What's The Call?

Illustrations by Brett Parson

1 HEAD CASE Buzz and Whitney are captains of teams playing a baseball game under MLB rules. Lizzie hits a high fly ball into right field, where the fence juts in around the treehouse. Buzz loses the ball in the sun, and it hits him on the head and deflects over the fence. Whitney says it’s a home run. Buzz claims it’s only a double. Who is correct? 2 ACTING OUT The Medicine Hat Hatters are playing the Birmingham Beagles in a basketball game under NBA rules. Hatters player Nuke Patterson is guarding Beagles star Darryl Daniels, who has the ball. Daniels drives to the basket and bumps into Patterson, who goes flying theatrically to the ground. The referee whistles Patterson for flopping, and when Patterson protests he receives a technical foul. Birmingham…

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Sports Illustrated Kids (Digital) - 1 Issue, July/August 2024

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