In our last thrilling episode of Stuff Most of Us Don’t Know About Baseball we talked about the Madison Bumgarner-Dan Bellino incident and explained why umpire Bellino might be upset and looking to retaliate and for good measure, then went on to explain how a smart catcher – and Jason Kendall certainly qualifies – can use umpire irritation to their advantage.
Thanks. I felt like I needed to explain things from the umpires' point of view and there's a reason the Unwritten Rules exist. And, yeah...MLB does not make it easy to watch their product. The other night I had a Cleveland Guardian game blocked...so I'm in the Cleveland, Ohio viewing area? It's nuts.
A couple weeks ago, I watched Bull Durham for the 4th or 5th time... Oh, my.
Best movie about baseball ever. Ron Shelton played minor league ball and knew what he was talking about.
Thanks, this helps a lot. I guess there's always more to the story. Now, how can we get MLB to let us watch the games from home on our local stations?
Thanks. I felt like I needed to explain things from the umpires' point of view and there's a reason the Unwritten Rules exist. And, yeah...MLB does not make it easy to watch their product. The other night I had a Cleveland Guardian game blocked...so I'm in the Cleveland, Ohio viewing area? It's nuts.
Okay, you got me. I want to read your book.
“The church of baseball.”
You'll find it entertaining and informative it's that's pretty much 100 percent due to Jason Kendall. I learned a lot listening to him.
I hope you will keep these up. They are entertaining and informative.
Thanks, I enjoy writing them.
I like getting 'the rest of the story'. I think baseball has more unwritten rules than written rules. and the unwritten rules mean more.
You're welcome.