Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for June 23, 2016

Saying something sarcastic and everybody laughs – just like Bitsy Twill?

Sure. Play. They play most of their games without a coach. They can certainly play one without a pitcher.

In all reality , I don’t think with it being June 23 you can postpone a game either the game is permanently canceled or its a forfeit . When is Boo’s wake and funeral , inquiring minds want to know ?

Ahhh! The giant alien hand!

Cleanup on aisle 3! What is that washing down behind Gil and Tru(e)? The trail of tears maybe? Mop Man, grab your bucket.

You know coach, these girls are always asking for my “input”. It gets exhausting sometimes. These young girls won’t let me be!

I for one, am glad they’re playing. Maybe they can bring Boo’s mom out to throw out the first pitch. At Jefferson’s leadoff batters head.

It’s been a while since we’ve had a strip that was this handsy.

True looking spiffy in his Shazam! T-shirt. The girls asking for Young Standish’s input? This from a guy who wanted to take a roadie to Hawaii. Now GilPa will have to wait another 10 years before he has a student athlete he can communicate with like a Jarvis White or True.

Let out the anger True! The accident storyline is over. I think the pickup truck ran down an embankment after the crash launching into Lake Milford, jumping a shark in the process.

When I first looked at this, I thought Gil’s hand was over Tru(E)‘s hand in P1. Still not convinced that it’s not.

Asking Tru(e) to make the decision to postpone (no, it would be cancel) the Jefferson game? Boo would say, “stupid drunk people stay off the road,” then something sarcastic that would make everyone laugh?

They took the pickup truck off on a flatbed so somebody knows it was involved. Now who the heck is it and get on with it.

That’s right, Gil, don’t ask Boo’s parents, ask her former boyfriend turned BFF. Even if “the girls” wanted True’s input, Gil as the athletic director should have more sense.

P2 “Coach, she’s dead. She ain’t saying nothing…”

In all reality , the Hardy Boys are hard at work contacting all tow companies in a 20 mile radius of Milford and have a surprise visit to the Thorp pool to interview Pedro

So, here’s the final plot twist: The autopsy results will show that Boo survived the initial impact and it was the second mystery driver who dealt the fatal blow. True feels bad for treating Barry like a turd, and it all gets wrapped up in a nice little bow.

The driver of the pickup was probably Jaxon. He was big enough to drive years ago.

The pickup driver was either Jami or Keri Thorp. That would explain why the driver will never be mentioned again in this strip!