Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for April 22, 2022

That fence behind home plate needs to be a couple of stories taller.

As far as how Blind Guy gets along in school (as some wondered yesterday), he could always be nearsighted, or have multiple prescriptions: I’m quite farsighted in one eye, and quite nearsighted in the other, and need different glasses for distance and for reading. (Face-to-face conversations or watching TV, I don’t need any.)

But you got to wonder: how in the freaking hell did his GYM TEACHERS (a/k/a GilPa and Kaz) not notice?? Basketball, floor hockey, volleyball, softball, etc …

P1: I too am on bored. But get ready for someone to get hurt. As Mr. T said in Rocky III: “Prediction: Pain”.

P3 Gregggg’s pitching wearing his hat backwards? Pitching sight-impaired and clowning your opponent? Maybe I’m not seeing it, but that seems pretty arrogant to me, where’s the “coach” to give him tips on uniform standard?

Scooter is giving us “commenters” the middle finger.

Greggo winds up and fires a blazing fast ball right into the Milford dugout crushing Gil’s skull . In all reality , shouldn’t someone lined Greggo up so he faced home plate ? Inquiring minds want to know !

“As long as he doesn’t hurt anyone on our team I’m fine with it.”

P1 Sooo much going on – “Blasto” an omen of things to come? Step over to Mr. Vito’s Sports Book big board to place a bet on Gregggg getting drilled by a line drive, or Gregggg dropping a batter with a 105 mph pitch to the helmet, Charissss’s hairdo is fascinating in an odd way, but the real curiosity is how her collar got out of sorts. Just hasty getting dressed? Another quick outfit change? Mussed up during some playful fun with her yappy chihuahua?

This tactic of calling out the pitches won’t last when Milford starts conference play. Tod Andrew’s is due for a win and Coach Drool is smarter than he looks.

How could having a blind pitcher possibly hurt the team?

And so any advantage is lost as the catcher is clearing signal to the world, and the third and first base coach, what pitch is coming. Soon their coaches will be giving verbal signals to their hitters and it will be one loud game right before the pitch.

State U. Tennis already has Charo, er Charisss first NIL endorsement lined up for her- When I want to get blasted, I head to the kwik-e-mart ™ for a Blasto™ with Grey Goose™ Vodka

P3 What the h*ll is going on with Wilsonnnn behind the plate with the withered arm and oversizes loofah he’s using as a catchers mitt?

Cooley’s runner on second base is calling out the signs?

Gil brought out the glove Gus Triandos used to catch Hoyt Wilhelm’s knuckleball. Coach Of the Year thinking.

Sssscooter’s idea works great until he realizes that Greggg is setting up to throw his pitch about 12 ft to the right of the plate

That’s the deepest Shortstop ever. It looks like he’s playing Roving-Center.

“Rock and fire”? Let’s hope they don’t crack that code. Or is he only going to throw the fastball once?

This story line is getting worse.(but in comic strip land the blind pitcher throws a no hitter)

Hey Batter Batter Swing

P 1.5: “..so, no, then…”

What the heck flavor is she buying? Is that gourd-flavored Blasto? I’m not sure why Scooooter changed his shirt and cap to match their opponent, but it is nice they made some accommodations to Gregggg’s eyesight trouble. Moving to mound to 3’ from the plate should help him pick up the signs. But hopefully he doesn’t get hit by the bat during a swing. And speaking of swings, you should be swinging over to Mopped Up Thorp about now.

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Cooley High!!!