Santa, a recent immigrant to the U.S. attended his first baseball game. After a base hit, he heard the fans roaring, "Run...run!" The next batter connected heavily with the ball and our Santa stood up and roared with the crowd in his thick accent, "R-r-r-un you lazy. R-r-run!" A third batter slammed a hit and again Santa, obviously pleased with his knowledge of the game, screamed, "R-r-r-un you lazy, r-r-run will you." "The next batter`s count went to three and two. As the next pitch went outside the plate, he held his swing. The umpire called a walk and our Santa stood up yelling, "R-r-r-un you lazy, r-r-run!" All the surrounding fans giggled quietly and he sat down, confused. A friendly fan, sensing his embarrassment, whispered, "He didn`t have to run, he`s got four balls." After this explanation our Santa stood up in disbelief and screamed, "Walk PR-R-ROUD, man! Walk Proud!" |