Baseball's Unwritten Rules

• Play for a tie at home, play for the win on the road
• If you play for one run, that is all you get
• Always take a strike if your team is behind
• Never make the first out or the third out at third base
• Never watch the ball go out of the yard when you hit it
• Hitters never look back at the catcher's signals while in the box
• In run down situations, run the runner back to the base he already occupied
• Never put the tying or go-ahead run on base
• Never play the infield in early in the game
• Never give up a home run on an 0-2 count
• Never bunt for a base hit when you need a sacrifice
• Never do anything that shows up the other team
• Never bunt, steal or hit-and-run if you are up big
• Never squeeze bunt to "mercy rule" an opponent
• Never mention a no-hitter while it is in progress

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