Left Coast Sports Babe

So Barack Obama is going to accept the Democratic nomination at Invesco Field, still referred to in Denver as Mile High Stadium.

And Bill Clinton announced he will be there, he hears they have a great club.

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Minneapolis beat out Cleveland to host the Republican Convention.    Of course, Cleveland had already demolished the perfect stadium for John McCain to give his speech.   “The Mistake by the Lake.”

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The Metrodome offered McCain the opportunity to speak there.  But he denied the offer.  Said the place was old, white, decrepit, and should have been retired years ago.

Okay, did that last one really need a punchline?

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Brett Favre apparently texted the Packers GM about his possible return from his possible retirement.  This is shocking,  a man who is almost 40 years old can text?

Madonna issued a statement denying that she and Alex Rodriguez were “romantically involved.” 

Of course, she said nothing about whether or not they had sex.

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And the tabloids are full of the story about how A-Rod’s wife is going to cash in by divorcing the Yankee slugger over his infidelities.

You know, Hillary Clinton just got an idea about retiring that campaign debt….

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Wonder if there is any truth to the rumor that somewhere in Cynthia Rodriguez’s wardrobe was a t-shirt that  said “F*** Madonna?”

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Okay, back to cleaner thoughts.
The “Love Guru”, Mike Myers’ film about a spiritual advisor who helps the Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup, has bombed at the box office.  Yeah, even in the summer, I guess there are just limits to how much fantasy moviegoers can take.

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Brett Favre has once again indicated he is having second thoughts about his retirement.   Guess he just can’t give up on the dream of once again leading a team through the frozen tundra back to glory and a championship.

Has he considered joining the Winnipeg Blue Bombers?

(yeah, have to put in a Canadian joke sometimes, check it out, Winnipeg has the longest championship drought in the CFL)

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NFL player Tony Gonzalez saved a man’s life with the Heimlich maneuver last weekend, a truly heroic act.   Of course,as a long time member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Gonzalez should be an expert on choking.

Lately it seems like all that both presidential candidates are doing is repudiating statements made by their supporters and potential running mates.

It’s beginning to look like the best V.P. choice for both parties would have been Marcel Marceau.

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And NBC Universal is buying the Weather Channel.

Well, if nothing else this will expand their fall programming disasters beyond sitcoms.

Last nights line score from the Rockies 18-17 win over the Marlins:

17-22-2

18-21-0

With all due respect, that’s not a line score, it’s a set of lotto numbers.

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And according to ESPN.com Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is back on the disabled list, after slicing his right palm Friday night when he pounded his maple bat into the ground in frustration and it shattered.. 

Maybe Bud Selig and Major League Baseball might actually do something about maple bats, now that they are actually hurting players…?

President Bush announced this week he will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympic games in China in August.   While reaction was mixed, his fellow Republicans supported the move.  In fact, they suggested he stay at the games and then vacation in Asia…say, until September when the Republican convention is over.

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Dara Torres, 41, qualified again for the fifth time this weekend for the US swim team by winning the 100 meter freestyle.  Her first words after the race to her competitors…  “You punks get out of my pool!”

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Former Senator Jesse Helms, age 86, died Friday.  There went John McCain’s chance to add some conservative youth and vigor to his ticket.

Barack Obama spoke last week about his mother telling  him about the
Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. 

John McCain said that was nice, but there was no substitute for the experience of being there at the signings.

Alex Rodriguez just announced he would not participate in the Home Run Derby.  Wonder if he will be replaced by Lenny Kravitz.

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Though should we be surprised that A-Rod is not participating in anything connected to the All-Star Game.   After all, as Bud Selig is so fond of saying, it counts towards something in the post-season.

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The Super Sonics are paying $75 million to the city of Seattle to leave town.   In related news, the city of New York is trying to decide how much they might offer the Knicks to move to Washington in their place.

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Coach K –  Mike Krzyzewski – says that his U.S. Olympic basketball team isn’t going to China “to sell shoes.”   Well, yeah, duh.   They don’t buy the shoes there,  just make them to ship them to people who will overpay for them here.

So Barack Obama is reaching out towards faith-based groups.
Does that include Cubs fans?

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Barry Bonds’s 756th home run ball is finally making it to the Hall of Fame, branded with an asterisk. Considering the various drug, gambling and other scandals in baseball’s past, not to mention the former exclusion of black ballplayers, the Hall is considering hanging a banner with an asterisk out front, and being done with it.

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Alex Rodriguez says he will skip the Home Run Derby.  He just heard it counts towards the post season.

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And just in time for the Fourth of July, the FAA issued the following advisory.   You do sometimes wonder if the greatest danger to the travelling public is the travelling public…..

“The Federal Aviation Administration is reminding the travelling public that they are not permitted to carry fireworks, including the smallest sparklers, aboard aircraft. This includes both carry-on and checked bags because of the tremendous fire risk they pose the aircraft in the air and on the ground. Fines for those who break the rules run from $275 to $50,000 per violation and criminal prosecutions can result in up to five years.”

John McCain has the former leader of the Swiftboat veterans heading up his truth squad.

Isn’t that like if Barack Obama appointed former President Clinton to head up his future Presidential commission on Abstinence?

Or Michael Jackson to head up a commission on Child Care?

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Baron Davis walked away from a guaranteed $17.5 million option with the Golden State Warriors to sign with the LA Clippers.  Yeah, another player who just got tired of playoff pressure.

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Bon Jovi will play a free All-Star week concert in Central Park as part of Major League Baseball’s week-long “celebration for baseball fans in New York.” 

In honor of the New York Yankees and their playoff hopes, the band’s opening number will be “Living on a Prayer.”