Joke #14

The big rivalry baseball game was SO exciting! The hometown sports announcer couldn't believe how many times the lead changed hands and excitedly called the play by play. "THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING GAME THAT HAS EVER BEEN PLAYED HERE," he screamed at the top of his lungs. At the bottom of the 9th, the hometown team tied the score. "I CAN"T BELIEVE IT, What a GAME!" he cried hoarsely.

As the game went into extra innings, it was clear that the sports announcer was rapidly losing his voice. When the game went into the 12th inning, his voice was almost a whisper. By the 14th inning, he was barely audible. Then the visiting team scored 2 runs at the top of the 15th and it was up to the home town team to make one last comeback. He croaked excitedly, but very, very softly" fans, this would be one for the record books if our team comes back."

The team's first batter got on. The announcer yelped. The next batter laid down a beautiful bunt and advanced the runner but was the batter was out at first. The announcer gulped! The next batter lined out. It was up to the next batter to keep the game alive. 

The opposing pitcher threw a hard fastball and "crack", the ball took off screaming. It was a high arching ball and the outfielder moved back to try to make a play. As the ball arched over the fence for what looked like a tying homer, the visiting outfielder leaped and snagged the ball in the very top of his outstretched mitt, robbing the home team. All the while, the announcer was screaming silently with the little that remained of his voice. Then, just like that, the game was over and his voice was entirely gone.

At the end, he couldn't even be heard when he announced the final score and the disappointment in losing such a nail-biter. The announcer, sadly, was at a loss of words for words of a loss.