Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for April 18, 2023

“Here’s looking at you, Rod.”

HooDaD’s and big hands all around!

In all reality , it’s looking like baseball might start soon or maybe something totally different .

Carolina blue and black? Say it ain’t so, Gil!

In panel three are they toasting Gil?

The final gross sales of candy bars and vape sticks pales in comparison to saving a comic character’s life. After all, they are as fragile as a Snarker. Boo Radley, Neal Cray and Arnold Brent are never coming back. Let’s wish Rod “Bad News” Barnes a speedy recovery in time for football practice in September. Cheers to baseball season in venerable Milford Municipal Memorial Park.

Rod’s not going to be in very good shape if he sits for a year. He should at least get up to go to the bathroom or get a bite to eat.

P 4: “…and even though it’s been going on for weeks everywhere else, we here at Milford like to have plenty of rest before we start our baseball season…”

P 2…haha Gil…ironically, they could’ve done it without you though

Thought he brought the root beer for the kid.

MEN MEN MEN MEN….MEN MEN MEN MEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rod was really hurt? I thought the “BOOM!” when he was hit was simply an overexcited Chris Berman on play by play.

It’s going to be a long baseball season. Budget cuts only allow them to buy three baseballs for the whole season. And Dr. Pearl has to ump the games.

Was the six-pack of Hoo-Dad left over from Meemaw’s wake?

Speaking of doing it without you, we’re playing baseball! Have a good rest of the year!"

Uh oh, Nurse Ratched just entered the room. “What the hell are you doing bringing glass bottles into the room? OUT! OUT! OUT! OUT! OUT!”

Ooh, rather cruel of Gil to toast the fact that Rod won’t play baseball this spring. Is Rod that bad? And speaking of bad, today’s Mopped Up Thorp isn’t that bad.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

P2: Gil gets ready to punch Rod in the face.