Joke #12150

During a cloudburst two football captains met in the middle of the flood field for the coin toss.

“Are we really going to play in this downpour?” one captain asked the referee.

“That’s right,” the referee replied.  “Now which end of the field do you want?”

Shaking his head in disbelief, the captain answered, “We’ll receive downstream.”

Joke #12142

A professional baseball player, after being called out on a close play at home, stormed over to the umpire and shouted, “Collins, you’re the second best umpire in the league.”

To say the least, the umpire was astonished. “Thanks for the compliment,” he said.

“It’s no compliment,” snapped the player.  “All the other umpires in the league are tied for first.”