Show U 1 an american league umpire n aimed ned jack kerns had a phobia 11 against calling games no matter how dark it got kems kerns felt that a ball game was nine innings or more one day when kerns refused to call a game the pitcher in des aeration pe ration huddled with his catcher and whispered la 11 listen sten you keep the ball in your mitt I 1 ill U wind up and pretend to throw it you pop it into your glove as though you d caught caugh tit it there were two strikes on the batter the pitcher went through 6 4 his motions the catcher popped his mitt I 1 strike three and out outi bel lowed kems kerns strike I 1 screamed the batter I 1 why that ball was two feet outside 1 |