A recent Scottish immigrant to the U.S.
attended his first baseball game. After a base hit, he heard the fans roaring,
"Run...run!"
The next batter connected heavily with the
ball and the Scotsman stood up and roared with the crowd in his thick accent,
"R-r-r-un yah bahstard. R-r-run!"
A third batter slammed a hit and again the
Scotsman, obviously pleased with his knowledge of the game, screamed, "R-r-r-un ya
bahstard, r-r-run will ya."
The next batter's count went to three and
two. As the next pitch went outside the plate, he held his swing. The umpire called a walk
and the Scotsman stood up yelling, "R-r-r-un ya bahstard, r-r-run!"
All the surrounding fans giggled quietly
and he sat down, confused. A friendly fan, sensing his embarrassment, whispered, "He
didn't have to run, he's got four balls."
After this explanation the Scotsman stood
up in disbelief and screamed, "Walk PR-R-ROUD, man! Walk Proud!"
