Regulated To The Bench, Sportswise

Said the manager, "It's problemental."

I have been told of a game that sports-writers play to pass the time and that could enliven baseball broadcasts. It consists of asking a question not concerned with baseball and answering it with a line usually delivered by baseball announcers:

"How is your husband feeling. Countess?"

"The Count remains the same."

"Why are the flags being raised for the President's inauguration?"

"It's an obvious bunting situation."

"What will we do with this messy pile of Greek books?"

"Homer here will tie it up."

It's catching. I tried a couple.

"What happened to the handle on this jug?"