Baseball's Ten Commandments
Chief Bender pitched in the major leagues from 1903 through 1925, for a variety of teams. He was an American Indian from Crow Wing County, Minnesota and his lifetime earned run average was 2.46. He was inducted into the hall of fame years later and his ten commandments were published in April of 1970 by Baseball Digest.

We think they still apply today....

BASEBALL'S TEN COMMANDMENTS

1. Nobody ever becomes a ball-player 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 can never 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.

He stands at the plate,

with his heart pounding fast.

The bases are loaded,

the die has been cast.



Mom and Dad cannot help him,

he stands all alone.

A hit at this moment,

would send the team home.



The ball meets the plate,

he swings and he misses.

There's a groan from the crowd,

with some boos and some hisses.



A thoughtless voice cries,

strike out the bum.

Tears fill his eyes,

the games no longer fun.



So open your heart

and give him a break.

For it's moments like this,

a man you can make.



Please keep this in mind,

when you hear someone forget.

He is just a little boy,

and not a man yet.