Even in a time of constant uncertainty, with a virus plaguing our country and civil unrest among our population, at least we know can always count on the absurdity of baseball’s unwritten rules.
The unwritten rules and the people who obsess over them like we’re living in some kind of Baseball Pleasantville have come out of hibernation after young San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatís Jr. hit a grand slam Monday night — gasp! — with a seven-run lead — double gasp! — on a 3-0 count.
How dare he!
The opposing Texas Rangers were so mad that they threw behind Manny Machado, and manager Chris Woodward said: “You're up by seven in the eighth inning — it's typically not a good time to swing 3-0.