Here’s the problem with baseball’s unwritten rules: They’re unwritten.
And since the rules aren’t carved onto stone tablets, different people interpret them differently, and that can cause problems.
Take the Brad Keller-Tim Anderson incident that took place in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s Royals-White Sox game, for instance.
This particular incident actually started in the fourth inning of that game. Let’s go back and take a look.
Showing up your opponent
Somewhere high up on the Ten Commandments of Baseball is this: “Thou shalt not show up thy opponent.”
That’s pretty vague and can cover a multitude of sins.