The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for July 02, 2023

Oink!

Jack can’t eat no fat so these pigs are going to be safe.

we needed his wife up to bat! she can lean into a pitch!

I like the cat, fiddle, dish and spoon in the dugout.

My Grandma, what a big curveball you have.

One time there was a tenth inning, and one time there were eight games.

And it’s a one hopper back to the pitcher

The runners hog the basepaths and the announcer chews the fat

Is the pitcher’s name Big-bad?

The Catcher’s name is “Today” and the Pitcher’s name is “Tomorrow”

The bull is in the dugout instead of the “pen”, where he belongs.

The plate looks like it needs to be cleaned. Where’s Jack’s wife when he needs her?

That’s Dennis at the plate. The manager just him in and expects him to deliver a Denny’s Grand Slam.

Love the bull in the bullpen! Lol

Sprat can bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan….

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/01/us/bobby-bonilla-day-mets-mlb-spt-trnd/index.html

Who is playing short stop? He looks too non- fiction for this game.

Jack Sprat will not chew the fat with his teammates.

I see a bull,, a duck, and a wolf or coyote as pitcher.

LOL

The pig on third base will go " wee wee wee" all the way home, after drinking so much gatorade.

For his wife to eat?

Fantastic, Scott! Many clever details. Kudos.

Every now and then, we old folks get one that’s right up our alley ;-)

Fat chance of that happening. What’s the skinny on the game? :)

Later, young Sprat joined the Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians, http://sprat.org/

Announcer: How many outs? If there aren’t any yet, it dials down the importance of the moment.

Is that Mother Goose playing third?

HONEYcured BALL

Sprat’s Wife might be a good pinch-hitter in this situation. Jack’s notoriously Halal.

Pigs need to take a lead-off

The pitcher’s going to huff and puff and blow the save.

Where’s the little dog laughing, to see such sport?

Bacon!? Some reward for a grand-slam…

" . . . bring home the _bacon_"? The porcine members of the team are not going to appreciate the announcer’s use of that kind of derogatory language. At the very least, someone’s going to be making a public apology and spending some time in sensitivity training.