Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 24, 2010

Yes, I know that is a smooth pimp strut in panel 1, but I think I may have found the perfect template for a rant that describes Milford athletics perfectly:

Part 1

Part 2

Just copy that rant, take out any comments as needed and replace with why Milford sucks this year (or any other year that wasn’t created by the original author), and voila!

Milford sucks this year (or any other year that wasn’t created by the original author) Glad we agree

The salesman who sells the area schools these vintage softball unis must have some dirt on Gil and his coaching cronies. Jack Berrill is missed.

“…hits a pellet”? Never heard that one before.

well, There’s your problem. Next time hit the ball.

P1 reminds me of that old “Keep on Truckin’!” poster.

Isn’t the expression “hits a pea”?

What’s a pellet? Is that the same thing as a line drive smash or a blue darter?

Looks like music is affecting both teams. In the first panel, especially, looks like a dance step from a rap video! Has “Glee” invaded Gil Thorp?

For all you youngsters who missed the “keep on truckin” comics, this is what jterran was referring to:

http://theroomwhere.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/keep_on_truckin.jpg

P1, Looks like he forgot to step on the plate.

P1. Someone needs to teach this kid to run from 3rd to home-what a strange angle. I guess the catcher is backing up firstbase???

Wow, that head in P3 is really tiny in proportion to the rest of his body. Reminds me of the ending of Beetlejuice.

caryrodda, I think you are onto something. Sometime after today’s strip was drawn, but before it was printed, Bryce Larkin took some juice alright, but it wasn’t Beetlejuice. It was The Clear or some such. The proof? His body grew so large, so fast that his feet are sticking out on one side of panel 3 and his arm is sticking out of the other! Inexplicably, his head didn’t grow at all! And, out on the mound, Slim can be heard singing, with emotion, “I said goddam, goddam the Pusher Man.”