Character building is a fundamental over on Calvin and Hobbes but the best strategy for Chuck’s team to win next year is if he takes a few games off. If memory serves me right, the team wins when Chuck is absent. Linus needs to quote some Casey Stengel circa 1962 for Chuck to put this season into perspective.
When we lost our house in 1999, my husband & I would tell people, “They say that adversity builds character; if that’s true, then he’s Goofy & I’m Daffy!”
When I was in high school, our football team lost every game for four years except the very last one. We tied the last game of my senior year 6-6. Our fans were so happy, they tore down a goalpost.
Well said. One of my life’s highlights is that I spent 3 hours at the dining table of NY Yankees pitcher Ralph Terry talking baseball. The Yanks were my team growing up in Kansas in the 50’s and 60’s and it was the next best thing to talking to Mickey Mantle. Ralph was 82 and I am now 69. Casey got his name according to Ralph because he was from KC. MO and was in Dentistry school when he came out and played pro-ball. It was KC not Casey. But it stuck in the press. Ralph Terry, MVP of the 62 World Series.
When didn’t they lose every game? Okay, they have had wins – for example, when Charlie Brown was injured and Linus replaced him as pitcher, and there was the time they beat a team with a player who claimed she was the daughter of Roy Hobbs (from “The Natural”); in fact, they have even been to their league’s championship game twice. The first time, Charlie Brown dropped what would have been the game-winning catch; the second time, they were ahead by 1 run in the bottom of the ninth, but he loaded the bases and then committed the only two balks in his career.
ronaldspence 9 months ago
it’s a moral victory CB..:also known as a loss…
mccollunsky 9 months ago
That takes special skill too…
su43dipta 9 months ago
Too much character-building can be bad for you.
TampaFanatic1 9 months ago
Character building is a fundamental over on Calvin and Hobbes but the best strategy for Chuck’s team to win next year is if he takes a few games off. If memory serves me right, the team wins when Chuck is absent. Linus needs to quote some Casey Stengel circa 1962 for Chuck to put this season into perspective.
GROG Premium Member 9 months ago
You’ve got plenty of that…and the worst collection of ball players in the known universe.
californiamonty 9 months ago
If those losses were painful, there’d be no maybe about them building character.
deojaideep aka Courage 9 months ago
Or like we say in cricket, you’re winning hearts, CB!
constantine48 9 months ago
That’s what I always tell myself.
MichaelAxelFleming 9 months ago
“Building character”? What is this, Calvin & Hobbes?
Baarorso 9 months ago
If losing builds character, Charlie Brown must have the character OF A MARINE! ;D
wi3leong Premium Member 9 months ago
Best guys ever – 1976 Bucs, 2008 Lions, 2017 Browns
cdillon85 9 months ago
Shades of Calvin’s dad…
preacherman 9 months ago
Yes, Charlie, losing may indeed build character, but I don’t know how much character your team can take.
win.45mag 9 months ago
With a record like that, surely they don’t need records
Troglodyte 9 months ago
CB has an unbeatable losing streak!
Darryl Heine 9 months ago
I even bet Hollywood isn’t building character with the WGA writers strike and SAG/AFTRA strike not coming to an end as of yet.
Wren Fahel 9 months ago
When we lost our house in 1999, my husband & I would tell people, “They say that adversity builds character; if that’s true, then he’s Goofy & I’m Daffy!”
jagedlo 9 months ago
It’s more like building characters, CB…
DavidSharp Premium Member 9 months ago
Losing: it’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it.
Spence12 Premium Member 9 months ago
The pitcher has yet to win a single game. Time for another?
geese28 9 months ago
….and a losing habit
dflak 9 months ago
They even scored a run in one game: a walk, a balk, an error and a wild pitch.
interstateking Premium Member 9 months ago
Linus you lost because Charlie Brown was there
Ellis97 9 months ago
Stop coping, Chuck. Just suck it up and admit that you guys are terrible and should quit.
uniquename 9 months ago
When I was in high school, our football team lost every game for four years except the very last one. We tied the last game of my senior year 6-6. Our fans were so happy, they tore down a goalpost.
I always wondered how the other team felt.
Can't Sleep 9 months ago
Think positive, Charlie Brown! Your team is consistent, and always lives up to expectations!
mindjob 9 months ago
They make the Bad News Bears look like world champs
zarilla 9 months ago
I think we all knew that the baseball team lost every game. So, why did Linus have to go over the records to determine that.
happyainthappy 9 months ago
Your whole TEAM is a bunch of characters.
Big article in my paper about a new Peanuts special starring Marcie.
Decepticomic 9 months ago
Are you building a Gundam out of character?
sandflea 9 months ago
They’re just preparing for when they’re drafted by the A’s or Royals.
Rufus The naked mole rat 9 months ago
A quote made famous by Calvin’s dad a decade later. (I planned on posting that before I read TampaFantic’s post.)
jct6038points 9 months ago
You will still get a participation trophy!!
larslarson 9 months ago
Well said. One of my life’s highlights is that I spent 3 hours at the dining table of NY Yankees pitcher Ralph Terry talking baseball. The Yanks were my team growing up in Kansas in the 50’s and 60’s and it was the next best thing to talking to Mickey Mantle. Ralph was 82 and I am now 69. Casey got his name according to Ralph because he was from KC. MO and was in Dentistry school when he came out and played pro-ball. It was KC not Casey. But it stuck in the press. Ralph Terry, MVP of the 62 World Series.
timothy6522 9 months ago
So much for “Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains!” – From Bull Durham
raybarb44 9 months ago
Definitely not seeing that glass as totally empty…….
KEA 9 months ago
maybe they need to take up a different game.
T... 9 months ago
That’s fabulous, just think how many mistakes you will have learned from…
Izzy Moreno 9 months ago
Chuck is Calvin’s dad confirmed.
nyg16 9 months ago
Fire Boone – Hire Charlie Brown!
billyk75 9 months ago
Or complacent.
del_grande Premium Member 9 months ago
When didn’t they lose every game? Okay, they have had wins – for example, when Charlie Brown was injured and Linus replaced him as pitcher, and there was the time they beat a team with a player who claimed she was the daughter of Roy Hobbs (from “The Natural”); in fact, they have even been to their league’s championship game twice. The first time, Charlie Brown dropped what would have been the game-winning catch; the second time, they were ahead by 1 run in the bottom of the ninth, but he loaded the bases and then committed the only two balks in his career.
vacman 8 months ago
Charles… You just need the right spin. You can always say you had a perfect season.