> A Scottish man was at a baseball game. It was the first time he had
ever
> seen the sport so he sat quietly. The first batter approached the
plate,
> took
> a few swings and then hit a double. Everyone was on their feet
screaming
> "Run, Run!" This happened two more times, with a single and a triple.
The
> Scottish man was now excited and ready to get into the game. The next
> batter came up and four balls went by. The umpire called "walk" and
the
> batter started on a slow trot to first. The Scotsman, extremely excited
> now,
> stood up and screamed, "R-R-Run ye basstarrd, rrrun!" Everyone around
> him started laughing. So the Scotsman, extremely embarrassed, sat back
> down. A friendly fan, seeing the Scotsman's embarrassment, leaned over

> and said, "He can't run - he got four balls." The Scotsman then stood
up
> and screamed, "Walk with pride, man...walk with pride!"
>