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The Unwritten Rules of Life and Baseball

Pro Tip: Don’t choke Gloria from accounting [mlb.com]

As a fan, you can only see sports through the lens of a fan. And for most of us, that means you apply your own filters and opinions. Two people can look at the exact same play and walk away thinking something completely different. That’s fine. That’s part of the beauty of sports.

Unwritten rules further complicate this paradigm and they are among the most wonderful things to argue about with people. Baseball has the most unwritten rules and most of them center around a fundamental principal – that baseball be played “the right way.