Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for April 15, 2023

I see baseball turned into Calvinball.

Or is it Phoebeball?

“The only way to win is not to play.”

You can’t really call this an organized sport.

Max wins! Good for him!

Clue from this morning’s New York Times crossword

24 Across: Many a unicorn (11 letters)

TECHSTARTUP

Not my first thought when I saw the clue. I don’t build the puzzles. I just solve them.

Hu won? What a player!

The two of them were having fun, that’s what it’s all about!

Baseball rules! Just not those rules.

Marigold looks annoyed that the orb on her horn is not speaking to her…

Nope. Merigold wins. Every time!

He’s right. Max wins. Flawless victory.

FATALITY

I wish Dakota was involved in this really strange evolution……….

do Phoebe and Marigold get participation trophies, Max? the boy’s mothers would be so proud of him

Now he can go “win” somewhere else, please.

Not happy with the rules changes. Baseball doesn’t get more fun when you speed it up, just like a movie watched at 1.5x speed doesn’t get more exciting. Not that baseball’s the most exciting sport anyways though.

Good one, Max. Phoebe really needs you in her life!

Sounds like my 5 YO Granddaughter. :-)

We ALL won! Yay!

Marigold doing her best Izzy impression.