Two 70-year-old men, Bill and Ted, had been friends their whole lives. When it became clear that Ted was dying, Bill visited him every day.
One day Bill said, “Ted, we’ve loved baseball all our lives, and we played every Saturday for years. Please do me one favor — when you get to Heaven, let me know if there’s baseball there.”
Ted looked up from his deathbed and said, “Bill, you’ve been my best friend for so many years. If it’s at all possible, I’ll do this for you.”
Shortly after that, Ted passed away.
A couple of nights later, at midnight, Bill was awakened by a blinding flash of white light and a voice calling, “Bill… Bill…”
“Who is it?” Bill asked, sitting straight up.
“It’s me, Ted.”
“You’re not Ted — Ted just died!”
“I’m telling you, it’s me,” the voice insisted.
“Where are you?” Bill asked.
“In Heaven,” replied Ted. “And I’ve got some really good news… and a little bad news.”
“Tell me the good news first,” Bill said.
“The good news,” Ted said, “is that there is baseball in Heaven. Even better, all our old buddies who passed before us are here too. And we’re all young again! It’s always springtime, the weather is perfect, our wives are here and young and pretty as ever — and best of all, we can play baseball as much as we want and never get tired!”
“That’s incredible!” Bill said. “It’s more than I ever dreamed! So… what’s the bad news?”
Ted replied,
“Bill… you’re pitching this Saturday.”
One day Bill said, “Ted, we’ve loved baseball all our lives, and we played every Saturday for years. Please do me one favor — when you get to Heaven, let me know if there’s baseball there.”
Ted looked up from his deathbed and said, “Bill, you’ve been my best friend for so many years. If it’s at all possible, I’ll do this for you.”
Shortly after that, Ted passed away.
A couple of nights later, at midnight, Bill was awakened by a blinding flash of white light and a voice calling, “Bill… Bill…”
“Who is it?” Bill asked, sitting straight up.
“It’s me, Ted.”
“You’re not Ted — Ted just died!”
“I’m telling you, it’s me,” the voice insisted.
“Where are you?” Bill asked.
“In Heaven,” replied Ted. “And I’ve got some really good news… and a little bad news.”
“Tell me the good news first,” Bill said.
“The good news,” Ted said, “is that there is baseball in Heaven. Even better, all our old buddies who passed before us are here too. And we’re all young again! It’s always springtime, the weather is perfect, our wives are here and young and pretty as ever — and best of all, we can play baseball as much as we want and never get tired!”
“That’s incredible!” Bill said. “It’s more than I ever dreamed! So… what’s the bad news?”
Ted replied,
“Bill… you’re pitching this Saturday.”
