tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post952743413783686356..comments2023-09-10T06:56:26.082-04:00Comments on Roasted Peanuts: Sunday, March 23, 1952: More BaseballRodneyliveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03476187929555342435noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post-28149522920694330022010-11-07T19:57:32.304-05:002010-11-07T19:57:32.304-05:00I think that in the 5th panel, Charles Schulz is a...I think that in the 5th panel, Charles Schulz is actually compressing time because of the limitations of the format. Patty's comment is meant to take place before he passed second and Violet's comment is meant to take place before he passed third. However Schulz doesn't have any panels to spare so he is making one panel do the work of two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post-73327167151083247502010-01-30T22:48:25.482-05:002010-01-30T22:48:25.482-05:00In the final panel Patty does yell "You'r...In the final panel Patty does yell "You're out" which is technically the umpire's job, but at least when I was a kid it was pretty typical for umpiring to be done by a committee of all the players in backyard baseball.Bob Funchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16982259740969935032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post-46040883870829162642010-01-30T22:44:28.506-05:002010-01-30T22:44:28.506-05:00I think it's not so much that there's conf...I think it's not so much that there's confusion about what base he's heading towards as that Patty is being optimistic and Violet is being more realistic... Charlie's pretty close to (presumably second) base already.<br /><br />By the way, Patty's not the umpire, she's the catcher.Bob Funchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16982259740969935032noreply@blogger.com