Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for April 27, 2020

Nobody wanted to stick around and watch the girls’ game, but when the Mayor says to stick around, that’s what you do.

Wow, this may win the prize for the most completely F’ed up Gil Thorp Strip ever. And that’s saying something.

P1, Okay, I guess this is the girl’s game but it’s hard to tell by looking at the batter. And what exactly is he, she or it bunting since there’s no ball in sight?

P2, “The Mayor” and his cabinet hang around after practice rather than hitting the showers. This may be the first smart thing they’ve done.

P3, This one actually made me get up out of my recliner and assume my old batting stance since I couldn’t quite tell if the batter was swinging right-handed or left-handed, at least from the position of the pitch and the catchers glove. If she’s batting righty, which she appears to be, then she’s swinging at a pitch that is actually behind her. If she’s hitting lefty, then I really have no idea what the hell she’s doing. From this, I can’t tell if Jamila is a really talented pitcher or a friggin’ magician.

Where the deuce are they getting all these great names?

In all reality , the Mayor declares Safe Social Distancing Rules go into effect today at noon,

OK, I’ll say it- Jamila Moses will lead Milford to the promised land of 2nd place in the valley.

P1: I’ve heard a bat called a piece of lumber, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen someone actually use one. Unless you count Norm Cash with a table leg against Nolan Ryan.

P2- Wasn’t Hiawatha James #1 two years ago when he was introduced as catcher? Now he wears #20. Joe Sharkey, Milford turns its lonely eyes to you.

The boys’ team had no intention of staying for the girls’ game, but Jamila Moses issued a commandment.

P1: Bunting on the first pitch of a game is unusual, but Milford’s testing trick plays early in the season.

P2: Mike has friends?

P3: With that batting technique, any pitcher would dominate.

Jamila Moses will go on to Vegas and become a famous Pharaoh dealer

Okay, you have to look at the color version for some of this but…

P1 – Since when are the dugouts and stands purple? And why is home plate yellow again?

P2 – Not sure why or how the boys removed “MILFORD” from their jerseys.

P3 – The “swinging at a pitch that is behind your back” was already discussed above, but also, check out that massive oversized mitt!

And speaking of massively oversized, today’s Mopped Up Thorp is totally not massively oversized: https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

Good to see the girls team getting more screen time. Two whole panels this game instead of one! Could have been three but they had to get Mayor McCheese on camera in the middle one, since he’s the star of this riveting drama.

Prediction – tomorrow The Mayor gives Jamila a new nickname that she’s forced to accept. Something to do with “Moses” and “parting the bats” or something equally clever.

Tomorrow, Jamilla makes The Mayor wear his a$$ for a hat when he nicknames her “Hippo Girl”

P2- They’re all wearing gloves but where are the N95 masks?

After The Joker scored a major Gotham bank heist, he enjoyed a grin from ear to ear, causing Batman to have a cowl.