Charlie Brown hits a home run
Posted: April 12, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Charles Schulz, Charlie Brown, comics, Peanuts, sports 2 CommentsOn March 30, 1993, this strip came out in which Charlie Brown hit a game-winning home run off pitcher Royetta Hobbs. Knowing how the game typically goes for poor Charlie Brown, and seeing how ecstatically he celebrates here, kind of makes me wish I’d been at the ballpark to congratulate him.
The wood-burning set
Posted: February 22, 2018 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Charles Schulz, Charlie Brown, comics, Lucy Van Pelt, Peanuts, sports, The Natural 2 CommentsPoor Charlie Brown. He’ll just have to find a tree that’s been struck by lightning so he can craft himself a new bat.
First pitch of the season
Posted: July 28, 2017 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Charles Schulz, Charlie Brown, comics, humor, Peanuts Leave a commentWe’ve all had a similar experience at some point. Or is that just me?
Willie Mays’s glove
Posted: September 23, 2016 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Charles Schulz, Charlie Brown, comics, humor, Peanuts 8 CommentsHappy Friday! Here’s a wonderful Peanuts strip that might give you a chuckle this morning. Based on this, it seems I was using Ken Griffey, Jr.’s glove as a kid. Too bad I don’t still have it; I could’ve sent it back to him.
Priorities
Posted: June 6, 2016 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Charles Schulz, Charlie Brown, humor 2 CommentsThey say you should always be sure you have control of the ball before you attempt anything else. I think this qualifies as one of those situations.
Charlie Brown’s favorite bat
Posted: July 27, 2015 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Charles Schulz, Charlie Brown, humor, Peanuts 3 CommentsI’m dragging pretty bad on this early Monday morning, so I figured, why not start with a laugh? Few cartoons are able to treat baseball in the same manner as Charles Schulz and the Peanuts gang…
Charlie Brown’s easy fly ball
Posted: December 5, 2013 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Charlie Brown, comics, Peanuts Leave a commentIf you’ve ever played ball yourself, you’ve probably had this experience at some point or other. Or, at least, I know I certainly have.

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