By Hal Bock. Baseball history is pock-marked with scrapes between the players and communities of scoundrels, shady characters who liked to wager on the games, especially if they knew who was going to win in advance. That’s why the proprietors of the sport wrote a specific rule dealing with such activity. Rule 21D spells out…Continue Reading Bock’s Score 12/6/18 – MLB Bets on Future by Ignoring Past