Farley was an American comic strip written and drawn by Phil Frank, which appeared daily (except Saturday) in the San Francisco Chronicle.
[1] Farley began as a nationally syndicated strip with Chronicle Features,[2] but Frank missed the "timeliness and joy of doing local politics" and, dissatisfied with the four-to-six week lead time required of syndication, in 1985 switched to working exclusively for the Chronicle, which enabled him to quickly mine local events—usually overnight—for his satire.
[3] Farley is a satire of life in the San Francisco Bay Area and California.
The title character is Farley, a reporter for the San Francisco Daily Requirement.
Alphonse was often shown leaving a hot dog and a beer at home plate in the middle of the night as an offering to the baseball gods.