YOU CAN’T DO IT OVER
A sports writer for a New York paper was writing about Lou Gehrig. He said “Lou Gehrig came to bat with two out in the ninth inning. The winning runs were on second and third… New York was one run behind and the hit meant a win. The count on Gehrig went to three balls and two strikes… the grandstand was in an uproar! The pitcher wound up deliberately and the sixth ball came smoking in over the middle of the plate. The umpire called “Strike three,” for Lou Gehrig hadn’t moved his bat! Very slowly Lou turned and spoke to the umpire. At this the crowd went wild, for no one had ever heard Gehrig talk back to an umpire. We reporters all piled over the seats and right out onto the field! We swarmed around the umpire… “What did Lou Gehrig say to you?” we all asked! Whatever it was would make headlines on the sport page!…
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