Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for June 01, 2024

“Our target demographic is folks with two strikes on ’em with two out in the bottom of the ninth, if you catch my drift.”

Guess Pmm and Jfff can’t be bothered with attending.

Who would target his demographic? A kid with a peashooter?

So…they spent like a million days moving tables, and then…LEFT THE TABLES?! ALONE? OUT in the BAKING SUN? Why is this strip suddenly NOT about tables?! Tom, your demographic right now is CRAZY MAN SCREAMING WHERE TABLES BE?!?! AAAAHHH. And, I dunno, people missing arms, I ain’t the God here Tom, that’s your job.

“So you cover these silver softball games for the paper? Gotta hand it to you…oops!”

The freebie paper Waffle House patrons flip through while waiting for their order has a “demographic”?

Vomit? Is that your target demographic here?

It’s called covering!

Guess they closed the pizza place, since they’re the only employees? Good luck affording to sponsor a team when you’re not making any money.

Unfortunately the target audience is dwindling away. Very few people need to have a hard copy in their hands today.

Uh oh

What, no pinned up sleeve?

I think I might start counting ‘smirks’ in this strip…

wheres the ems vehicle ?

Writing about things that people want to read about is what a newspaper does, yes. What is the point of today’s strip?

Waiting for Crankshaft coming to bat!

Reporting on recreational league softball games. I see why the paper was canceled.

Glad they are not forgotten!!

one armed reporter dopey pizza place owners comedy gold for sure its just CLEVER like someone would say right chef tommy

So… who will write the best-selling, prize-winning book about this game? I’m betting on Lizard Lil writing the book and Masoné Jar-Jarré starring in the docudrama… which will change Ed’s name to Chad for audience demographic reasons.

The players in the league are the only subscribers he has left!

The writer attends the games to get a scoop for the obituary section.