Gaga for Keri

Yeah Rome wasnt built in a day either, sister. The MTG meets every other Thursday at 2 am. That way the artist can show its daylight when its really night time.

Maybe Keri meant to say “You should see the other EYE.”

I guess the point of this strip is that therapy is important to some people, even if we folks who never needed it cant understand why someone who appears normal on the outside is not feeling well on the inside. So good for her for pursuing it. Although Therapy Group is a bit generic. Most groups are more specific like AA, Overeaters Anonymous, and MADD. Guess Barajas couldnt come up with anything better, so he went generic.

Whoosh! There it is!

And the zaniness continues as we learn one can pitch with his eyes closed and still throw strikes. Proves that Milford MVP is someone who isnt even on the team anymore. Gil, thats another shot at your non-coaching of all things Milford.

P2 the very teacher of blind pitching intimates that pitching with ones eyes closed is not recommended by most doctors, and can have some nasty side effects, such as hit batters, ejection from said game, and possible suspension from team/league.

P3 Tobias proves that ballet lessons and baseball are seamlessly connected. Do one, get good at the other.

Oh you nasty boys

Back to the illegal selling of vapes by the boys behind the scenes, or so they think. Good ol Marty Moon is out and about taking a pic of the action, which again begs the question– how the hell does he know

A whats going on at all,

B where these kids are selling the stuff, and why

C how can he see who’s in the car, as the windows are tinted.

The last day we saw them even talking about vape sticks was January 31. Almost 4 months later, they havent sold the last case yet. Quit looking at Alfred E Neumann and step it up before you become a Tic Tok hero.

Finally Al Jaffee gets a shoutout posthumously. I had forgotten who he was, but he was the editor of Mad Magazine, and he passed away on April 10. Here’s more:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jaffee

You cannot be serious!

The zaniness continues as we are apparently back home again in (Indiana) Milford, or Valley Tech already, with no sign of jet lag from anyone, as Luke is being as much of a dick as he was before the trip to Korea. Imagine sitting next to him on a plane that long, TWICE. I dont think I’d make it to Omaha let alone Korea, with that POS sitting next to me. I’d rather sit on the wing, and I mean the real wing.

So whats going on here looks to be a ballgame where Lukes pitcher is getting the hook, perhaps for a while, as Luke is perhaps removing his son from the game as indicated by “Youre grounded”.

Backing up a bit, the unis appear awfully similar to the one worn by the Korean Nightmare back in Korea. Yes its yet another artist F. Thats F for Fail, class.

Of course if I swore at my coach like that I’d most likely be warming the bench too, so in that regard Luke has a point.

But look who’s coming in to replace Son Of Douch—– its a bird , its a plane, ….no ….its

THE KOREAN NIGHTMARE!!!!

No way. I just knew with the magic of comics that at the snap of a finger, ol KN would be suited up for VT.

Gotta back up again– on the mound why is Luke addressing coach Kim while looking at his son? Thats not Coach Kim directly behind Luke is it? Why have both coaches bring the hook in a game? Never saw 2 coaches out to remove a pitcher, but hey, we’ve seen more strange things lately then an entire season of Thats Incredible.

Tae Kwan Don’t

The madness continues as it appears our pal Luke is heading to….Korea……to…recruit a high school baseball player??? NOW????

Its fucking May 15th! You mean to fuckin tell me he’s still putting his damn roster together??

If he dont have his team together by now, jesus christ, by the time this dude decides whether or not he want to come to America and settle in Central City everyone will be on summer vacation.

God damn it Barajas you really think anyone with half a brain would fly out to freakin Korea ……………………………………………..

…………….JUST IN CASE A PROSPECT THATS A RELATIVE OF YOUR ASSISTANT COACH MAY WANT TO NOT ONLY PLAY FOR YOUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAM BUT ALSO ATTEND THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL, AND ALSO LIVE IN THE UNITED FREAKIN STATES OF AMERICA??

AND AFTER YOURE ON THE PLANE IS NOT THE TIME TO ASK WHETHER SOMEONE PERHAPS WANTS TO PLAY FOR YOU!! . DO YOU HEAR ME LUKE????

I DONT CARE IF THE DUDE THROWS 200 MPH OR HAS A 1.000 BATTING AVERAGE OR HAS A LAUNCH ANGLE OF .850 OR WHATEVER THAT IS, YOU STILL HAVE A SHITLOAD OF DETAILS TO WORK OUT BEFORE THIS KOREAN NIGHTMARE TAKES THE FIELD FOR CENTRAL CITY.

HEY LUKE, THE “KOREAN NIGHTMARE” WILL BE YOUR TRIP OUT THERE WITH YOUR ASSISTANT WHILE YOUR TEAM PLAYS GAMES WITHOUT YOU AND YOU FIND OUT AFTER ALL THIS TRAVEL THAT THE KID ISNT INTERESTED.

WOULDNT THAT BE A KICK IN THE NUTS???

Green grass and Hamm

Dont know who never sleeps, or who he is, but I do know Gregg Hamm. He pitched for the Larks some years ago, and is now being resurrected in the strip to presumably provide some advice to Dort and Leo. Or maybe he’s passing through town on his way to some official alumni function.

I actually have an alumni function myself in September, my class reunion from high school, but its the same weekend as the Bears-Chiefs in KC, so I conveniently wont be in town. Having attended 4 of these things already, it doesnt break my heart, as I was looking for some excuse not to attend. Now I have one.

Down in front!

I wrote more and I coiuldnt get it to save and dont feel like writing the whole thing again. Maybe later.

Basically I said the bleachers made no sense where they were behind the dugout and that big roof blocking fans view. I said I went to a number of games where the bleachers were down the outfield line and also behind home plate. The dugout also looks like it has footrests in front of the bench.

Gil puts Meemaw in a position where I hoped there was a good fence blocking foul balls whizzing by.

P3 – it makes no sense why a non-family member would say something like that. Gil implies agreement with his answer.

Turn the night into day

We have a great action shot in P1 of a batters bat meeting a ball, but unfortunately (again) it takes place a sneeze away from the fence. And the fence magically disappears (again) within the bat/ball view. New category forthcoming for this.

Looks like just as in Little League, right field is patrolled by a weak fielder, or at least a non-star. Inma is wearing a hijab, which is no big deal (my boss at work wears one, but of course thats at work, this is a ballgame) so we’ll let that go. Matter of fact, a lot of softball players dont even wear caps, so the hijab is even less strange looking. She takes an odd path to the ball, turning her back on it like Willie Mays in the ’54 World Series, then faces the field and catches the ball over her head. If she’s looking where the ball is in P2, the catch should be made with her back to the play and her right arm on the other side of her head. You turn around completely like she did after running full speed, you aint catching the ball like that. Feel free to discuss, but thats my take.

And P3 has a certain cloudiness that wasnt present in the other panels. How close is she to the fence by now? (Hey there’s that hole in the fence again!!)

I’d also think that hijab may get in her eyes as its waving around behind her.

And gotta nitpick on the noises – KRAK is a wooden bat sound, PING is more appropriate for an aluminum bat. WAP is what John Madden said about a football hit; THUMP is better for a ball hitting a mitt.

Lets enjoy a classic beer commercial on a Friday: