Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rod Whigham for April 07, 2022

You know your team sucks when you’re starting a kid because “he’s fun to have around”.

Get set: Love match about to be served up.

P3 Nobody watches tennis, just ask the ants as they feverishly leave the court, of course if they stayed to watch they’d be risking obliteration

P2.5 “Wow, the currier pigeon system the school has is awesome. Ummmm Scooooter, are you going to get up on the table and announce it so the other twelve guys on the team know about practice?”

In all reality , you would think that Milford could afford better tennis nets .

I’m assuming the girl’s tennis practice. As the Royal Teens asked in 1958, “Who wears short shorts?”

So, Gil is basically saying that Scooter is nothing but his court jester, even though he’s trying to become the most prolific bunter in The Valley

He didn’t even say Scooter could field. At 2nd base. He’s good for slapstick comedy on the double play.

P4- Let me hit you with some knowledge boys. There is a job opening since no one is coaching tennis.

I’m not quite sure what we’re looking at in P3. Does the net stretch across the tennis court and then bend around in front of the purple people, too? And do they have more netting stuck in the trees behind them and even up in the sky?

So Gil texts Scooter when he has an announcement to make to the team. Pretty weird.

P3: Tennis!? Yeah, I’m leaving too.

It’s good to know there are other sports at Milford HS. Maybe a track & field or cross-country reference someday?

And starting at 2nd base for Milford, my drunk Uncle Tommy, because he’s even more fun to have around!!!

In the early 60’s MAD magazine did an ad claiming RFK’s secret to winning tennis was knowing “You can’t beat a Hoffa Racket”.

Heather’s got her lede

They didn’t even change out of their uniforms to get there in time, Disappointed to see only the boys’ team playing.

Is Gil keeping the practice short so that he can have the team watch tennis, or is this guy just dragging everyone to the tennis court because he has a crush on whatever tennis player is going to cause teen angst this semester?

So what’s the big tennis story here? Hollis decided that she wouldn’t make it onto the basketball team at the Air Force Academy after all, so she’s decided to try out for the tennis team instead? Never mind that she’s never played tennis before. How hard can it be, right? They will elect her captain, just on account of her assertiveness and self-importance!

Oh, boy! I can’t wait for the Larks to take the field in white shorts and t shirts. Yep, they’ll shock the world.

So to recap Gil’s statement, he said, “At first, Eldrick Boston hits the ball a mile- and at second Eldrick Boston has serious power at first- and at second, Scooter Borden doesn’t.” Gil’s cognitive features are definitely on a serious decline. And Scooter is playing second because he’s fun to be around? Yeah, that sound like a recipe for non-success. Second place is but a pipedream this season.

I’m at a loss, again. They are going to SHOCK THE WORLD, by watching a tennis match? I do like how they are RUNNING to the tennis courts wearing their full uniforms, spikes, and still carrying their gloves.

So does this mean the “girls’ story” will revolve around tennis? And softball is just being ignored this year? Mimi won’t be pleased. Whenever it is she gets around to showing up this season.

And speaking of getting around, it’s about time you were getting around to reading today’s edition of Mopped Up Thorp – https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

This is going to be the tennis team’s highest turnout ever. In addition to the parents watching, 5 members of the baseball team and that one girl who lost a bundle betting on tennis through Pranit the Bookie.