Show I L S. S f 1 0 An American League umpire e named Jack Kerns had a phobia I 1 against calling games No matter how dark it got Kerns felt that a ball game was nine nine innings or more One day when Kerns refused to c call ll a game the pitcher in desperation desperation desperation des des- huddled with his catcher and whispered Listen you keep the ball in your mitt Ill I'll wind up i. i and pretend to throw it You pop t t. it into your glove as though you'd caught it There were two strikes on the batter The pitcher went through his motions the catcher popped d his mitt Strike three and out bell bellowed bellowed bel bel- l lowed Kerns Strike screamed the batter Why that ball was two feet outside outside outside out out- side I |