Bible Baseball

Two men on base and a full count. . . .

My son was pitching. It was the ninth inning and the next pitch could lose the game. I was nervous. The catcher signaled for a changeup. I thought he should throw a curveball. There’s not much a father can do in the heat of the moment. He glanced at me and I nodded. He knew I was rooting for him, praying for him, but now it was up to him. I’d done my best to raise him on New Testament Baseballology. What he needed now was pitcher’s mound wisdom.

He was stalling. The coach didn’t like it, but to me it was a good sign. The verse from II Outfield 2:7 says players must call for help in desperate circumstances. It follows from the tree of knowledge of good and bad baseball. The greatest heresy of the game is that it’s skill against skill. Anyone who correctly interprets Catchers Glove 9:3 knows the divine Creator watches every game.

The tension was building when all of the sudden he recited a verse, kneeling on one knee. It was Batter’s Helmet 16:2. “Only a fool fails to see the glory above.”

The batter looked up to see what in the world he was talking about and he burned a fastball right over the plate. STRIKE THREE!!!!!!