One of the best things about baseball is the ground rules. No other sport allows for more variety between playing venues, but of course that variety requires slight rule modifications from one field to the next. And then there’s the ivy. Technically speaking, the iconic ivy at Wrigley Field doesn’t have its own ground rule … it’s actually referenced in a whole, universal rule in the MLB rulebook. The ivy is special in plenty of other ways beyond that one, though, so let’s chat. Hosted by Seth Rosenthal and Joe Ali Animations by Phil Pasternak Edited by Ryan Simmons and Jiazhen Zhang Subscribe: http://goo.gl/Nbabae Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/secretbase Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/secretbase.bsky.social Follow us on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@secretbasesbn? Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/9pMHRV Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/NvpZFF Explore SB Nation: http://www.sbnation.com