednesday for arguing balls and strikes, Detroit pitcher Buck Farmer crossed up catcher...
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Verlander Wins Word Battle, Then Wins Game
The idea of celebrating on a ballfield has gained significant traction over recent seasons, including just last week when we discussed the topic as pertains to Francisco Lindor. Action picked up again...
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Giancarlo Has A Long Memory, And Why The Hell Shouldn’t He?
Is there an unwritten rule for PTSD? That’s what it had to be, after Mike Fiers hit Giancarlo Stanton in the upper arm on Monday. It was obviously unintentional—runners were at the corners with one...
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The Little-Known Story Of Hank Greenberg’s 250th Home Run
A few years back I wrote a feature about Hank Greenberg’s war service for a website called The National Pastime Museum. The site no longer exists, but today is a good day to dust the story off. On...
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Ten Years Ago Today: Armando Galarraga’s Would-Be Perfect Game
Ten years ago today gave us perhaps the most egregiously blown call in baseball history. With one out to go in a would-be perfect game, Tigers righty Armando Galarraga induced a soft tapper to the...
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Cards Cap Controversy Causes Shildt to Decry Crooked Criteria
The stain was right there for all to see, on television no less, an outlawed substance used by pitchers to help them grip—and spin—baseballs. The pitcher in question had been dominant of late, and...
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The Audacity of Aaron Boone
As if Yankees manager Aaron Boone hasn’t had his fill of his own team’s fans calling for his hide, Tigers fans have now joined the chorus. Boone’s sin: Trying to win a ballgame. There is, of course,...
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