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Baseball's Ten Commandments by
Chief Bender
Philadelphia Athletics
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These 10 rules of baseball were true almost 100 years ago And
they are still “the truth” today
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1. Nobody ever becomes a
ballplayer by walking after a ball.
2. You will never become a .300 hitter unless you take
the bat off your shoulder.
3. If what you did yesterday still looks big to you, you
haven't done much today.
4. Keep your head up and you may not have to keep it
down.
5. When you
start to slide, slide. He who changes his mind may have to change a good leg
for a bad one.
6.
Do not alibi on bad hops. Anybody can field the good ones.
7. Always run them out. You never
can tell.
8. Never
quit.
9. Do not
find too much fault with the umpires. You cannot expect them to be as perfect
as you are.
10. A
pitcher who hasn't control hasn't anything.
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Chief Bender
played in the early 1900’s for the Philadelphia Athletics. He was one of
professional baseball’s first star pitchers. To learn more about the
career of Chief Bender click on the link.
Charles Albert “Chief” Bender
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