Peanuts by Charles Schulz for July 31, 2016

you sure don’t know very many famous players of the major leagues, d you, Lucy?

Does Chuck have a “Joe Shlabotnik” glove?

Just gets to show you how incompetent Lucy is at the game.

I noticed something else. The opening panel imagines a glove with the name “Lucille Van Pelt.” Is that really Lucy’s full name? Otherwise, it is depicted as a quirk of Peppermint Patty to call her that, just like she always calls Charlie Brown “Chuck.”

How about Ernie Banks?

It’s like this Big Nate strip where someone mistakes Nate’s glove for “belonging to someone named Dustin Pedroia.” The author of Big Nate is influenced by Peanuts, so perhaps it was a homage?

I remember that from when I was a kid. Do they still have mitts endorsed by famous baseball players?

Auuggghhhh!! I can’t stand it! I just can’t stand it!!

And he wonders why he never wins a game?

This was in the days when the only athlete with his name on a pair of shoes was Chuck Taylor.

When I was a kid we couldn’t afford the Babe Ruth or Willie Mays gloves. Mine had “Eddie Crankshaft”.

Greatest living player and one of the greatest all time.

You’re killing me Smalls!!! lol

Charlie Brown could channel Kenny Rogers and sing, “PLEASE pick a fine time to leave me, Lucille!”

Hey, its can’t be Ruth’s glove. Its a left handed glove and Ruth was a lefty.

“The Babe” was my only famous relative, second cousin, but I never liked ball sports like baseball or espcially football. Maybe a subliminal message learned from Lucy? Track, cross-country, skiing, or racing sports cars, hmm all involve more movement, and in the last case, a lot more speed.

I guess Charlie Brown’s has Joe Schlabotnik

I wonder what the name on Charlie Brown’s is?

xxx

MLB players use to leave their gloves in field when they went in to bat, maybe Willie will be right back.

philistine

Interesting read on the glove in the title panel. It give’s Lucy’s name but also says Player’s Model Trap Action. Gues that’s one trap that never sees any action.

Is it even possible to breed someone this stupid?

I just finished watching the Cubs game. Cubs win! 7-6!