Baseball Joke

[Kirkendall]

Two ninety-year-old men, Moe and Sam, have been friends all their lives. Now, Sam is dying, so Moe comes to visit him. "Sam," says Moe, "You know how we have both loved baseball all our lives. Sam, you have to do me one favor. When you go, somehow you've got to tell me if there's baseball in heaven."

Sam looks up at Moe from his deathbed and says, "Moe, you've been my friend many years. This favor I'll do for you." And with those final words, Sam passes on. At midnight a couple nights later Moe is sound asleep when a distant voice calls out to him, "Moe...!!... MOE....!"

"Who is it?" says Moe, sitting up suddenly. "Who is it?"

"Moe, it's Sam!"

"Come on. You're not Sam. Sam died."

"I'm telling you," insists the voice. "It's me - - Sam!"

"Sam? Is that you? Where are you?"

"I'm in heaven," says Sam, "And I've got some good news and some bad news."

"So, tell me the good news first," says Moe.

"The good news," says Sam "Is that there IS baseball in heaven."

"Really?" says Moe, "That's wonderful! What's the bad news?"

"You're pitching Tuesday!"