In todays tribune Mr. Boffo makes a remark about Konerko. It is a pretty funny comic, that i needed to read after todays game.

 

No wonder I've avoided the funny pages for nearly 10 years.

 

First, it's poorly written. Especially the second bubble.

 

Second, the punch line--"pitcher will ground out to third for you." WTF. I suppose if we were playing in the national league, or a groundout to third was actually guaranteed for a pitcher, it may have been funnier.

 

It would have made sense if he guaranteed Uribe striking out on a slider low/away. That's about a given.

what the hell does that mean?

Guess the writer wasn't aware that pitchers don't bat in the American League.

Read it twice. Surprisingly, I still don't get it...

I guess you either get mr boffo or you dont.

Mr boffo is a nationally syndicated cartoon and konerko was just a generic name he came up with. I dont think it was supposed to actually represent paul konerko, it was just interesting that of all the baseball names the writer came up with he picked konerko.