In all reality , the Mayor goes over to play Short Center to help the Center fielder out. Let’s keep in mind that this comic strip is one big fantasy ,anything can happen .
Are we ever going to find out if Corina is playing? All that setup and it just turns into an exhibition, players switching sides, no fight, no real comeback? As long as a valuable lesson was learned by all.
This could have been a decent story line. The Mayor could have been a hard-working, well-liked kid who got expelled for innocently (stupidly?) bringing a peanut butter spreading device to school. He’s distraught, until Gil gets him to Milford Modified and encourages him to get on with his life. That was the perfect time to end this strip. Instead we get two months of nonsense about a game of pickup baseball.
P1 – Since that’s a hockey ref, they only get one timeout a game, right?
P2 – How the hell did all his teammates disappear so fast? The whole team was huddling up when the timeout was called yesterday. And if you look at the color version, where is the mound? In fact, remember when they mentioned that this field was also used for softball, which meant there was not a grass infield? Well what the hell, it’s all grass now!
P3 – Why was Mayor McBoring pitching? He’s not a pitcher. How did he expect his team to compete if nobody on the squad was a pitcher?
And speaking of competing, today’s Mopped Up Thorp is competing with yesterday’s for most absurd. I think yesterday still wins.
Bad news. Unless there’s a one-panel wrap up briefly detailing the rest of the game, followed by the players congratulating each other, there will be no heading to the Country Club for at least another week.
bitsy twill over 4 years ago
Help him? As in play with four outfielders?
TheBrownStarfish over 4 years ago
P1, I thought they had rec league softball umpires not football referees.
P2, I could ask you the same thing Mr. Mayor.
P3, The Mayor uses a spatula to hand over the ball.
bearwku82 over 4 years ago
The Valley Mods now have a rebel with a cause? Wango Tango blares on the boombox as Gonzo warms up.
Mr Reality over 4 years ago
In all reality , the Mayor goes over to play Short Center to help the Center fielder out. Let’s keep in mind that this comic strip is one big fantasy ,anything can happen .
huskiecoach over 4 years ago
Gonzo Milford’s version of “Wild Thing” Ricky Vaughn…
Bluedarter over 4 years ago
Vito From Goshen is very upset. All the betting action is on the mercy-rule blowout. Gonzo may be looking at being gonezo.
dlease06 over 4 years ago
Wait, 4-0 when time is called, now 8-0? Milford scored 4 runs while VM huddled at the mound? Outstanding!
Irish53 over 4 years ago
P 4: “…I wanna’ pitch so I can lob a couple over and it get it to 10-0 so we can end this thing early by the slaughter rule…”
beymly over 4 years ago
Having the best pitcher in the world will not help you score any runs; it’s over kids!!!
twainreader over 4 years ago
Gonzo’s life philosophy: “Sphera Gratia Spherae”
hifirick1953 over 4 years ago
Call me Gonzo again and I will walk right off this mound you doofus!!!!
Mopman over 4 years ago
Are we ever going to find out if Corina is playing? All that setup and it just turns into an exhibition, players switching sides, no fight, no real comeback? As long as a valuable lesson was learned by all.
Irish53 over 4 years ago
When they need to get the attention of the ump, instead of sayin’ “…hey blue..”, do they say “…hey stripes…”?
wmac8898 over 4 years ago
This could have been a decent story line. The Mayor could have been a hard-working, well-liked kid who got expelled for innocently (stupidly?) bringing a peanut butter spreading device to school. He’s distraught, until Gil gets him to Milford Modified and encourages him to get on with his life. That was the perfect time to end this strip. Instead we get two months of nonsense about a game of pickup baseball.
Mr Reality over 4 years ago
In all reality , Gonzo’s Eephus Pitch is unhitable and the Milford bats go silent
Bluedarter over 4 years ago
The Mayor just unwrapped the corked bats from the Albert (don’t call me Joey) Belle Lumber Co. Tie game in two innings.
Mopman over 4 years ago
P1 – Since that’s a hockey ref, they only get one timeout a game, right?
P2 – How the hell did all his teammates disappear so fast? The whole team was huddling up when the timeout was called yesterday. And if you look at the color version, where is the mound? In fact, remember when they mentioned that this field was also used for softball, which meant there was not a grass infield? Well what the hell, it’s all grass now!
P3 – Why was Mayor McBoring pitching? He’s not a pitcher. How did he expect his team to compete if nobody on the squad was a pitcher?
And speaking of competing, today’s Mopped Up Thorp is competing with yesterday’s for most absurd. I think yesterday still wins.
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Snarker formerly known as Rube Whigham over 4 years ago
“…and the name is ‘Z,’ McCheese!”
Mopman over 4 years ago
Bad news. Unless there’s a one-panel wrap up briefly detailing the rest of the game, followed by the players congratulating each other, there will be no heading to the Country Club for at least another week.