Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for April 13, 2016

P4: Joe, in addition to making sales calls, I’m looking for a small town high school my son can attend. Except for his 95 mph fastball, he’s a pretty average guy.

Since the bartender’s name in the song “One for My Baby” was Joe, this guy isn’t kidding.

There’s a false note to Gil’s dialogue that we’ve seen all too often. Who would talk like that?

I wonder if this is the last time we see Kaz until football starts just before Thanksgiving. Nice to see Pete (Gone With) DeWindt back. Gil must be talking about his sister Grace on Mimi’s team.

Barry Bader appears to be using a giant spatula rather than a glove. That’ll make you scrappy.

Del’s starting to take on that Marty Moon look after an afternoon of drinking. Better gargle with one of those solvents you’re peddling before you attempt to drive to Milford to meet Marty for happy hour.

Gil is talking out of his armpit. Good trick!

Looks like Malibu Kaz is rockin a mullet sans earings! Mimi must have been treating him right.

In all reality , " I’m Del, Del Shannon , if you listen to Oldies you’ve probably heard my songs ."

In all reality , Nice to see Pete ( Break ) De Windt back !

So what you saying Brown Starfish is that Del’s facial features have become fuller do to his afternoon delights. Hell, I thought he was a friendly fella.

We last saw Kaz on March 1 so that makes a 42-day absence for him. Not even close to his MIA record. In fact, it hardly qualifies as being gone in Kaz terms. By the way, the last time we laid eyes on him, he was sporting a very high-necked turtleneck sweater and a blazer. Glad to see him looking more like we’ve come to expect.

Set ’em up, Joe.

@dutchpuppy: could be an omen – this story will (also) stink.Well, now we know why you didn’t repeat as State Champion.A Tight End shouldn’t be your first pick for short stop and a graceful shortstop is probably not your first pick for a tight end. Milford High teams suffer from “Positional Dyslexia”.

P-2: If that’s a mitt, the First Baseman must be sporting a Jai Alai scoop or Xistera, as they call them in Central City.

Cool novelty glasses with eyeballs painted on, Kaz.

I don’t think many football teams are successful using graceful tight ends. Picturing Gronkowski tiptoeing down the field. And what kind of place are you running there, Joe? Is that waitress topless? Only in Central City.

Kaz is stoned out of his mind! 125 “mikes” I would say.

Man, Gil and Kaz sure look creepy in P1, leering at the boys on the field. Well they’re sure dragging out the purpose of solvent man. Tomorrow Joe will ask Del where he’s headed. On Friday Del will say (surprise!) Milford. Saturday Joe will ask what business he has there. Monday Del will give some cryptic answer. And so on, and so on. Then in May we will have the start of the conflict. And speaking of start, you should start to read today’s Mopped Up Thorp. And then finish reading it. And then come back here and snark some more.

“Joe, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”

“That Grace is amazing!”“Yeah, he better be for Pete’s sake.”“But that Barry Bader, he’s a master. A master Bader.”I apologize three times.

I can’t wait to read more about The World According To Gorp

@MOP: She’s just a very nice waitress. Someone in the other room orders two cold ones.

That looks like the Venus De Milo in panel three. Arms cut off at the elbows.