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The Hidden Language of Baseball How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime

Paul Dickson

Baseball is set apart from other sports by many things, but few are more distinctive than the intricate systems of coded language that govern action on the field and give baseball its unique appeal. During a nine‑inning game, more than one thousand silent instructions are given—from catcher to pitch...

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The author was referenced, and his book was discussed in the context of the history of sign stealing in baseball, specifically, the very first recorded instance in 1876.

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If the axiom which I heard many times if you're not stealing you're not trying That's Paul Dixon the author of the hidden language of baseball

— Episode: Sign Stealing

Episode: Sign Stealing

The author was referenced, and his book was discussed in the context of the history of sign stealing in baseball, specifically, the very first recorded instance in 1876.

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If the axiom which I heard many times if you're not stealing you're not trying That's Paul Dixon the author of the hidden language of baseball

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