Peanuts by Charles Schulz for March 24, 1963
Transcript:
Schroeder walks on the baseball field with Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown looks at a clipboard and says, "And I've got Linus down for right field . . . "<BR><BR> Schroeder looks at Charlie Brown and says, "Linus?"<BR><BR> Schroeder asks, "Right-field? Are you sure?" Charlie Brown replies, "Of course I'm sure . . ."<BR><BR> Charlie Brown picks up a bat and ball and says, "Watch . . ."<BR><BR> Charlie Brown swings the bat and hits the ball. Linus watches it pop up and then turns and runs toward Charlie Browns' house.<BR><BR> Linus stops inside and watches Sally playing with building blocks.<BR><BR> Linus kneels down and starts to build a building.<BR><BR> Linus picks up his glove and runs upstairs.<BR><BR> Linus leans out of the window and catches the ball.<BR><BR> Schroeder looks at Charlie Brown's clipboard and says, "All right . . . Who you got down for left-field?"<BR><BR>
How come Charlie Brown can toss a baseball in the air and hit it for quite some distance but can’t hit the ball while playing in a game?