More than a quarter-century ago, a writer approached Pat Combs, then a young Phillies pitcher, with a notepad and a question.
"You know, Pat," the writer started, "I've heard a lot about the unwritten rules of baseball and I was just wondering if you could write some of them down for me?"
That unwritten book of unwritten rules sure would have come in handy for Edubray Ramos on Monday night when he decided he had a score to settle with New York Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera with one out in the top of the eighth inning of a 2-2 game.