Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 20, 2022

“Why, yeah, coach, this is Mrs. Morrissey, from across the street. Their son’s in fourth grade.” {beat} “You never said to bring MY parents.”

Bring a parent? Is this a trap?

P4 “Would an FBI “Most Wanted” poster or a Fathead count, coach?”

P1 Clarifying question: how does one throw fastballs and ease up at the same time? Is Gilpa just talking out his *ss again or what?

P2.5 “…and it’s time to finish my dose of fourth inning vocal cord juice and top off the ole sippy cup…errrr…medication dispenser to get ready for the fifth, did someone say fifth? I’m in! Back after a word from our…ahhh who am I kidding? We have no sponsors, back after the fifth is done…I mean, over.”

You’re obviously blind. Now drive right home and tell your parents I want to see them!

I’m sure Scooter has an idea, “as usual”

Finally getting interesting. Will overworked mom or shadow dad show up?

I wager Mom shows up since she wears the pants in the family.

P3.5 Gil continues the play the role of NFL Turk. And bring your playbook and loofah.

Gil is acting just as stern as if Gregg was placing bets for other students and using an enforcer to collect.

After all these lame stories, we finally get some realism: a Parent Teacher Meeting

Ooh, I like how Gil changed into his gymnast uniform!

Remember Gregg when your parents told you not to sit so close to the TV set you’ll ruin your eye sight ? In all reality now it’s happened . Let this be a leason to us all.

P1: Gil offers his sage advice . . . for loofah drills!

P2: Marty is in the crap shack, Milford gets the W, all is well in Milford.

P3: Gil and The Hammmmster are forced to walk home down the two-lane highway after Scooter stole the team bus again.

Any parent- Bernie Parent?

Greg’s father will only show if he has assurance the meeting won’t be recorded and no cameras are present.

What exactly is Gil going to tell them that they haven’t thought about since they’ve raised this kid all these years?

Doesn’t Gil know his father is at the game camouflaged as a bush

Gregg, your days of playing high school baseball are over. If you quit the team today, you can blow off tomorrow’s meeting.

Going to hear about the terrible and famous-somewhere accident in which Mr. Hammmmm inadvertently blinded his son. They moved to Milford to lie low, but did not count on Gil eventually figuring it out! Or maybe the dad is just J. D. Salingerrrrrr.

P1 – Gillll calls in a relief pitcher. Based on the artwork, he then met with Jimmmm Morrrrison at home plate before he started his warmup tosses. The opponent thus can hear Gillll telling him to lob it in for a while. He should have gotten lit up.

P3 – Gregggg was yanked in the 4th inning. The game probably lasted another hour. The game is over, people are dispersing, so it’s been at least an hour and 15 minutes. WHY IS HE STILL WEARING HIS MITT?

And speaking of why, why aren’t you rushing over to read today’s Mopped Up Thorp?

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

P4: Tomorrow’s Saturday, Coach…you aren’t even in Monday through Friday. We’ll just help ourselves to some State Champion mugs and hats.