# What's the rest of this Biblical Baseball joke? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 10, 2002, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651 "2002-10-10T10:31:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/1 "2002-10-10T10:31:31Z")
When I first heard **Did you know baseball is mentioned in the Bible?,** the answer was in Genesis; **In the big inning.** Later, someone told me of **The woman who went to the well with her pitcher.** While it may be assumed that Noah took a couple of bats on the Ark, it’s not specifically in print. Someone more “well-versed” than I told me of a third baseball reference, but it must have leaked out of my brain while I slept. Do you know of another place where baseball shows up in the Bible? –Nott ---
**Author:** ![Second\_Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@Second\_Guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Guest)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/2 "2002-10-10T14:39:06Z")
I’m sure there must be something about Red Sox fans in the Sermon on the Mount. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/3 "2002-10-10T15:30:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Second Guest \* > \*\*I’m sure there must be something about Red Sox fans in the Sermon on the Mount. \*\* Blessed are those who weep? ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2002, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/4 "2002-10-10T15:44:35Z")
Q: Where is baseball mentioned in the bible? A:- In the big inning (Genesis 1:1) - Genesis 3:6- Eve stole first and Adam stole second - Rebekah went to the well with a “pitcher” - Exodus 4:4 “And he put out his hand, and caught it” - Numbers 11:32 “Ten homers” - Proverbs 18:10 "The righteous run into it, and is safe - Ezekiel 36:12 “Yea, I will cause men to walk” Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/5 "2002-10-13T13:21:46Z")
Thank you, folks. Zev, I had no idea there were so many! –Nott ---
**Author:** ![MikeyM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@MikeyM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeyM)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/6 "2025-04-11T00:07:33Z")
You forgot that Cain struck out Abel, David struck out Goliath, and yes, Noah took a couple of bats on the Ark but he was also rained out. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/7 "2025-04-11T09:08:06Z")
Some of those could just as well apply to cricket, of course. Victorian joke: How do you know the Ancient Mariner wasn’t much of a cricketer? “He stoppeth one of three”. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/8 "2025-04-11T13:01:05Z")
Abraham made a sacrifice. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/9 "2025-04-11T23:36:26Z")
I know the Bible endorses binary data transmission. Matthew 5:37 (King James Version) “But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.” ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/10 "2025-04-12T06:28:10Z")
That would have been so cool if it were verse 12. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/11 "2025-04-16T21:38:59Z")
Welcome, **MIkeyM**! Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/12 "2025-04-16T21:49:12Z")
> [@F.U.Shakespeare](#): > > Abraham made a sacrifice. Well, he was going to but the ump put a stop to the play. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/13 "2025-04-17T02:40:37Z")
I first heard a variation of that, as a particular third baseman was known as The Ancient Mariner, because… ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/14 "2025-04-18T01:33:48Z")
In the big inning… ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/15 "2025-04-18T01:45:58Z")
One that only works if you say it out loud: Why was Pharaoh’s daughter the first businesswoman? Because she drew a prophet from a rush on a bank. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/16 "2025-04-18T13:54:48Z")
Thanks, I needed that. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/17 "2025-04-18T17:13:33Z")
Sure. yet I only now see I was inadvertently ninja’d by the OP! I definitely searched for “inning” Sorry **Asknott**! Blessed you be if you are a manufacturer of any dairy products! I’ll 'ave another go: The Three Wise Men—Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar—decided to take a break from their journey and attend a baseball game.​ As they settled into their seats, the announcer’s voice boomed: "Now batting, number 25, Goldsmith!"​ Melchior nudged the others and said, "Gold? That’s my gift!"​ Goldsmith gets on base with a walk. Next up, the announcer called: "Now pitching, number 33, Frank Incense!"​ Incense got a base hit and the manager replaced the pitcher. Caspar chuckled, "Frankincense? Sounds familiar!"​ Next batter, Romani Domum hits a run-scoring double and again the manager replaces the pitcher. Finally, the announcer declared: "Coming in to close the game, number 45, Myrrhfield!"​ Balthazar laughed, "Myrrh? This game was made for us!"​ ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rest-of-this-biblical-baseball-joke/131651/18 "2025-04-18T17:38:29Z")
Argh, got my pitchers and batters wrong. Okay, one last try: Angels are playing the Devils. 0-0 in the bottom of the 10th inning. Satan on the mound. God is called on to pinch-hit: Satan’s first pitch is a blazing fastball… God swings… \*\* DIVINE CRACK of His bat \*\* … sending the ball soaring beyond the heavens.​ The crowd of saints and angels erupt in applause.​ As God rounds the bases, He smiles and says, “Looks like I’ve just hit a home run in the Big Inning!”