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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
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Welcome to MLB's first player-to-player podcast! Xavier Scruggs played professional baseball for 12 years, reaching the Majors with the Cardinals and the Marlins. Now he's taking fans behind the scenes with the biggest stars in the game today. We're getting deep into the topics you won't hear about in a postgame press conference, like the times All-Stars and MVPs leveled up into legends, when they doubted themselves and how they spoke out for change. From clubhouse relationships to career tu ...
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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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-po…
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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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more abou…
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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? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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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? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more abou…
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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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Vi…
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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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.a…
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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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-pol…
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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. To learn more about listen…
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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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-p…
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Ron and Jimmy both made the move to the dark side - the media - after their playing careers. They discuss objectivity, criticism, and what goes on behind the mic with legendary MLB announcer Bob Costas. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Ron tells the story of a teammate who was cut for staying in the dugout during a brawl. Jimmy went looking for the middle of a brawl against the Braves when he was stopped dead in his tracks by this week's guest: Gary Sheffield. Gary joins the show and also tells the story of one brawl that went from the field, to the VIP room at a club, to his loc…
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Jimmy and Ron were both named to All-Star teams and there are plenty of Unwritten Rules around MLB's Mid-Summer Classic. Who do you have a catch with? Who can you take pictures with? Plus Jimmy gets ready to manage in the MLB Futures game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Le…
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Ron & Jimmy peel back the curtain on those heart to heart discussions with the men in blue. Longtime MLB Umpire Fieldin Culbreth joins the show. What’s the dynamic between player and umpire? Manager and umpire? And what are those magic words to get tossed? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/…
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Don’t run up the score. Don’t steal or swing 3-0 when your team is up big late. What’s the cutoff and why did this rule actually start in the first place? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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The Hidden Ball Trick, chatting up an opponent, faking out a baserunner - all of these are forms of baseball ‘Gamesmanship.’ But some are fair game and others are 'bush league.' Sean Casey joins Jimmy & Ron to discuss. Sean has an A-Rod story (of course), plus how Sean pulled a fast one on slugger Henry Rodriguez - as a rookie! - without even knowi…
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Don’t talk to a pitcher - or even mention a no-hitter - when a pitcher is throwing a no-no. Right? Jimmy & Ron discuss the Unwritten rules for players, teammates, broadcasters, social media and more. Jimmy takes us through Roy Halladay's playoff no-hitter vs the Reds and Ron once took a no-hitter into extras. But it time to put this silly superstit…
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A good hard slide vs a late slide vs a dirty slide. Jimmy was in the dugout and Ron in the broadcast booth for one of the most debated slides of the last 10 years: Chase Utley’s takeout slide of Rubén Tejada at second base in the 2015 NLDS. That slide changed the written rule…what about the Unwritten rules? To learn more about listener data and our…
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Ron & Jimmy discuss the rules of ‘keeping score’ - and they’re not talking about the final score. Larry Bowa joins the show. There is one active manager Larry & Jimmy both despise in these situations. Plus, Larry shares some stories about when he would call for a guy to get hit. Guest: Larry Bowa To learn more about listener data and our privacy pr…
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Jose Bautista’s bat flip heard ‘round the world in the 2015 postseason changed everything. Jimmy Rollins & Ron Darling define the Unwritten Rules behind bat flips, Jimmy got cursed out by an opponent for bat flipping as a rookie and Ron has become a bat flip enthusiast. Plus, the international influence behind bat flips and why they should be here …
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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 …
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For this final episode of Season 1, we’re bringing you a conversation with a Hall of Famer! Ozzie Smith was elected to Cooperstown on the first ballot following an iconic 19-year career that included 15 All-Star selections, 13 consecutive Gold Gloves and a World Series ring. But The Wizard tells X that MLB stardom was far from certain for an unders…
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Stephen Piscotty grew up cheering for Mark McGwire from the second deck of Oakland Coliseum. Now he’s living his childhood dream, playing right field for the A’s just 25 miles from his hometown. Stephen and X get deep into the bittersweet circumstances of Piscotty’s trade from St. Louis back home to the Bay Area following his mother’s ALS diagnosis…
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Tim Anderson’s whole career has been unlikely. He didn’t play high school baseball until his junior year. He went undrafted after his first season of college ball. He hit .240 in his third MLB campaign. But TA never stopped working, or playing the game his own way. He broke out with a batting title in 2019 and represented Chicago in the All-Star ga…
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Albert Pujols is one of the greatest players in MLB history. He’s won multiple championships, broken countless records and influenced an entire generation of athletes. This week, the legendary first baseman sits down with X to talk about the greatest moments of his storied career, how early experiences from his Cardinals days influence his relation…
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Down a run with men on base in the ninth inning of a World Series game -- it’s the moment everyone dreams about. Brett Phillips lived it last October, and delivered one of the biggest hits in Rays history. Phillips talks X through his mindset during the most memorable at-bat of his career and provides a few tips for anyone recreating his iconic air…
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Last spring, Trey Mancini experienced the unthinkable: a colon cancer diagnosis at age 29. The Orioles first baseman opens up to X about his journey from initial prognosis to surgery to remission, the people who supported him along the way and his inspirational return to the field this season. Trey also goes deep on his lifelong connection to Balti…
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Most baseball fans’ first memory of Kolten Wong was the lowest point of his professional career: a game-ending mistake in the World Series. But the Brewers second baseman bounced back with a postseason redemption the next fall, and says the early failure changed his entire outlook on the game. Wong and X get deep into those roller-coaster emotions,…
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Tommy Pham is known for his dynamic power-speed combo, his late-career breakout and his willingness to speak his mind. The San Diego Padres outfielder sits down with X to describe how his mom always kept it real during a difficult upbringing in Las Vegas, what he learned about mental resilience from overcoming a degenerative eye condition, and how …
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price is a Cy Young Award winner, a World Series champion and a five-time All-Star. But his unforgettable baseball career hasn’t always been easy. Price opens up about sleeping on an air mattress in the Minor Leagues, getting traded away by the franchise he thought would be his forever baseball home, his complicate…
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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty tells the story of how he almost quit baseball in high school, describes a special relationship with his mom, explains his motivations for activism after the murder of George Floyd and reveals the one baseball rule he’d love to change. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https…
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Xavier Scruggs played professional baseball for 12 years, and now he's going deep with MLB's biggest stars about the turning points in their lives and careers. From leveling up on the field to speaking out off it, these are the player-to-player conversations that usually stay inside the clubhouse. To learn more about listener data and our privacy p…
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Gonzaga won on a buzzer beater and Troy doesn’t feel bad for UCLA. Josh joins the episode and is excited to get pizza soon. Joey is still locked up and we cannot find him. Lebron James tries to make a movie about space, but it’s actually about the internet. Troy might find himself in trouble for identifying one of his teammates as FICTIONAL. Listen…
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This week we come back to discuss more sports, movies, and other things. Coach Science now has multiple titles. Josh is back again this week to discuss his Texans. Troy’s bracket is already busted. His final four might be the greatest still. Oh yes, Justice League made another movie. PSA: Joey was stolen by the IRS and we cannot find him.…
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The boys are back after a long hiatus and in different parts of the country. The C2D crew discuss multiple topics in sports, entertainment, and news. The best quarterback in the NFL (Dak) signed a new contract with Troy’s Cowboys. Josh is contemplating leaving the Texans. Joey has beef with the IRS? Find out more and listen to this week’s long awai…
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Drake is finally a champion and the curse is over. Hockey is over. This week’s episode goes on many tangents. The fan4stic 4 of freebies at restaurants is discussed. Oh, Lakers in 5 because of Anthony Davis. A brief song of the summer segment concludes the show. On today’s episode: Troy, Josh, and Connor…
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The NBA Finals are on and the Raptors are up. Dallas Keuchel signs with the Braves. The Bachelorette is on and Luke P is the best. Since it snowed, we discussed the worst things of summer in the Fan4stic 4. Song of the Summer is back and Luke Combs came out with an album. Listen and enjoy. On today’s episode: Troy, Josh, Connor, and Joey…
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The NBA finals have started and Drake is singlehandedly besting the Warriors. MLB season continues and we recap our picks from the beginning of the season. The Fan4stic of overrated restaurants are discussed. Song of the summer continues and it’s ever changing. Enjoy and listen. On today’s episode: Troy and Josh…
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This week is another episode relating to fitness. Spencer joins us with an interview about his journey with fitness. He is a Certified Crossfit Trainer and he tells us how he got into it and why he enjoys it. We talk about shoes, home gyms, and his background. We get into Song of the Summer. Come listen and enjoy! On today's episode: Troy, Josh, an…
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Basketball season is now over for the Rockets. Lakers have a new coach. Baseball season is still going along. Another bet is made on about Josh Donaldson hitting 40 home runs. Josh is good at everything and we test this fact. New Segment: Song of the Summer is introduced. Oh yeah, the Ted Bundy/Zac Efron Netflix movie is reviewed. Listen and Enjoy.…
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We discuss the fall of the AAF. It’s been a good ride. The Jets have new uniforms. Duke lost, and the NCAA Tournament is still going on. There is some twitter beef going on in the sports world. Joey has been knighted. We talk about our favorite shoes. Listen and enjoy. On today's show: Troy, Connor, and JoeyFollow us on: IG: @caretodiscuss Twitter:…
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Baseball season is in the air and the guys discuss America's Pastime. Duke is still in the tournament as of Saturday (update next weekend). Would You Rather Baseball Edition is featured. Joey watched Moneyball and has some thoughts on it. Did Billy Beane make a good decision staying with the Oakland Athletics? Afterwards, he has a Thought Provoking…
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