Carlos Spicyweiner

"Jim Palmer threw five innings in a spring training game, then began his outfield running program, back when pitchers would run laps on the warning track while the game continued. With a young Mike Flanagan in the Orioles’ dugout, Earl Weaver called Flanagan over. “See that guy?” Weaver told Flanagan, pointing at Jim Palmer. “Just do what he does and you’ll never have a problem playing in the big leagues.” Earl Weaver’s Ten Laws of Baseball. 1. No one’s going to give a damn in July if you lost a game in March. 2. If you don’t make any promises to your players, you won’t have to break them. 3. The easiest way around the bases is with one swing of the bat. 4. Your most precious possessions on offense are your 27 outs. 5. If you play for one run, that’s all you’ll get. 6. Don’t play for one run unless you know that run will win a ballgame. 7. It’s easier to find four good starters than five. 8. The best place for a rookie pitcher is long relief. 9. The key step for an infielder is the first one—left or right—but before the ball is hit. 10. The job of arguing with the umpires belongs to the manager, because it won’t hurt the team if he gets kicked out of the game.