Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for April 28, 2015

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    chiphilton  over 9 years ago

    True seems to be holding what we call in St. Louis a “corkball,” which looks like a baseball but is slightly larger than a golf ball. The bat for the game is as thin as a broom handle. Any other cities out there play corkball?

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 9 years ago

    Ask the catcher to move back and forth. Problem solved.

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    Ravenswing  over 9 years ago

    And in our next episode of “Beating The Readers Over The Head With How Shallow Boo Is” — Milford’s new reality show! — the esteemed Ms. Radley will dump her scalding hot latte on a puppy, jeer at drunk men laid off when Milford Mfg. moved its operations to Upper East Volta, kick the cane out from under an aging disabled Vietnam vet, and shoplift from the Salvation Army Thrift Shop.

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    Ravenswing  over 9 years ago

    And for P3: Why, Tru(e), you can’t get it? That your precision training and hard-won skill doesn’t translate so well to a ball a fraction of the size, a completely different arm position and throwing motion, and a batter who’s not terribly interested in moving to correct any mistakes you make..Gosh, if you only had some coaching. Funny that.

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    TheBrownStarfish  over 9 years ago

    Luckily, Tru, you’ve got a State Champ coach to help you out. First, let’s try using a baseball instead of a golf ball. If that doesn’t help I’ll just have the catcher run from the bench to the plate for each pitch. Or maybe I’ll just get Boo to pitch for us too.

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    TheBrownStarfish  over 9 years ago

    I can’t wait to see what today’s soundtrack is like.

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    chiphilton  over 9 years ago

    True, fourth panel: “I guess I’m just a dud.”

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    bitsy twill  over 9 years ago

    Looks like Leisl “useless dribble” Ishii sitting next to Boo.

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    Mr Reality  over 9 years ago

    In all reality , I don’ t feel safe walking any where in Milford knowing that Boo can be out cruising .

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    wmac8898  over 9 years ago

    “But I can’t throw strikes.” I’ve been there. My high school coach gave me a start in a summer league game. I promptly walked the first four batters. I spent the rest of the game cheering on my teammates.

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    bearwku82  over 9 years ago

    I can hear Marty Moon calling True’s 1st appearance on the bump, “Just a bit outside, hic, hic.” Maybe Tru Tru will follow the path of Rick Ankiel and convert to the outfield.

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    Mr Reality  over 9 years ago

    In all reality , I guess we’ll have to call True , " Lucky Strikes " did Paul Mall , Terry Ton and Chester Field make the team. God I loved when a sub passed around an atendence sheet to sign .

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    chujusmith  over 9 years ago

    Based on that dialog in P1, I think someone’s been watching some low budget productions on the Lifetime channel.

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    Mopman  over 9 years ago

    What about the poor, lonely, midget catcher in P2? Won’t nobody think of the catcher? And speaking of thinking, not a lot of thinking went into today’s Mopped Up Thorp.

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    cuttersjock  over 9 years ago

    P3- Didn’t know Tru was Dan Blocker’s grandson

    Well, on my little hiatus it seems to me as if we have been getting Whizzed on with urgency and regularity.

    Since there haven’t been many rebuttals (except good ol’ tcar) maybe I should let the rest of you apparently Sally Forth/Gil Thorp dual citizens just muddle along without the old iron-willed acerbity this board was once known for.

    Where have the smart-asses gone?

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    twainreader  over 9 years ago

    Leisl’s living dangerously. Back seat seat-belt violation. Looks like the upside of divorce is watching a friend thrown threw the windshield. BStat can do an analysis of the stitches vs. broken bones.

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    twainreader  over 9 years ago

    Now playing first base, Tru (don’t risk the arm).

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    miffedmax  over 9 years ago

    A jeep and a tank? Boo thinks she’s George Patton.

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    BikeMike  over 9 years ago

    I’ll bet Boo can teach Tru(e) how to strike out!

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    tcar-1  over 9 years ago

    okay pass two……… is that some kind of giant alien head (or claw) to the left of Tru(E) in panel two that’s about to take his head off?

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    Klubble  over 9 years ago

    In our HS graduating class of 1300 students, we actually had Holly Wood, Rusty Gates, and Heidi Hough, although she insisted it was pronounced “Huff”. Marcus Absent, Barbara Schop, and Moe Tell were some our favorite fake names.

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    tcar-1  over 9 years ago

    This just hit me when I read my last comment. Big apples for all the big hands!

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    cuttersjock  over 9 years ago

    kdizzle, the insidious creep of banality here must be stopped!

    Do not accept these interlopers, rise and strike!

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    Ravenswing  over 9 years ago

    What we need to properly address Trooper10 is if some of the early AM posters like Chip, Bitsy and myself do a preemptive comment.

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    TheBrownStarfish  over 9 years ago

    I’m still pretty new here. When I first started reading the comments, I studied them like the Torah for a couple of months before I ventured in. Now, I’ve had the honor of seeing my icon appear in MUT twice!

    Trooper10 just needs to relax, get in the spirit, or move on to Mary Worth. This is one small escape from the otherwise overly politically correct world. Don’t have a cow, man.

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