Show D JAn J- J An American umpire named Jack Kerns had a phobia against calling games No matter how dark it got Kerns felt that a ball game was nine innings or more One day when Kerns refused to call a game the pitcher in desperation des huddled with his catcher and whispered Listen you keep the ball in your mitt Ill I'll wind up and pretend to throw it You pop popit popit popit it into your glove as though you'd caught it it There were two strikes on the batter The pitcher went through his motions the catcher popped his mitt Strike three and out bellowed bellowed bel bel- bel lowed Kerns y Strike screamed the batter Why that ball was two feet outside outside outside out out- side |