Baseball's "code"

If it isn't explicitly prohibited it isn't against the rules.

 

Private Santiago is dead because he had no code, no honor. Just sayin'

 

"Am I to understand you won't be keepin' to The Code?"

Captain Jack Teague.

 

And God was watching.

 

By the way, tonight in SF Aubrey Huff had to go back to first from third after a foul ball. He clearly went the long way around the mound.

Of course, A-Rod would have gone around too if it would have been Roy Halladay.

 

Not walking over the mound really isn't any different than the unwritten rules in any other sport. Just like in basketball, you aren't supposed to walk right by or into the other team's huddle. I don't think that rule is written down either, but it's understood that if you go over there, you're going to get your ass kicked. The pitcher's got to have an attitude when he's pitching, and part of that attitude should be, 'This is my mound.'

Of course, if I was Braden I would have just drilled A-Rod in the rib cage his next at-bat. Don't make a scene, not even a warning. Just bury one in his ribs and let your first baseman explain it to him once he catches his breath.

 

What are the "unwritten rules" of SportsJournalists.com? Or sports journalism in general?

 

No outing. No dissing the Twins or Vikings for risk of being sent to your room. No political threads. Oh, wait, that one's in writing.

No cheering in the press box. No shoehorning in on someone's interview. No drinking the kool-aid.

 

I'll throw in a couple. Never be the first reply on a thread you started. Never use another person's avatar unless it's as a show of respect or support during a personal or professional crisis. Double-check your links before and after you post them.

on the journo side - don't act like you're the only one with a tight deadline - don't trash colleagues to those at other news orgs when you are on the clock/assignment. Realize that there have been thousands of journos before you and at least hundreds coming after you - act like a professional. Treat people with respect and remember - it's not about YOU.

 

I think that the mound thing is covered in the unwritten code: Section 4, Chapter 7, subsection 13, paragraph B.

 

I totally forgot that part of the line. Good catch.

 

Don't lose your credential.