# A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 19, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731 "2020-07-19T04:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 338
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6747 "2022-10-23T02:05:08Z")
“Hiya Fred! Nice of you to drop by!” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6748 "2022-10-23T14:40:30Z")
The Brewster Family: The Early Years ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6749 "2022-10-23T15:02:31Z")
“Don’t worry, kids! One way or another, Daddy’s gonna put food on the table.” ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6750 "2022-10-23T15:33:09Z")
_Oh Dad, poor Dad, Momma’s hung you in the closet and I’m feeling so sad…_ ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6751 "2022-10-24T10:49:33Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Being a little TOO literal with photo bombing That joke didn’t bomb. Take it away Kent! ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6752 "2022-10-24T15:18:44Z")
It’s World Series time, so let’s take a look at some of the teams that didn’t make the playoffs. [![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2acc70b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5846x3897+0+0/resize/2160x1440!/format/webp/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F85%2F92%2F0f17c9d243ba8ea7e6caffb6169c%2F956116-sp-0506-savannah-bananas-kkn-31261.jpg) ](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2acc70b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5846x3897+0+0/resize/2160x1440!/format/webp/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F85%2F92%2F0f17c9d243ba8ea7e6caffb6169c%2F956116-sp-0506-savannah-bananas-kkn-31261.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6753 "2022-10-24T15:37:59Z")
After the anti-discrimination suit resulted in the team hiring a three-foot tall pitcher, some adjustment of the strike zone was necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6754 "2022-10-24T17:07:34Z")
Oh, he’ll hit it. It’s crawling the bases that will be his downfall. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6755 "2022-10-24T17:16:11Z")
“Number 20 is really off his game today.” ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6756 "2022-10-24T17:29:34Z")
Just to be sure, the catcher acts like this is completely normal until told otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6757 "2022-10-24T18:18:48Z")
In their continuing effort to speed up the game and hold the attention of a younger “video game” generation of fans, the MLB Rules Committee has approved a pilot program whereby the space-time continuum will be tweaked so that certain key play combinations — such as this Padres player’s crucial at bat and later game-tying slide into home — happen simultaneously. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6758 "2022-10-24T18:20:14Z")
The Savanna Bananas opt for slugs not sluggers. ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6759 "2022-10-24T21:09:46Z")
_Just_ a little high and inside. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6760 "2022-10-26T00:12:19Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > In their continuing effort to speed up the game and hold the attention of a younger “video game” generation of fans, the MLB Rules Committee has approved a pilot program whereby the space-time continuum will be tweaked so that certain key play combinations — such as this Padres player’s crucial at bat and later game-tying slide into home — happen simultaneously. Bizarre and complicated, fine by me! Okay @Oly you’re up! ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6761 "2022-10-27T12:37:00Z")
Bizarre and complicated? It was intended to be complicated and bizarre. Oh well, as they say, there’s no you can’t ball them all in base win crying. [![](https://baseballmomstuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/48a410559af59edb7a1d61c5672e70537baee630.jpg) ](https://baseballmomstuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/48a410559af59edb7a1d61c5672e70537baee630.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6762 "2022-10-27T13:11:17Z")
No, home plate isn’t something you eat from. Stop twisting yourself about it! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6763 "2022-10-27T13:21:24Z")
And it looks like Bugs has outsmarted Marvin the Martian into another faceplant. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6764 "2022-10-28T01:50:47Z")
The kid’s a natural for MLB’s new space-time continuum developmental league. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6765 "2022-10-28T01:54:00Z")
Keeping his options open, Jimmy felt that if baseball didn’t work out for him, he had a future as an Olympic gymnast. ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6766 "2022-10-29T04:19:03Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > The kid’s a natural for MLB’s new space-time continuum developmental league. Space-time continuum always plays well in the sticks. Take it away, **KC** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=337) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=339)