The Code: Baseball’s Unwritten Rules and It’s Ignore-at-Your-Own-Risk Code of Conduct

Provides an incisive study of the unspoken rules that govern clubhouse behavior among teammates and with outsiders, discussing this unwritten baseball code, its role in baseball, and the system of intimidation and retaliation between hitters and pitchers, as well as the ties between the baseball code and respect for the game, its history, and other ballplayers.