Two old guys, Abe and Sol, are sitting on a park bench feeding pigeons and talking about baseball, like they do every day. Abe turns to Sol and says, Do you think theres baseball in heaven?

Sol thinks about it for a minute and replies, I dunno. But lets make a deal: if I die first, Ill come back and tell you if theres baseball in heaven, and if you die first, you do the same.

They shake on it and sadly, a few months later, poor Abe passes on. One day soon afterward, Sol is sitting there feeding the pigeons by himself when he hears a voice whisper, Sol… Sol…

Sol responds, Abe! Is that you?

Yes it is, Sol, whispers Abes ghost.

Sol, still amazed, asks, So, is there baseball in heaven?

Well, says Abe, Ive got good news and bad news.

Gimme the good news first, says Sol.

Abe says, Well… there is baseball in heaven.

Sol says, Thats great! What news could be bad enough to ruin that!?

Abe sighs and whispers, Youre pitching on Friday.