Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 12, 2018

How’d Barry Bader do?

So much for Van Auken’s vaunted new change-up.

In p3, Pelwecki looks distinctly like one of the recent female characters, but I can’t quite recall. Maybe even Dafne.

P1, Hiawatha assumes the position for taking a #2.

P2, Number 2 (Or is it 3?) looks to be about Casey Stengel’s age at the time of his death. He’s been playing for Gil for a long, long time.

P3, With some good swings you’ll be fine. Unfortunately, you didn’t take any of those today.

Looks like Marvin the Martian is making an appearance on Hiawatha’s left knee.. And speaking of Hiawatha, is he wearing pants, or just a cup and perhaps a buckskin loin cloth.

With a nice hot, soapy shower and loofah, you’ll be fine

In all reality , P3 some more Milford players practicing the Barry Bader grip.

“With some good swings, you’ll be fine”? So none of today’s swings were “good”? Great pep talk, Gil.

Mentioned Pels would become Lucky Haskins. P4- Gil: This calls for a root beer splash at the German Polynesian restaurant.

So all of our predictions as to what would happen in the 7th inning were wrong. Nobody predicted “absolutely nothing stretched over 2 panels”.

P4 – More valuable advice from Gil: “If you get some hits your average will go up.”

P 1 Kind of a tricky way to get the daily hand drawing in. A close up of the catcher throwing down the old number 2.

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When did “Tiny Tim” tiptoe onto to the team? I bet if you could pan out panel three you’d see the ukulele.

Gotta’ do one more. Is that bus headed for Miami? and is what’s her name on it?

Next week, Double D digging for dirt, Pels taking cuts off the batting tee and Pete plays his favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song on Tuesday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFNbTdLfBwQ