baseball

 An Irishman moves to the USA & finally attends his first

baseball game.  The first batter approached the batters' 
box, took a few swings and then hits a double. Everyone 
was on their feet screaming "Run," "Run."  
 The next batter hits a single & the Irishman listened as 
the crowd again cheered "RUN," The Irishman enjoyed the 
game & began screaming with the fans.   The fifth batter 
came up and four balls went by. The umpire called " 
walk" and the batter started his slow trot to first base. 
 The Irishman stood up and screamed, "R-R-Run ye bastard, 
run!" The people around him began laughing.   
 Embarrassed, the Irishman sat back down. A friendly fan 
noted the man's embarrassment, leaned over and explained 
-- "He can't run -- he's    got four balls.  
 The Irishman stood up and screamed, "Walk with pride, lad."