Today’s strip is notable for two reasons. First of all, the strip is divided into seven panels rather than the usual four panels or one long panel. Secondly, the catcher turns out to be Dad rather than Hobbes. The punchline would not have worked with Hobbes but Watterson would have used one that suited Hobbes’s usual snide comments about Calvin. This time, he uses Dad rather than Hobbes. One of the rare occasions when Calvin and Dad are shown playing together.
Actually Dad, Calvin’s quite intelligent and could turn out to do very well.
This ‘toon reminds me of my younger brother a bit. My dad used to worry about how he’d turn out and tried to ride him hard. They had many huge fights. My brother is now one of the best businessmen I’ve ever met and a very ethical person. He’s why I know that there are some very good people in corporate C-suites.
My dad took me to a kid’s baseball game when I was about 6. Dad talked to the coach and I ended up in right field with a glove. Thank goodness, nobody hit anything my way.
Forty-five years hence: Professor Emeritus Calvin, Chairman of Paleontology department, Yale University, has been awarded the Homer-Simpson award (Presented by son Bartholomew) for his discoveries of new mega-gigantic, previously unknown, Jurassic predator. It will be named CALVINOSAURUS. His wife, Susie and their four grown children were in attendance, as were his parents, watching proudly as Prof. Calvin accepted the award. (Although Calvin’s father had a continuous expression of surprise and shock on his face!)
Dad needs to go back to English class. It should be “if he were a better student”. You would only use “was” if you were referring to a specific time in the past.
codycab 26 days ago
You’re gonna be worried the rest of your life, Dad.
dadthedawg Premium Member 26 days ago
Can’t hit very well, but what a pitcher…..
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover 26 days ago
I see a professional Calvinball future for him.
oldpine52 26 days ago
Don’t worry dad, there will always be jobs for janitors.
Limpid Lizard 26 days ago
If he were, not if he was.
snsurone76 26 days ago
Betcha if they were playing Calvinball, the kid would beat the pants off his old man!!
The Duke 26 days ago
That’s why they invented T-ball.
Jayalexander 26 days ago
Can’t play if the grades are bad, if they were good he’d never make the team.
Calvinist1966 26 days ago
Today’s strip is notable for two reasons. First of all, the strip is divided into seven panels rather than the usual four panels or one long panel. Secondly, the catcher turns out to be Dad rather than Hobbes. The punchline would not have worked with Hobbes but Watterson would have used one that suited Hobbes’s usual snide comments about Calvin. This time, he uses Dad rather than Hobbes. One of the rare occasions when Calvin and Dad are shown playing together.
enigmamz 26 days ago
No baseball scholarship in the future, eh?
Kaputnik 26 days ago
I could never learn to throw a ball up and hit it either.
Granted, I didn’t try very hard to learn.
The Reader Premium Member 26 days ago
Calvin is a student of life. …yeah, I’d be worried!
mark_chapin 26 days ago
Condition contrary to fact.
Huckleberry Hiroshima 26 days ago
We’ve arrived from Pearls Before Swine. Nothing to see here.. moving on to Scary Gary…..
sandpiper 26 days ago
Appears Dad isn’t doing a lot of coaching.
Gen.Flashman 26 days ago
Doubt if many or any 6 year olds can fungo a baseball. Wiffle ball with dad pitching underhand would be more age appropriate.
SquidGamerGal 26 days ago
Forget it, Dad! Calvin’s only good at things he likes. And of course, it’s things you don’t like him doing.
gozirra2 Premium Member 26 days ago
Hey dad! Loosen up! Both of you can consider this bonding as ‘character building’. Winner, winner…chicken dinner!
mckeonfuneralhomebx 26 days ago
He is not a jock, he is not a book worm, he is not a fighter, which only leaves being a great lover…. G.R.O.S.S.
BJDucer 26 days ago
If Calvin would only open his eyes when he swings, he’d have a much better chance at hitting the ball!
Count Olaf Premium Member 26 days ago
Maybe basketball is his sport
rshive 26 days ago
There are many things that Calvin isn’t. The trick is to find out what he is.
Redd Panda 26 days ago
Looks like no one is gonna pay Calvin $5 million a year to hit a ball with a stick.
uniquename 26 days ago
Actually Dad, Calvin’s quite intelligent and could turn out to do very well.
This ‘toon reminds me of my younger brother a bit. My dad used to worry about how he’d turn out and tried to ride him hard. They had many huge fights. My brother is now one of the best businessmen I’ve ever met and a very ethical person. He’s why I know that there are some very good people in corporate C-suites.
g04922 26 days ago
Calvin checking off the ‘boxes’…. Top Student, nope. Potential star athlete, nope again. Annoying Pain in The Butt, yep.
MS72 26 days ago
My dad took me to a kid’s baseball game when I was about 6. Dad talked to the coach and I ended up in right field with a glove. Thank goodness, nobody hit anything my way.
jrankin1959 26 days ago
Get a tennis ball; he seems to hit them with no trouble.
moosemin 26 days ago
Forty-five years hence: Professor Emeritus Calvin, Chairman of Paleontology department, Yale University, has been awarded the Homer-Simpson award (Presented by son Bartholomew) for his discoveries of new mega-gigantic, previously unknown, Jurassic predator. It will be named CALVINOSAURUS. His wife, Susie and their four grown children were in attendance, as were his parents, watching proudly as Prof. Calvin accepted the award. (Although Calvin’s father had a continuous expression of surprise and shock on his face!)
wndflower1 26 days ago
we can be friends—-or—- i can correct your grammar.
mindjob 26 days ago
It’s trade school for him
dgaietto22 26 days ago
I was just like Calvin. (still am).
Mediatech 26 days ago
Maybe he’s just a late bloomer. There is something he’s good at that he just hasn’t tried yet. Maybe music, dance, oratory… brigandage….
rockyridge1977 26 days ago
Steee……rike…..ONE!!!!!!!
amaryllis2 Premium Member 25 days ago
Dad needs to go back to English class. It should be “if he were a better student”. You would only use “was” if you were referring to a specific time in the past.
markkahler52 25 days ago
HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!
HodgeElmwood 25 days ago
C’mon, dad, he’s six! Nobody’s a phenom at six!
hagarthehorrible 25 days ago
Cheer up dad. He is much more than you can ever contemplate. He stars in the realm of Bill.
RPS11 25 days ago
So? That’s strike two?