A minor player broke one of the unwritten rules of baseball, forcing the benches to be erased

The unwritten rules of baseball made one of their notorious heads Tuesday night when a successful stroking in a minor league match led to clearing the benches.

The defeat, with a 3-0 defeat at the ninth inning of a Thunder visit, was a combined defeat of the four Hartford Yard Goats pitchers. Hartford pulled out the next two batters to win the game with that score, but then Yard Goats starter Rico Garcia resigned over the game played by Trenton's number 9 hitter Matt Lipka.

"That's what it is," said Garcia (via milb.com), who has launched six dominant rounds for his AA class club. "[Lipka] did what he had to do. And we were really passionate about having the non-hitter. That's what it is. I can not really talk about what he was trying to do or what he was trying to do. It's too bad we could not get the non-hitter. The emotions were strong after.

Throwing a child's game to break with a non-hitter, even without success, has long been considered by the baseball culture as a violation of unwritten rules, which generally apply to forms of behavior.

Other offenses include the theft of bases with a significant lead or behind and the expression of excessive frustration with the mistakes of his teammates or an excessive joy over the failures of his opponents. On the other hand, the unwritten rules seem to encourage hitting a batter with a throw if the opposing team had already done the same thing with an alleged intent.

Everyone does not adhere to these rules, especially those who watch baseball instead of playing it. In the case of Lipka's caries, many pointed out that the tight score confirmed any attempt to go to a base.

But Hartford players have not only protested the game, but Lipka has received death threats on social networks, according to NJ.com.

The unwritten rules were invoked in a major league match between the Orioles and the Twins last year when Minnesota starter Jose Berrios had a 7-0 lead and was in two outs of a white game. Chance Sisco of Baltimore took advantage of a defensive shift and made a decisive pass along the third baseline, prompting further criticism from his opponents.

"I do not care if he's a band. I just know it's not good for baseball in this situation. That's it, "said Berrios

"Nobody liked that. No no no. It's not a good play, "said Twins player Eddie Rosario.

Sisco, however, defended his decay by saying, "If they will change, I have to take it to this place. We loaded bases just after. … we are a few to run away to be back in this game. "

Minnesota second baseman Brian Dozier said his team's frustration was that earlier in the game, the O "did not hold our runner", which the Twins thought they meant: "They do not did not want us flying "in an unbalanced game," so we did not fly. "

"We could have very easily stolen and accumulated more points, so in return, you do not lose your head," said Dozier.

He added: "Everyone thinks:" He complains because they broke the curve ". That's how baseball is played. That's how the game is played. It's like that.

In recent years, unwritten rules about "showing" opponents by taking too much joy in big games have been tested by players who want to show their emotions. The MLB appeared to be siding with last year by launching an advertisement before the playoffs with the slogan "Let Kids Play".

During this season, TBS analyst and former MLB pitcher Ron Darling criticized the Red Sox Andrew Benintendi for stealing second, while Boston had a nine-point lead over the Yankees. Darling was upset later in the match when Benintendi lost 3-0.

"There was a book. There is no more book, "Darling told the viewer. "Everything is gray. But I would find it shocking, personally.

There seemed to be another book on Tuesday, at least for the Yard Goats. They were unable to launch the book – or anything else – in Lipka when the teams ended up on Wednesday because, for whatever reason, he was thrown out of the starter training.

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