Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 08, 1971
Transcript:
B.D.: O.K., Kirby, why'd you drop that pass? Kirby: Well, B.D., as I was lining up, for some reason I began to wonder how Tricia and Ed Cox were doing up in Boston. I wondered what their relationship was like - you know, if Eddie was treating her real good or not. In fact, I got so absorbed in my musings, I didn't see the ball coming. B.D.: I wonder if it's too late to switch to soccer.
That’s a Lucy Van Pelt-worthy excuse there.