Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for April 21, 2017

Bader’s gripping what? Old habits hard to break. Another Central City connection, not good, not good.

Turns out Ryan is 23 years old and played three years of professional ball.

P1- As GilPa refers to his Baseball handbook for high school coaches, Kaz has that boy in Springtime gleem in his eye in P2, i.e., Victory Shower.

Is panel three one of those “can you find the duck, the frog, the star etc” kid games? Reason I ask is I found an apple right in the middle of it.

Okay on the color version it appears it really is an apple. In answer to “Biff” it looks like he supposed to be carrying a food tray at the end of the severed arm.

P3: First, why is the Milford HS team roster on the diner’s menu? Second, well as I see it, the one armed man’s appearance means Van Auken is a “Fugitive”. Time for our Investigative Reporter to get involved and ruin our summer.

P-2: Why is blood spewing out of Kaz’s thumb?

Yes, it’s backwards day: P-1: Gil seems to be winning an arm wrestling match with his smart phone

Shame on our blogger’s. If Van Auken is a hard throwing pitcher how did we miss a chance to call him Van Ryan’s Express?

Wow, Gil’s showing some genuine interest in this team. Visions of another State Championship are already dancing in his head. The marketing possibilities are endless, he dreams.Another championship and I won’t have to spend the summer teaching those snotty rich brats at Milford CC golf. We’ll see if he sticks around after the first loss.

Kaz has just the right loofah for Young Master Bader.

So what kind of Bill O’Reilly situation did Ryan Van Aukward get himself into in Central City, anyway. Nothing good ever happens in Central City.

Will Dafne “Scoop” Dafonte, star reporter for The Milford Trumpet, write a stunning expose on Van Auken’s sordid past?

I think the unarmed man is actually Gil (evidence his lack of butt), bring the girls the news. He’s good that way. He wanted to show the CC contingent that he really is THE State Champion coach in town.

Run Ryan, run! Once Central City gets involved, you’re doomed. Just ask any Milford athlete, well, any athlete that’s still alive that is. And speaking of alive, what better way to know you’re alive than by reading Mopped Up Thorp?

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Gil and Kaz actually wearing Milford baseball jerseys? They must be thinking state title run this season.