Batting Practice

Well, I went back to work yesterday, after my vacation week off, and you know what? I need another vacation.

At least I'll have baseball's Midsummer Classic this evening to take my mind off being back at work.

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Saint Louis Cardinal's pitching great Bob Gibson, known for his sarcastic wit, once caught teammate Curt Flood by surprise. He paid him a genuine compliment during batting practice.

He said, "You know, Curt, if I hit the way you do, I'd step off the toeplate and retire from pitching."

Flood smiled and nodded in appreciation.

Then Gibson continued, "In fact, if I hit the way you do, I'd probably also retire from baseball!"

[basicjokes.com]

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WORDS for YOUR WEEK: "You see, you spend a good bit of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." (Jim Bouton)

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