In The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #964 from the issue of October 20, 2025, we are looking at a baseball park's outfield. Two groundskeepers watch an outfielder chasing a fly ball into a wild environment with waiting bears. The grounds crewman who is holding a rake speaks. My entry appears below. The drawing is by Ed Himelblau.
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| "We might be in for some overtime." |
These captions didn't get out of the batter's box.
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| "Those bears are bad news." "I call that one the Green Monster." "What's YOUR favorite postapocalyptic sport?" "Uh-oh. He's approaching the warning track." |
October 28, 2025 Update: The Finalists
November 9, 2025 Update: I voted for the caption from East Hartland.
November 15, 2025 Update: The Winner



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