Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for October 02, 2009

Bet he whiffs it…..

“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.”

LOL I DID THIS BEFORE!!! HI MARG GOOD MORNING SWEET LADY.

If at first you don’t succeed … get a bigger stick.

Love the little tongue sticking out in panel 1.

Hi, Dear Tabby!

Be sure to replace the divot when you’re through, Calvin!

There must be plenty of targets within range. The car perhaps? His Dad’s head. A plate glass window.

The making of a duffer…

Well, the stance is radical and the grip is innovative. If you just keep your head down and your eyes open, you can’t go wrong.

When all else fails, use brute force

Sure Skyhawk_maintainer: after Dad’s binoculars and after “repairing” the faucet, Dad’s car would be the nicest following target

FORE !!!

Is that dad’s favourite Golf club?

Something tells me that the head of the club and the stick are going to be disconnected. Remember the binoculars?

Notice that Hobbs is waaaaaay out of the way. Which is to say in the bedroom under the bed.

And when he misses the second time? Pool cue perhaps??

Not quite madampresident12; they’ll still be attached, but the handle will be about as straight as the Mississippi.

Well we know another accident is imminent. Will the casualty be the golf club, one of dad’s possessions or a living creature?

This strip illustrates why I took up tennis…big, bouncy ball being hit with over a square foot of racquet. MUCH easier for the less coordinated among us!

It’s a lot more fun if you hit the ball.

Like the positive thinking commercial shows. A little boy goes from being the worlds greatest hitter to, after missing the ball three times, the worlds greatest pitcher.

This could be another component of Calvinball… A sport with ever changing rules. The only steady rule is that the rules always change.

I think that’s where John Daly got the concept of “grip it and rip it.”

“Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a different way to stand.” - Oprah Winfrey

that’s why some prefer golf over baseball.

maybe calvin should try one of those stands they use for t- ball

I guess he’s taking a mulligan on that first swing with the bat.

If he whiffs with the golf club he will ask Dad if he has a shotgun.

Scary thought, Calvin and a 12-guage.

shrug I just like the imagery.

if this doesnt work also, try kicking the ball!

I had enough trouble hitting the ball but the throw it up and hit it. I remember how many times it took me to get it down in tennis so the ball was playable. I do much better at badmitton.

I like panel 2. He swung the bat so hard it’s bent.

God hates quitters.

hes probally going to replace the ball with a beach ball.

I wonder can Calvin say WINDOW

It looks like Calvin sees a golf club as a time saving device.

This clip is perfect for one of my favorite Kenny Rogers songs… little long but heck i’m posting it any ways…

little boy in a base ball hat stands in the feild with his ball and bat

player of them all puts his bat on his shoulder and tosses up his ball

and the ball goes up and the ball comes down swings his bat all the way around the world so still you can hear the sound the baseball falls to the ground

now the little boy doesn’t say a word picks up his ball he is undeterd says i am the greatest there has ever been and he grits his teeth and he trys it again

and the ball goes up and the ball comes down swings his bat all the way around the world so still you can hear the sound and the baseball falls to the ground

he makes no excuses he shows no fear he just closes his eyes and listens to the cheers

little boy he adjusts his hat picks up his ball stares at his bat

says i am the greatest the game is on the line and he gives his all one last time

and the ball goes up the moon so bright swings his bat with all his might the world’s is still still it can be and the baseball falls and that’s strike three

now it’s supper time and his mama calls little boy starts home with his bat and ball

says i am the greatest that is a fact but even i didn’t know i could pitch like that

says i am the greatest that is understood but even i didn’t know i could pitch that good

OldHipster, Calvin and explosives? VERY scary thought!

A real life Calvinball does exist, a game called Nomic, with more information here.

arbeeks, thanks, those lyrics are great.

I prefer “Center Field” myself…but I won’t post the lyrics.

No joy in Mudville… No amount of roids will increase the hand/eye coordination.

I don’t think Cal has the yips or anything, but dad needs to help him just a technique…OPEN YOUR EYES (panel 2)when you swing at a moving baseball !!!!! !! !!! !! !

My best friend and I used to hit old golf balls with a baseball bat. They’d go more than a block. We tried to hit them over the school house, but it was a little rough on the windows if you didn’t hit them square.

Akshat Madan said, if this doesnt work also, try kicking the ball!

I think have the right idea. SOCCER (aka football)! it’s the most popular game in the world and the fastest growing in North America.

are you playing baseball of golf??

Is there a bazooka close by?

Hey, improvision works, too! ;)