On the one hand, it might have been a bad idea for the Yankees to have a “Let’s all get smashed on Jobu’s rum” party right before the season started. On the other hand, they’re 17-11, so who are we to argue with success?
- Steven Goldman takes a look back at baseball’s ancient history and notes that the sport’s current “unwritten rules” are a throwback to a time when players were much more violent (and inebriated) than they are today. Throwing at a batter for celebrating may be bad, but it was a welcome alternative to pulling a knife on them, which wouldn’t have been out of place in 19th Century baseball.