Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 23, 2022

P2 – Wendie Malick (“Young Sheldon”) moonlighting as principal at Milford.P3 – “Swell”? Has anybody said that since the ’50s?!

P1 Gilpa talking to Dr. Gloss? Is he more concerned with Gregggg’s vision issues, or for contriving spin for why he, as the “coach”, wasn’t aware of the problem much sooner?

P2 Gilpa and Dr. Gloss join the snark-a-palooza, hi-jinx and hilarity ensue

P3 “Swell, you can’t see and I am a functional illiterate and can’t read your note, you’re still not playing.”

P2- Nifty that the Milford School District gave Dr. Pearl an Atari to play Pong, keeping her stimulated while she enjoys her Sanka.

Dr. Gloss? School nurse? If so, she should be wearing a cap, which left the nursing wardrobe about 50 years ago.

Dear Coach Thorp, Greggg’s eyesight is fine, you can let him pitch again. Signed, Hammm’s Eye Doctor

P3: "Well, you might think about that. Dr. Vito from Goshen has written a very, very persuasive note. I know he only has an honorary “doctorate” in Italian comic books, but he told me to remind you he makes house calls."

“I have a note from my eye doctor, Coach,” says Greggg as he hands the note to the floor lamp.

The note says, “Gregg can’t see. Under no circumstances allow him on a baseball field, not even to pitch on the sidelines.”

P1.5: Greggg pitches on the sideline – “Get yer Red Hots, get yer Red Hots!”

P2.5: She pushes the desk aside and says: “Come to Mommy, drop your drawers, and lay across my lap for your spanking, you clever coach.”

P-3.5: Glad you can see. Now, about trying to fool your coach, Scooter can catch for you on the sideline.

“I have a note from my eye doctor. Could you please read it to me?”

Gil likes the idea of Gregg pitching on the sideline until random people near the park start getting hit by errant throws

Note from the eye doctor, my a$$…we all know Scooter wrote it

P 2.5: “…keep you posted…ok,…..should I wake you first…grandma?…”

Why even pitch on the sidelines??

We see that it’s Gil who goes to the doctor, to “gloss” over his own incompetence in handling the situation.

Did 86 year old Dr Pearl get married and change her name to Dr Gloss?

P2: Does the good Dr. have a Gil State Championship mug on her desk?

Um, he has a note from his eye doctor? Saying what? “I give my clearance for Gregggg to pitch.” They would not write that. Unless the note says, “This kid is 90% blind, keep him off the field!” it is totally ridiculous. And speaking of totally ridiculous, there is not reason to miss reading Mopped Up Thorp that isn’t totally ridiculous.

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Is this Dr. Pearl? No? I assumed Pearl was her last name if she was called Dr. Pearl. Or did she get married off camera recently?

She is now Dr. Pearl Gloss. Her friends call her “Luster”.

I prefer my doctor, Dr. Mel Praktiss. Rodney’s is Dr. Vinnie Boombas.