Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 05, 2023

Never noticed Inma had 5 fingers and a thumb before.

Who are the bobcats? When do they play valley tech?

Wouldn’t Inma also be wearing long sleeves if she is wearing a hijab for religious reasons?

Softball bats “clang” so I assume the Mudlark mascot is behind the oddly placed fence?

Maybe there’s someone in center field we can’t see in P2, but generally there’s no need to say I got it if there’s no other player who might be trying to catch the ball too. I suppose it’s a good habit to get into even when there’s no one there, but it seems like overkill.

Sfeeha and kibbeh all around to celebrate the win! Now I just made myself hungry…

Attended Thurby at Churchill Downs yesterday, cashed a few exacta tickets and had a nice time with friends and my youngest son. It was so crowded, I couldn’t find Marty. Checked the bathrooms, dumpsters and Swisher Sweet vendors, no luck. Happy Oaks and Derby Snark Nation.

A KRAK! A WAP! Give me a HRRAAAK!

P4 Batter’s thought bubble: “I picked a bad week to be a Bobcat.”

P1: Fence is to left of batter?? P2: She has her back to the batter, running towards the wall, with her glove up??

The incongruity between P2 and P3 falls on the WigMan today. Based on the action(?) in P2, Ms. Rimshot has her back to the batter and should be making a backhanded catch. In P3 she goes full frontal, facing the batter. Rod, you’re slipping. And don’t me started on Henry’s Cardi B./Megan Thee Stallion fixation.

Wait. This is weird. The announcer knows where it’s going before it leaves the bat; Inma Rimsha (really?) is running toward the fence, looking away from the ball, yelling ‘I Got it’ to no-one in particular then the view changes where she’s facing the ball and makes the catch. From her first position she would be making a Willie Mays type over-the-shoulder catch

Inma Rickshaw saves the day! Anybody need a ride?

The catch wasn’t that great, Inma opinion.

Keri’s plan to sabotage Dorothy by signaling for the gopher ball is foiled when Inma calls off the right field bleacher bums and makes the catch!

Just in time, too, looking at P3. “Look at the sky there…what do you think, Johnny?”

“Auntie Em, Uncle Henry, Toto! It’s a twister! It’s a twister!”

And speaking of twisters, I shouldn’t have to twist your arm to read today’s Mopped Up Thorp.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

Did not read yesterday’s column until today. Did not know the blond was ambidextrous picture show her glove on her left hand. Maybe she twisted her arm as suggested by the Mopman,

Inma channeling Lucy Van Pelt: https://twitter.com/BSmile/status/1554796343239086081/photo/1