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Unwritten rules violations
Three former pitching greats share their thoughts on how best to mete out
justice
By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com
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Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, a perennial All-Star and Hall of Fame-
caliber lightning rod, recently landed in the middle of controversy with a
seemingly harmless jog across San Francisco's East Bay. When Rodriguez cut
across the pitcher's mound during a game against Oakland, A's pitcher Dallas
Braden took offense and ripped him for his lack of professional courtesy. The
incident set off a major turf war and prompted some inflammatory back-and-
forth in the papers.
重提A-Rod走過投手丘事件
Who knew? Each time a player tests the game's "unwritten rules,'' it spurs
debate about what is and isn't kosher. One man's gamesmanship is another's
breach of baseball's internal code.
每次這種事情發生 都會引發討論
You never know precisely what a hitter might do to irritate a pitcher.
Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels, for example, told ESPN.com that he doesn't
understand why hitters are allowed to scratch out the back line of the
batter's box to gain an extra couple of inches, or stray from the on-deck
circle to better gauge his pitches. The list of perceived transgressions is
endless.
你無法精確的知道怎樣才會惹毛一個投手。Hamels就說，他不懂為什麼打者被允許為了
把讓打擊區多幾吋，而把打擊區後面的線給抹掉，或在離開打擊準備區（下一棒打者）
的既定位置移動到更靠近投手的位置來觀察他們投球
Gossage
Blyleven
Palmer
As a public service, we sought out three prominent pitchers for their opinion
of different offenses: What's out of bounds, what's part of the game, and what
might prompt you to drill a hitter or make a mental note that he's crossed the
line?
‧ Expert No. 1: Jim Palmer, a six-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award
winner and proud owner of a 268-152 record with the Baltimore Orioles. Palmer
made the Hall of Fame on his first try in 1990 and currently works as an
Orioles analyst for MASN.
‧ Expert No. 2: Bert Blyleven, who won 287 games and ranks ninth on
baseball's career list in shutouts (60) and fifth in strikeouts (3,701). Now
a Minnesota Twins TV analyst, Blyleven fell five votes short of the Hall of
Fame in January and should make it to Cooperstown this winter in his 14th
appearance on the ballot.
‧ Expert No. 3: Goose Gossage, nine-time All-Star, owner of 310 career saves,
one of the most feared closers in history, and a 2008 Baseball Hall of Fame
inductee.
請來三名已退休投手來分享他們的觀點。
Palmer，好好先生，六度明星賽選手，三度CY獎，生涯268-152，效力于金鷹。1990年
首度叩關就進入HOF。
Blyleven，生涯287W，生涯完封60場排名第9，三振3701次排名第5。上次HOF票選差5票。
Gossage，九度明星賽選手，310救援成功，08年進入HOF，是一位被懼怕的投手。
The three pitching greats approached the task from different perspectives.
Blyleven ranks 17th on baseball's career list