Ballpark Puns

Quacker Jacks

It's because of all the bats.

I work in Marketing for an east coast MLB team. The other day, we held a "Country Western Night" and had various attractions in and around the stadium that went with the theme. One of these was a 'NASCAR simulator'- which was essentially just a racing game you'd find at any arcade. At the 8th inning, just before closing time, a man walked by with his wife, both sipping beer and watching kids play the game. We were closing after those last two kids, so I asked him if he wanted to play, or if he was just watching. He responded with, "Oh, I'm just watching", gestured with his beer and said, "I don't want to drink and drive anyway".

But that's just a ballpark figure

But that's just a ballpark number.

Just some ballpark figures for you.

(My own joke!)

Genie: Not sure exactly.

Me: Give me a ballpark figure.

...Now I’m the size of Yankee stadium.

But she said she could only give me a ballpark estimate.

So my dad and I went to a baseball game and during the game he turns and asks, "Son, how many people do you think can fit in this stadium?" When I began to think about it, he gave me this look and then cheekily says, "I just want a ballpark estimate".

He thinks this is his magnum opus dad joke.

During a phone interview, I was asked to compute some basic physics problems without a calculator. One question involved estimating if a baseball would clear the fence when hit. I told the interviewer that I would approximate gravitational acceleration to 10 m/s^2 to give me "a ballpark answer."

My family was discussing the cubs winning the world series in 2016.

Me: I'm so bummed that it was just one year off from the back to the future prediction.

Mom: Well, at least it was in the ballpark!

...but that's just a ballpark number.