Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 09, 2014

Only Pete Rose is allowed to tackle the shortstop.-http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CDkRC520-iY

This boy doesn’t know baseball from football…Calvin, you’ve got a Big problem… ;)

Well, yes, but then you’ll be black-flagged and sent to the penalty box for three minutes, and a repeat violation will result in a red card and the other team will get some free throws out of the deal.

Great… now I got NASCAR, hockey, soccer and basketball wrapped up in it. Hey, this would make a great Calvinball match.

This is the problem with adults supervising kids playing.

@Jonathan MasonCompared to the football in which people run around for 90 minutes — and if you’re lucky — one goal might be scored.

Go ahead and tackle someone, Calvin.You’ll be back to playing Calvin Ball with just Hobbes in no time!

This won’t end well.

Love that imaginative brain!

I gotta agree with Calvin this time. Sports I did not mix. The only difference between Charlie Brown and me is that Charlie Brown actually WANTED to be doing it.

I prefer tackle golf. But I like playing baseball the old fashioned way – by the rules.

I used to play water polo, but it got to be too expensive because the horses kept drowning.

I’m the odd one out I do not like sports nor play sports. I remember when a kid for baseball several of us would stand behind the pitcher’s fence arguing who could be the last in line as others did not want to play. Teacher gave us all a chance and I still do not like baseball or other games. I have trouble with ball being pitched.

Well, I suppose Calvin could tackle the catcher if there’s a close play at the plate, or tackle the pitcher if he throws behind his head or (as leftwingpatriot’s video shows) tackle the shortstop OR second baseman if it’ll break up a double play, stretch a single to a double or ensure a stolen base.

Only after the quarterback has made a goal.

I so identify with Calvin in this story arc. When I was a kid in third and fourth grades, it was just assumed that all boys already knew how to play softball and football. They would march us out to “recess” and put us on teams, and I wouldn’t have a clue what I was supposed to do, especially football. I had a better understanding of softball. I would hope to be in the outfield, because I really didn’t know what to do if the ball actually came my way.

baseball is so boring. it is about as boring as golf.

Maybe you can get yourself thrown off the team, Calvin.

Oh dear, you have a lot to learn Calvin, hope it’s all worth it!

One year, a guy bet me $50 that the Cowboys and Rams, who were the best two teams, would meet in the Super Bowl. And, he wasn’t even drunk. Then there was the lady who won 3 of 16 office pools by choosing the prettiest city. Fortunately for her the Giants and Jets were both strong that year and it was pre 9/11.

The only way to make Calvin’s game funner is to somehow add bacon to it. But I like his style better.

OK! I’ll address the 500 pound elephant in the room! How can these kids play organized baseball during recess which, as I recall, typically lasted 15 minutes or so???

I’d like to see the pitcher pitch to his own team. That would put more much needed action in the game as there would be a lot more hitting.

In soccer after the score is 0-0 for a while, they actually flip a coin to see who wins! This is exciting????

Calvin, if you want to get through it without being yelled at, just play bad enough that they make you sit on the bench the whole game. Then you can go into Spaceman Spiff world.

If you can’t play and cheat, don’t play. The problem with Calvinball is that nothing you do can be considered cheating since it would be made legal by a retroactive ruling.

In old school baseball you could actually throw the ball at the base runner and if you hit him he was out. Ouch!

I agree, your way is much more fun. the real game is BORING!

Soccer is like politics – endless running around, kicking and screaming, pretending to be hurt, pointing fingers, with nothing much accomplished.

You can only tackle the shortstop when the score is Love-20 with less than 10 laps to go.

Burying the catcher is now illegal. He’s also not allowed to block the plate.

Talking about sports, I find most of them interesting. It helps to know what the object of the game is. I do prefer American football over soccer, but I can enjoy watching either one.

Could mae for some vicious wounds if the pitchermanages to get one off before the rush gets to him.

I foresee a shift towards Calvinball!!!!!!

Soccer: after they run up and down the field for about 2 hours, they go one on one until somebody scores. Then all his team mates jump on his back and beat him. Then the fans burn the stadium and riot in the streets and kill a few people

how to play ? Calvin really know

there’s a diffrence between making up your own rules or playing for real.

Calvin is right, baseball and pretty much all sports are boring. I’ve tried to care about the Super Bowl, I just can’t When I was in sixth grade, a softball hit me in the left baby girl. It really, really hurt. In elementary school, playing softball games out in the hot, boiling sun gave me migraines. One time as a young adult I was watching a football game on tv with a group of guys and when a player made a touchdown I cried out, “Oh! He made a home run!” Everyone lol’d. I am not very outdoorsy. I am much more indoorsy.