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Two old guys, Mike and Ben, are sitting on a park bench feeding pigeons and talking about baseball, like they do every day. Mike turns to Ben and says, "Do you think there's baseball in heaven?"
Ben thinks about it for a minute and replies, "I dunno. But let's make a deal: if I die first, I'll come back and tell you if there's baseball in heaven, and if you die first, you do the same."
They shake on it and sadly, a few months later, poor Mike passes on. One day soon afterward, Ben is sitting there feeding the pigeons by himself when he hears a voice whisper, "Ben... Ben..."
Ben responds, "Mike! Is that you?"
"Yes it is, Ben," whispers Mike's ghost.
Ben, still amazed, asks, "So, is there baseball in heaven?"
"Well," says Mike, "I've got good news and bad news."
"Gimme the good news first," says Ben.
Mike says, "Well... there is baseball in heaven."
Ben says, "That's great! What news could be bad enough to ruin that!?"
Mike sighs and whispers, "You're pitching on Friday."
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