'play ball with me and .....'

You've got to be kidding. 100 AD and the roman legionairre uses these words to the tribal chieftain--"Play ball with me and I am sure we can work this out" or something like that. "Play ball with me"???

Who the heck wrote this and what grade did they think was going to watch this...3rd?

I turned it off at that line.

"To know who rules you, find who you are not allowed to criticize." Voltaire