Left Coast Sports Babe

The Yogi Berra Museum removed Roger Clemens’ jersey from an exhibit , and the museum director said they were “trying to project the positive virtues of baseball.”

But did they forget what Yogi himself said about the men on the mound.

“All pitchers are liars or crybabies.”

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So last week millions of Americans watched as countless young hopeful people were whittled down to 24.  But besides the number of kids who still believe Clemens, American Idol chose their semifinalists.

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So after changing his mind on the Bush tax cuts, and going back and forth on the issue of whether or not he will accept public funding for the general election, Senator John McCain this week voted AGAINST an anti-torture bill.  No wonder Mitt Romney endorsed him.

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And the NBA has begun a discussion of putting franchises in Europe.  No word on what they will do in the interest of parity, with so many players willing to take salary cuts to play in Amsterdam.

Any truth to the rumor that if Roger Clemens takes the mound in 2008,  his entrance song  will be “When you wish upon a star?”

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Watching Roger being interviewed by congress brings to mind these actual lyrics from Elton John’s Rocket  Man… 

I’m not the man they think i am at home
Oh no no no i’m a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

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And Hillary Clinton has sent her daughter Chelsea to Hawaii to campaign this weekend.   Wonder how many hours it took her to convince Bill not to go instead.

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San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said today his team is going to be one of the best in baseball at executing the fundamentals.  Translation, we still don’t have a cleanup hitter.

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And Kobe Bryant has announced that he has an injured ligament in his pinky finger, but that he will forego surgery and play through it.   Besides, it’s not like the pinky gets that much use…it’s on his passing hand.