Peanuts by Charles Schulz for August 06, 1963
August 05, 1963
August 07, 1963
Transcript:
BALK! "?" "!" Charlie Brown stands on the pitcher's mound and leans back to pitch the ball.<BR><BR> "He balked in the winning run!" Linus cries. His cap flies off his head. "We've lost the championship!" Patty wails.<BR><BR> "First he balked in the tying run! Then he balked in the running run! Charlie Brown has lost us the championship!" Five(?), Violet, Snoopy and Lucy wails.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown cowers on the pitcher's mound as baseball caps and gloves come sailing towards him.<BR><BR>
ootey over 6 years ago
Ok, here’s the deal. These guys never win any games. So what is this championship all about? Only explanation, this is Charlie Brown’s nightmare, where he balks in the tying and winning runs to lose the championship. Only possible explanation. It’s a dream…
RazorT over 6 years ago
What did you think CB was going to do?
jaythor70 over 4 years ago
How were they up for the championship if they’ve never won a game?
JimDerry over 2 years ago
For other non-fans of baseball, there’s a baseball-specific meaning of “balk” that I had to look up: “make an illegal motion, penalized by an advance of the base runners.”
Nate Wright! over 2 years ago
WHAT IS THE POINT OF BALKING?!?!!?!!!!
Avatar??? about 1 year ago
How did they make it to the championship? Did they cheat? Did they bribe the officials?Was there only one team in the leauge they were playing against XD
michael.bungay 11 months ago
Brace yourself Charlie Brown!
yow4zip Premium Member 10 months ago
You lose some, you lose some.
Anton Sherwood 8 months ago
One might think that for this team being in a championship game is a gratifying step up.
Frankie5466 3 days ago
So a balk is anything the pitcher does that the umpire feels is meant to trick the runners on the bases. For example he could act like he’s about to throw the ball but not actually throw it. When the umpire calls a “balk!” all the runners on bases (whether it just be 1 or like in this case the bases are loaded) are allowed to go to the next base even if the next base is home.