Major League Baseball is back…along with its contentious “unwritten” rules.

Don’t bunt on a no-no, never steal when you’re up by 10, don’t pimp job on a homerun…the list goes on.

But it shouldn’t.

The problem with unwritten rules is exactly that: they’re unwritten, and it’s time to dismantle them.

Who doesn’t like when someone celebrates like a moron after hitting a homerun? I know I certainly do. But opposing pitchers don’t. More often than not when a hitter celebrates too much to the pitcher’s liking, next time at the plate he’s getting a pitch high and inside. …

A few pints of Carling and the occasional rolled cigarette on weekends down the Undercroft Bar up in Harrow. University throughout the week, and five aside football on his days off. He bets on the matches and goes to support his boyhood club, Ipswich Town when he can. Most recently Ipswich against Fulham at Craven Cottage last weekend.

“It was a laugh. We got a few [beers] in before then game and then went to the ground. It’s an amazing atmosphere being an away supporter. Oh and Ipswich won!”

Go back a few years and Jack Everitt had a different…

It’s almost like working two jobs.

“It’s a hobby, not a job,” says Joshua Beneteau.

“It’s something you do because you enjoy it,” says Andrew Roberts. “It’s unrealistic to expect money.”

Then there are other responsibilities.

“I have to take care of my family as well, but this is my passion,” says Igor Burdetskiy. “I have to be able to juggle my responsibilities.”

Minimal pay — sometimes no pay at all. Hours spent in the classroom or in the office and then onto the Macbook at home to bang out a 600 word post, that someone might not even read…