There were these two friends who loved baseball. One was named Steve and the other Jack.

They played in the little leagues, the minor leagues, and finally the major leagues. One day Jack said, "Hey, you know what? I wonder if there's baseball in heaven..."

Steve said, "Yeah! I say whoever gets to heaven first will tell the other if there is or not!"

So, as the years progressed and they both got older, they began to wonder who would go first.

Finally, Steve came down with cancer at 63 years old. After he died, Jack began to wonder if he would ever find out if there was baseball in heaven.

Finally, Steve appeared to Jack and said, "I've got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that there is baseball in heaven. The bad news is you're pitching on Tuesday."