A recent Scottish immigrant attends his first baseball game in
his new country, and after a base hit he hears the fans roaring,
"Run....run!" The next batter
connects heavily with the ball and the Scotsman stands up and roars with the crowd in his thick
accent,
"R-r-run ya bahstard, r-run will ya!"
A third batter slams a hit and again the
Scotsman, obviously pleased with his knowledge of the game, screams,
"R-r-run ya bahstard,
r-r-run will ya!"
The next batter holds his swing at three and two and as the ump calls a walk.
The Scotsman stands up yelling:
"R-r-run ya Bahstard, r-r-run!"
All the surrounding fans
chuckle quietly and he sits down confused. A friendly fan, sensing his embarrassment
whispers,
"He doesn't have to run, he got four balls."
The Scotsman yells even
louder,
"Walk with pr-r-ride man! Walk with pr-r-ride!"