Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for June 28, 2023

The runner doesn’t like getting her uniform dirty when she slides into a base, so she carries a towel with her at all times.

The subtle panel colours referencing the flag of Guinea is confusing me.

P1: Of course we’re just joining you, except for those oddballs who start reading at P3. P2: If I’m just joining you, more important is the score, the number of outs, the identity of the batter, and what she’s done in prior plate appearances. E.g. “3-3, bottom 7, 2 outs, bags loaded. No place to park Wolfe, she’s 1 for 3 today. Infield in at the corners …”

The multicolor turf must be dizzying when speeding around the bases or making a play in the outfield.

P2 Whigham snarks the snarkers with a not-so-subtle moon shot at the reading audience.

Break the tie? It’s the bottom of the 7th. How about win the game fer cryin’ out loud. On a positive note, we’ve had 7 strips in a row with sports action. I suspect only Vito saw that coming.

Wait… huh? Weren’t we playing baseball yesterday?

As usual, the announcer doesn’t tell you how many outs there are, as though it isn’t important.

The groundskeepers did a pretty good job of at least getting third base somewhat close to the line, considering the strobe light type of atmosphere

The intensity on that stoplight just outside of the ballpark is WAY too high.

“Come on, Dorothy! There’s no place like home (plate)! There’s no place like home (plate)!” And speaking of the plate, Mopped Up Thorp has stepped up to the plate:

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/2023/06/28/psychedelic/

This is Ber®ill Park? Why is Valley Tech on the left field fence? Or did the storyline skew toward Quebec and the girls are playing at Ley Tush?

Breaking the tie is going to be very hard to do with the disco lighting changing every half second. Hopefully the strobe lighting won’t be turned on.

Back and forth. Boys-girls, girls-boys. And I don’t care about either.

So what’s with the Valley Tech on the outfield wall in the softball game. Baseball is at VT. Softball was supposed to be vs Capital City or somebody elsewhere.Pay attention writers.

Yet, Milford is the home team batting in the bottom of 7 vs the Madison Capitols with VT on the outfield wall? I am so lost. I need to pay more attention, or perhaps none at all.

Gil Thorp returns here for the first time in 20 years! https://henrybarajas.substack.com/p/for-the-first-time-in-20-years

How long has the old crow in the wheelchair been at the park ?

Last Friday and Saturday strips the girls were playing the Madison Capitols at Berrill Ballpark, Field 1. So the boys are playing VT at Berrill Ballpark, Field 2 at the same time?