Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for June 11, 2018

He wound up cutting a couple of fingers off with a buzz saw. Do you want to try that, to see whether you can raise your batting average?

I actually worked with a guy named Joe Sharkey, but I never knew he had gone to Milford.

Gil is being trendy again. Hitters are bats and pitchers are arms. Drives me nuts. And I heard a new one this weekend. Hitting the ball to the opposite field is “going oppo.”

Which means he still struck out a third of the time!

ELLISBURKES, why such a fish TAIL? Trying to LURE us into a BITE of your fun reply on this GILL Thorp page? Hmm, I might have to up the SCALE of my puns… I like yours, by the way! I wonder if I can write to the TUNA some popular song with my reply, if you CATCH what I mean, or is that BASS of me? Already, I’ve written a few CRAPPIE ones, eh?

In all reality , Yeah, Joe Sharky that’s the guy . Anyway I met his daughter and she is Hot, Hot, Hot ! Just thought I’d tell you I’m in love . Oh yeah, Joe says Hi.Thanks Kevin .

P1- What happened to Pelwecki’s pants? Kaz needs a dose of Pamprin.

Didn’t Joe Sharkey join the Navy, where he became a CPO?

Re Gil’s lame joke: wouldn’t it make more sense if Kaz was jittery AFTER his first (or 2nd or 3rd) cup of coffee? Does NOT drinking coffee make some people shaky?

Moose is hoping to someday leap over Joe in the Milford rankings. He’d jump over the Sharkey, just like this strip did ages ago.

Whiz, Ellis, get a room….

Bobby Darin sang about him: “When the Shark bats”

P-4: Coach, I’d like to look at his hitting technique. Got any Super 8 film of him?

P1, He’s better known as Marty Moon.

P2, IRSIH53 already beat me to the Marty Moon joke for here.

P3, And that was long before anyone ever mentioned launch angles.

I remember the storyline-Joe got into pro baseball and became an alcoholic-Bugs McCoy helped him sober up-I can see him helping Barry Bader!

Am I the only one that saw Don Knotts in the “Shakiest Gun In The West” as a kid and thought of that one?