DENVER AND THE NBA FINALS. NOW, BEFORE WE HEAD OUT, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT A CHILDHOOD FRIEND SHARE WITH ME THIS MORNING. NOW, FOR THE RECORD, MY FRIENDS HAVE GIVEN ME PLENTY OF IDEAS OVER THE YEARS, AND I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST ONE TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE CUT. A NEW VERSION OF THE HIDDEN BALL TRICK. ANDY MOORE, HIS SON STANLEY, PLAYING BABE RUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL, PERCIVAL, VIRGINIA. WELL, STANLEY NOT INVOLVED IN THIS PLAY, BUT ALL RIGHT. WE’VE GOT A NO. TWO PITCH WHERE WE PICK IT UP. BRANDON BARRETO ON THE MOUND. HE’S GOT A PRETTY GOOD BREAKING BALL. JACOB LINEHAN SWINGING A MISS. THE BALL GETS AWAY TAKES OFF FOR FIRST THING IS WHERE’S THE BALL? EVERYONE’S LOOKING AROUND. FINALLY, THE HOME PLATE UMPIRE SCOTT SNAP REALIZES IT’S IN HIS SHIRT POCKET. THE BALL BOUNCED INTO HIS SHIRT POCKET. I’VE NEVER BEFORE SEEN THAT, SAID SCOTT. SNAP, THE UNINTENTIONAL HIDDEN BALL TRICK. AND AS FOR THE RESULT, THE BATTER WAS AWARDED FIRST BASE. ALTHOUGH THEY WEREN’T ENTIRELY SURE IF THAT WAS THE RIGHT THING, BUT IT FELT RIGHT AT THE TIME. YOU JUST DON’T SEE THAT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN. HIDD