Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 26, 2023

This has become so ridiculous it isn’t even funny anymore. Fire Henry.

“…and Tobias Gordon decides to play stick ball…”

P 2.5 (Gregg): “… yeah… I’m blind af and I’m still a better coach than you are…”

Months ago, I had decided to give Henry one full year to get his act together. But this is so far out there. I think this plot is Henry’s way of saying he’s gonna do the strip his way, darn it, and reality has no place here anymore. If you don’t like it, feel free to jump. Now the only reason to stick with Gil Thorp is its similarity to a train crash that you can’t help but watch. Sad that it’s come to this. And that I’m far from alone from thinking it.

I believe (or at least wanna believe) that Mr. Barajas has good intentions. But he’s seemingly going for a sci-fi audience rather than an old-school (pun intended) audience. Sad.

He’s breathing through his eyelids. Probably wearing a garter belt also.

I hope Marty got a little more descriptive. To left field for a fly-out, single, home run, what?

Strike Three! He is writing with his eyes closed. I don’t recommend it!!

I kinda wish I had my eyes closed when I opened this page today. Milford collects a win nonetheless.

What a day! Semi-big hands, fistpumps all around, a KRAK! A Milford win! HRRAAAK!

Two words – Lynn Swann. HOF wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the Noll Dynasty. Reportedly took ballet lessons when he was a kid. Some of his more spectacular catches (like against Dallas during Super Bowl XIII) are still aired to this day.

Tobias sends the ball deep into Cami’s nostril. Checking the rulebook…hmm, our best guess is it’s a ground rule double. And speaking of rules, one rule you should always follow is to spend part of your day reading Mopped Up Thorp.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

All of this nonsense is enough to make a man drink. Marty? Marty? Anyone seen Marty?

I thought Hammbone was teaching the girls’ softball players to pitch with their eyes closed. What happened? Did word just get around—-" hey, guys , pitch with your eyes closed. trust me on this."

Which is the lesser intimidating mascot: the Mudlarks or the Jeffs?

Yes! I see my son made the team. Unfortunately he’s just riding the pine, but at least he’s on the squad.

The whole ‘pitching with your eyes closed’ works great until one of the pitchers gets hit between the eyes with a line drive and ends up blind-er than Magoo himself

Toby with the 8 run walk off homer.

P1- Apparently every team in the valley has an announcer for their games.

P2- Greggg looks more like Kaz everyday. I think his sideburns are getting longer.

P3- How does ballet have anything to do with ToBe hitting a ball to left field using Greggg’s cane?

Hey, hey, cmon gang! Snarking has never been easier! Leave Henry alone.

Jefferson loses so badly that Tobe agrees to hit their outfielders some post-game fungoes.

A freshman transgender student, not male to female but female to male is the starting running back on the varsity football team, a starting guard on the varsity basketball team and also a starting player on the varsity baseball team, not to mention she/he was also on the soccer team where he/she was recruited to be on the football team for the famous kick. Not to mention he leads an illegal enterprise selling vapes to minors and dates the starting girl’s picture on the J.V. softball team and has a thing for Gil’s daughter. Jim Thorpe your days of being thought of as the greatest athlete from the U.S. have come to an end