Left Coast Sports Babe

Big Brown has a chance on Sunday to become the second undefeated Triple Crown winner ever.    If he loses, on behalf of Seattle Slew, the 1972 Miami Dolphins will open champagne.

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The Boston Celtics historically have a reputation for being a racist team.  Not anymore, the only white guy on their court now is the painted leprechaun.

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And this is a very tacky joke.  Hillary fans with no sense of humor stop reading now please:

Why is it taking Hillary Clinton so long to concede?

She really cares about her staff and wants to make sure all of them have good jobs first.  Especially the flying monkeys.

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Apparently Bill Clinton wanted to end the evening with grace.

But Hillary vetoed that, maybe when she found out that grace was an intern.

Hockey  Jokes!

Though first congratulations to the Detroit Red Wings.  At least some results out of Michigan count this year…

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In the movie the “The Love Guru”,  set to debut in the US June 20, actor Mike Myers plays a character who tries to help a  Toronto Maple Leafs player lead his team to a championship. 

So why did they call the movie “The Love Guru?” Because “The Miracle Worker” was already taken.

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Thursday is the Major League Baseball draft, where every year teams try to guess which talented amateurs will help their team in the future.  Not to be confused with the trade deadline, where every year the Yankees try to guess which well-paid professionals will help them get back into the playoffs.

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For many college athletes, tomorrow will be their first glimpse of real money.  Unless they are at USC.

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Despite his $126 million contract, San Francisco Giants pitcher Barry Zito is 1 and 9 this year. 

With that kind of success to money ratio, when he retires he has a great future as an NBC programming executive.

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John McCain says we are making progress in Iraq.    Why, in a few years,  conditions in the country may be almost as good as before we invaded.

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Tuesday night, instead of conceding, Hillary Clinton talked again and again about her 18 million supporters, without going into the complicated math she used to reach that figure.

But if she really wants to say that voting numbers should decide a VP candidate, then shouldn’t Barack offer the second place job to David Archileta?

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Senator Clinton also said she would not be making a decision tonight about her future plans.  She did indicate, however, that she plans to make time to organize this year’s World Series Parade for the New York Yankees.

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McCain is now using the phrase “the right change.”

But looking at his positions now and in the past on choice, on taxes, and on torture, and think…actually, wouldn’t a more accurate slogan be “change to the right?”

(or more specifically, “change to the far right?”)

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The Denver Broncos have cut running back Travis Henry, as Coach Mike Shanahan said “He’s just too inconsistent as a person.”

Really?  Henry has nine children by nine different women, what was Shanahan’s first clue?

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The Toronto Maple Leafs are talking to ex-Sharks coach Ron Wilson.  Might be a good fit. At least Wilson wouldn’t have to worry about any more embarrassing early round playoff losses.

Tampa Bay’s baseball team is in first place for the first time in June, after dropping “Devil” from their name to go simply by the name “Rays.”

In her quest for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton finds that strategy intriguing,  but she isn’t sure whether she would be better off dropping “Hillary” or “Clinton.”