Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for March 28, 2022

How might one acquire the nickname “Scooter”?

That’s easy. Just google. https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2017/06/07/how-scooter-gennett-got-the-nickname-scooter/

P1 of a new story arc and the ants are already heading for the exit

P1: Mudlarks 2022 infield around the horn! New Threads for $200.

It’s hard to take a guy seriously that’s called Scooter and wears his ball cap with the bill tipped off to the side, unless he is a pitcher and has 100 MPH plus stuff

Ok, in all reality , here’s the question , does Pandora take bets on Milford baseball games ? Inquiring minds want to know .

Day 1, panel 3, first big hand of the story, impressive

“What position did Albert Camus play for the Paris Apaches?”

How many high school kids would actually know who Ken Jennings is?

Scooter Borden could be Barry Bader’s half brother. With a name like Scooter, he must be a middle infielder. How long before we see Coaches Kaz and Gil in their one stripe baseball pants?

Scooter Libby was Bush’s “fixer”

P4 “Quick Tevin, search Scooter’s bag and pat him down, we can’t have a repeat of the butterknife incident with the Mayor a couple of seasons ago, though it would be entertaining to see how long he would last at Valley Modified.”

Holy Cow !!

Holy Cow !!!

“OK, here’s a question. If we go through the purple-tinted door, do we all become shadow-people, too?”

So the school has exits instead of eyits.

Scooter’s parents are named Elsie and Elmer.

And the new story is underway, led off with the arrival of the purple people. P3 is a clever way to introduce us to the newest big idiot on campus. Sideways cap wearing baseball trivia lover Scooter seems ripe for ridicule. And speaking of ridicule, what better place for ridicule that over at Mopped Up Thorp?

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

I’ll answer the question. 3/28 isn’t going to get you any playing time, unless your name is Eugenio Suarez.

It’s not trivia, it’s a fun fact

Answer: It’s hard to pass French Lit, but it’s easy to pitch a passed ball.

I think Scooter is Coach Thorpe’s illegitimate son. The blue streaks in the dark hair in P2 and P3 are a dead giveaway.

OK, I’m on pins and needles waiting to see where this annoying little twerp will take us. Certainly not to second in The Valley.

For this arc the Katzenjammer kids enroll in Milford HS. Hilarity ensues

Who would have ever thought that one high school could have so many annoying characters?

It’s our fault. We asked for weeks now to end the Pranit/ Hollis ridiculousness and Rubin has delivered

Maybe Tevin and Gordon should just hoist Scooter, shake him upside down, and get this over with!