Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for June 17, 2023

I detest enchiladas, can We get the burritos instead?

How convenient that, once again, Milford and VT are the final dancers at the waltz.

In BH days one of the nice things about the strip was the fact Milford was not uniformly wonderful in every sport. Championship were relatively rare. Some years a team would simply stink. But you work hard with the kids you’ve got, do the best you can ,prepare for next year and never have to worry about a psycho coach at another school

Was Leo the starter and still in after giving up 8 runs? Was Gil going to confess his love in P1? P3- the way that ball is in the catcher’s mitt, this game may not be over, may need to throw him out at first.

Budget cuts have forced equipment adjustments. The catcher is using the Gus Triandos model mitt that was used to catch knuckelballer Hoyt Wilhelm. Got it at a good price on Ebay.

Why is Gil coaching the JV team? I don’t think the author knows what JV means.

Gregg must be coaching the Red Devils batters too the way that guy swung about 2’ above the pitch

Shouldn’t the stitching on the ball in P2 be red? Looks like the colorist screwed up again. Must be frustrating for Whigham to draw something and have the colorist mess it up.

Four seam fastball.

P1- Thor P’s face looks pock mark free from alleged dart abuse.

P3- That’s a WAP! An enchilada is better than the whole ball of wax.

Greg I want you to know , in all reality , I’m sleeping with your mother and sister . That’s really cool coach maybe I can make it a foursome ?

P4 “Atazhoon-hite! Good night! Bring on the Korean nightmare. The sandman is waiting.”

Marty must have been in a severe state of blackout from his heavy drinking days a few years back. His enchilada comment suggests he learned nothing from when he was making on-air racial slurs aimed at Mexicans but toward the play of a student-athlete having Puerto Rican ancestry, which offended and outraged the players sister (or somebody of the same cultural heritage). He probably still doesn’t have a clue why he’s calling girls sports games, much less at the JV level.

So the Red Devils lost to the Mudlarks. There goes my retirement fund. Thanks for nuthin’, Vito.

Gil just got to the game with one strike left and felt he had to visit the mound to earn his salary.

Did they win without Tobe? I know they went to Juvee but did they get suspended from the team? Will the Korean nightmare get so homesick, Pedro has to save the day for Luke? so many questions.

“Tax-free municipal bonds; best investment in America!”

P 1: in other words, “… get your a$$ back in the dugout, old man…I don’t need your help right now…”

“I just want you to know everything rides on this pitch. NO pressure!”

Bring in special coach clambake

From today’s Comics Curmudgeon:

Despite losing some key players to the juvenile justice system, the boys’ baseball team has finally figured out the secret to playdown success: just ignoring Gil’s attempts at coaching altogether, and to actively tell him to knock it off if he gets insistent with it.

P1- “Leo, I just want you to know that – your hair looks really good today.”

P2- Here comes the FU pitch.

P3- The smoke from the wildfires is getting so bad that everyone looks purple.

It looks like Leo is going into his windup in P1 while Gil is on the mound. Milford is about to be called for too many men on the field. And speaking of calls, the call is out for everyone to read today’s Mopped Up Thorp.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/2023/06/17/gils-got-the-touch/

Batter gets the silver sombrero.

…to go with his enchilada.

What we didn’t see: After sending the two kids to Juvi for Vapes, Dr. Prearl relaxed with a Chesterfield King!

A special Father’s Day edition of Milford After Dark is online.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/2023/06/18/milford-after-dark-episode-21/