Show a d spain stay an american league umpire named jack kerns had a phobia aga against irist calling games no matter how dark it got kerns felt that a ball game was nine innings or bore one day when kerns befu refused d tj call a game the pitcher in desperation de pe ration huddled with his catcher and whispered 11 ll listen sten you keep the ball in your mitt ill wind up and pretend to throw it you pop it into your glove as though caught it I 1 there were two strikes on the batter the pitcher went through his motions r the catcher popped his mitt strike three and out bel lowed kerns strike screamed the batter why that ball was two feet out t sidel side |