Baseball Codes, The: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime

See Larger Photo	Categories :	Sports Knowledge & Learning

	Publisher :	Blackstone Audio Inc
	Author :	Jason Turbow with Michael Duca
	Narrator :	Michael Kramer

	Length :	10 hours 6 minutes (Unabridged)

Download Price :		$19.99

Format :		Downloadable MP3

Only Available in the US and Canada

© 2010 Blackstone Audio Inc

ADD TO BASKET

HEAR SAMPLE

“Delicious…Entertaining…The Baseball Codes reads like a lab report by a psychologist who has been observing hostile toddlers whack one another with plastic shovels in a sandbox.”—New York Times Book Review

“A frankly incredible book—a history and analysis of baseball’s insular culture of unwritten rules, protocols and superstitions, assembled over the course of ten years…I can say without hesitation that this is one of the all-time greats—a first-ballot Hall of Famer.”—NPR

“[A] highly entertaining read…A comprehensive, sometimes hilarious guide to perhaps a misunderstood aspect of our national pastime.”—Publishers Weekly

Everyone knows that baseball is a game of intricate regulations, but it turns out to be even more complicated than we realize. What truly governs the Major League game is a set of unwritten rules, some of which are openly discussed (don’t steal a base with a big lead late in the game), and some of which only a minority of players are even aware of (don’t cross between the catcher and the pitcher on the way to the batter’s box). In The Baseball Codes, old-timers and all-time greats share their insights into the game’s most hallowed, and least known, traditions. For the learned and the casual baseball fan alike, the result is illuminating and thoroughly entertaining.

At the heart of this book are incredible and often hilarious stories involving national heroes, like Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays, and notorious headhunters, like Bob Gibson and Don Drysdale, in a century-long series of confrontations over respect, honor, and the soul of the game. With The Baseball Codes, we see for the first time the game as it’s actually played, through the eyes of the players on the field.

With rollicking stories from the past and new perspectives on baseball’s informal rulebook, The Baseball Codes is a must for every fan.

Jason Turbow has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, SportsIllustrated.com, Slam magazine, Giants Magazine, and Athletics. He also served as content director for “Giants Today,” a full-page supplement in the San Francisco Chronicle. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children.

Michael Duca was the first chairman of the board of Bill James’ Project Scoresheet, was a contributor to and editor of The Great American Baseball Stats Book, and has written for SportsTicker, “Giants Today,” and the Associated Press. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Health & Recreation categories

All Alternative Therapies Beauty & Grooming Diet & Nutrition Exercise & Healthy Living Foreign Language Content Hobbies Pregnancy & Childbirth Self Help Self Hypnosis Sex & Relationships Sports Travel Miscellaneous

Self Help categories

All Creativity Foreign Language Content Health & Fitness Interpersonal Skills Knowledge & Learning Motivation Personal Growth Self Hypnosis Sex & Relationships Stress Management Success Time Management Miscellaneous