Unwritten: Behind Baseball's Secret Rules podcast

Unwritten: Behind Baseball's Secret Rules

Audacy

Baseball’s official rulebook is complicated—but its unofficial rulebook is full of drama. On each episode of Unwritten, former players Jimmy Rollins and Ron Darling dive into the history and culture of unwritten rules—sign stealing, bat flipping, jinxing a no-hitter, locker room behavior and more A new podcast from Audacy and Major League Baseball

21 Episodes

Episode 20- Incidents this season & 2022 Year In Review
10/5/2022
45:35
Unwritten Rules were once again on full display during MLB’s 2022 season. Jimmy & Ron review and rule on the biggest incidents of the season - plus they answer listener questions on the current state of some of baseball’s biggest Unwritten Rules.
Episode 19 - Playoffs
9/28/2022
32:17
As baseball’s postseason approaches, how do the Unwritten Rules change or do they? Jimmy and Ron discuss the biggest Unwritten Rules of the playoffs.
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Episode 18 - Contracts, Money, Arbitration & Free Agency with Michael Young
9/21/2022
33:23
7-time All-Star SS Michael Young has gone from the field to the Rangers front office. He joins Ron & Jimmy to discuss all the different unwritten rules surrounding contracts, free agency, arbitration and all things $$ in MLB.
Episode 17 - Equipment Doctoring & Uniforms
9/14/2022
24:16
Ron & Jimmy get into spitballs, pine tar, sticky stuff and all sorts of equipment edges players try to take advantage of. What’s fair game and what’s too far?
Episode 16 - Player & Manager Relationships with Albert Pujols
9/7/2022
49:56
Albert Pujols joins the show again to discuss player / manager relationships. Ron & Albert on what it’s like to play for Tony LaRussa; Jimmy on getting benched by Charlie Manuel. And what is the ideal player / manager dynamic?
Episode 15 - Clubhouse Rules
8/31/2022
33:36
Jimmy & Ron go over everything from who controls the music to clubhouse fights and the dynamic with the clubhouse attendants. Plus the time Jimmy & Cliff Lee almost came to blows in the Phillies clubhouse.
Episode 14 - Trash Talk
8/24/2022
39:49
Jimmy and Ron dive into the art of trash talking - on and off the field - and name the best trash talkers in the game. One of them might be Jimmy, who started a war of words with the Mets in 2007 by calling the Phillies the ‘team to beat." And the Mets never recovered.
Episode 13 - Rules of the Road with Ryan Dempster
8/17/2022
54:12
Road trips, card games, plane seating, shopping and the best cities to go out in. Ron & Jimmy talk about it all and there is no better guest than Ryan Dempster to discuss the Unwritten Rules of the Road - and where to get a limo if you're in LA.
Episode 12 - Sign Stealing with Jomboy
8/10/2022
38:52
Ron & Jimmy dive into all the different dynamics of sign stealing. Jomboy - Jimmy O’Brien - exposed the Astros sign stealing scandal and explains how he figured it out. Plus Jomboy’s cutting edge approach to creating baseball content and the three discuss what’s fair game and what’s too far when it comes to sign stealing.
Episode 11 - How To Treat Rookies with Albert Pujols
8/3/2022
51:45
Ron and Jimmy discuss the Unwritten rules of how to act as a rookie…and how to treat rookies. Albert Pujols joins the show to tell the story of how he thought he got sent down when he made the team and his journey from rookie to superstar veteran.

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