Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for April 11, 2011

To state the obvious, I guess the center fielder’s first name is Down.

Actually desertdwir, the DH is used at every level of baseball from Little League to the majors except the lone holdout of the National League.

Also seems like J. Karoub’s nickname must be Shish……….

Coach Thorp must have a new fangled defense since after close observation, he has two centerfielders, Down Town and Rockin’ Rob Grillo. Bad mistake Rubin and Whigham.

Two CF and no LF?

Umpires haven’t used outside chest protectors in about 30 years…

And the DH plays SS

… and thank heavens for the National League

The DH plays SS???? Froelich is playing SS.

Who’s in left??? Or is left field automatic out??? And is one of the center fielders a short center fielder? I’ve only seen that in girls softball….

Speaking of the NationalLeague

Do they still play the blues in Chicago When baseball season rolls around When the snow melts away, Do the Cubbies still play In their ivy-covered burial ground When I was a boy they were my pride and joy But now they only bring fatigue To the home of the brave The land of the free And the doormat of the National League

heres a song for the Long Shots, it fits their style:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xBxZGQ1dJk

The one centerfielder alias is “Freddie Brown” of Down Town “Freddie Brown

HUGE ratings for high school baseball on the radio.

Grey Bear, Nice Steve Goodman reference. Maybe one of the two CFs will drop a routine fly.

Even with the DH, do they have a batting lineup of ten in high school?

Is that Gil in P3? Looks like he didn’t get much sleep the night before. Maybe that’s why Chance is hitting a high note since his coach is calling the balls and strikes.

Steve Bartman has left field covered.

Can we get back to the humilation of Al-Jo by that hot new assistant softball coach?

Speaking of the cubs, I have lost 10 pounds this month on the cub diet. I only eat when they win.

This is the problem when you have one person coaching every team at your high school. Gil is either trying to run an “I” formation with his two center fielders, or thinks he’s running a soccer 4-4-2 with two central midfielders–which also explains the 11-man lineup.

Also, judge, wasn’t “The Humiliation of Al-Jo” a spin off of the Emmanuel movies? Or was it the Debby movies?

Finally, notice that Marty drinks from a Sippee Cup.

I like Larry Froelich, I think the Mudlarks are going to pull off a lot of double plays this year with him in the lineup.

Gil messed up. DH is not M. Huang, but W. Huang. William Huang because “He Bangs”. Miffed-loved the Emmanual movies.

Gil is starting the season with batting-out-of-order because of the 2 centerfielders. A smart plate umpire will look at the card at the card exchange at the plate and say “Gil, you sure you want to go with this lineup?” I did a lot of umpiring, from Little League to high school to American Legion, and Little League was the only one without the DH. I hate the DH. I equate it to being a Marine and not having to qualify or carry a rifle. Pitchers can hit. I’m a Yankee fan, but I’m proud of the NL for not putting up with that abomination.

Milford just took 3 of 4 from the Red Sox.

I came back from Friday to look at the card, and there is really some bad handwriting. That “Town” is supposed to be a “Tolan,” and I don’t see it happening.