Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for June 11, 2024

Even the Pro could not catch it.

Mopman said it would be a homer congrationals on calling it Mopman!

Did the batter point to the fence, Mopman

Marty picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue.

It ain’t over till it’s over

Take that papá! Even though the ball’s 20 feet over his head, the fielder makes the effort to jump for it, nice hustle.

Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!

Pedro must drive a Dodge truck because, well, he has already proven the kid has RAM power.

Gil pays a visit to the mound and a dejected infield joins him. Gil: Where’s the spirit? Where’s the guts? What happened to the Milford I used to know?

ToBe: What are we supposed to do you moron?

(Pedro to Rod as he circles the bases): “Dunk that, pro!”

I guess that Gil couldn’t bring in a new pitcher yesterday anyway since Milford only has one in it’s rotation.

P 1: Marty sure looks like he’s in deep with Vito now.

More credit to Henry today — I think this is the longest he’s ever stuck to an element in a story, with…well, let’s call it improved continuity. Hope you can keep it up, Henry!

milford so short on players they have shadowman in left who cant catch because hes a shadow

well if leo didnt run like haystacks calhoun game would be tied

I’ll have to order another box of Cracker Jack. When did the name of this strip change to “Sports”?

the three mysterys of baseball season 1. will jimmy ever be ready to pitch ? 2. when bus broke down jeri curl was seen playing catch in front of bus still havent seen him in a game 3. the kid with no number who wanted to talk to coach kim .did kim kidnap him and now hes a indentured servant to the evil jun jun ?

The good news is, Milford will win in the bottom of the 6th or 7th depending on Henry’s knowledge of High School baseball rules. The bad news is that the game won’t finish until Saturday

For a moment I wondered if Pedro wore 17 as a tribute to Ohtani. Then I remembered that 1s and 7s are easiest to draw.

P4 (Pedro scowling across the field at Luke): “WHO’S YOUR DADDY!?!”

Quantum reality in the outfield. Make the catch, go on to greatness. Miss it, take another step down the road to failure. But we are in Milford, where failure is welcomed. Old-fashioneds all around, boys.

Marty looks like he never saw a home run before.

No worries Marty. Milford always wins.

they gotta finish this game soon gil has been invited to a goldfish burial at sea

They finally settled on light green for the grass, but why did Marty change into a blue shirt?

No, wait. Grumpire says Pedro missed first base, he’s out!

Gil got there just in time…

if leo gets on base again jeri curl will be his pinch runner and then hope jimmy can get the save

P1-“…we welcome you to Crackerbox Palace, we’ve been expecting youuuuuu…”

Milford’s chances of advancing to the postseason formerly known as the playdowns?

I’m a dark horse

Running on a dark race course

I’m a blue moon

Since I picked up my first spoon

I’ve been a cool jerk

Looking for the source

I’m a dark horse.

Marty is astounded when he witnesses his first home run ever.

Why is number….71? 11?…doing the YMCA dance? And speaking of why, why are you waiting to read today’s episode of Mopped Up Thorp?

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