The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for April 21, 2023

☺y!

whatta dingbat

She would be happier if he were given a position with some real responsibility. He could be “Assistant coach in charge of water and bats”. That would make her day.

If Gladys was an Italian mom the coach would not have gotten away with it.

Too bad he wasn’t made a BatBoy, Gladys would have thought he was Batman’s new sidekick.

His coach wasn’t making fun of Wilberforce’s height Gladys, he was complimenting him on his ability to ‘stop on a dime’ and not overrun the bases and get tagged out. ;-), OH!

Sorry for your short stint as shortstop but your mom short circuited it

And coach will get a grand slam.

Gladys and I think alike. I always wonder why parents tell everyone about their children’s challenged learning by putting out a sign on the street that says “Slow Children”.

Put me in coach…look at me, I can be centerfield

At least he wasn’t assigned to “short round”. (Indiana Jones fans can groan.)

Height has nothing to do with it Gladys. Shortstop is a vital position.

Shortstop play deep. What a weird name. But no longstop to complement. Baseball is a ruined game. Rules always changing to help hitters who cannot bunt no run nor hit.

ya sure it ain’t because he’s a shorter sign for the word stop. :D

not a comic strip reality – real-world reality in things I’ve experienced as a coach.

Gladys, I’m not a baseball fan, but even I know better than that.

For Wilbur, shortstop is a great improvement from bench warmer. Too bad Gladys didn’t get upset over the latter.

So, you’re name is “I don’t give a darn”, huh? ☺

Gladys knows as much about baseball as I do about tennis.

This is a huge step up from foul ball post!

6-4-3… Double play! Way to go Wilberforce!

Her lack of knowledge of the game aside, seems the only time he can get in the game is for practice.

Definitely not a baseball afficianado……

Well, at least Wiberforce is now playing an important position on the team. It’s certainly a major step up from his previous position as a foul pole.

Wilberforce thinks, “Should I tell Brutus that Gladys knows nothing about baseball?”…

Typical female understanding of sports…

Wow – sounds like Wilberforce has way more athletic prowess than his dad. I picture Brutus riding the bench. But Gladys needs to get more involved in her son’s life!

Reminds me of my mother. When I was growing up, my brother and I would come home from a Mets game, and invariably Mom would ask us, “Who did they play with?” Never could get it across that it should be, “Who did they play against?”