Left Coast Sports Babe

So on the night that Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination, the Cubs moved 34 games over .500.  So let’s hear it for those who predicted this kind of success for both teams from Chicago last year… both of them.

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The Democratic mayor of Minneapolis has said that he wants to get Republicans drunk during their convention so the Democrats can win in November.  And he is reminding delegates that the bars and clubs don’t close until 4am. 

Now we know why Bill Clinton was in such a hurry to leave Denver.

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McCain backers are running ads decrying Obama’s friendship with University of Chicago professor Bill Ayers, who was a radical during the 1960s.

Obama backers are readying response ads that go after McCain’s friendships, especially with the men who fought on the side of the Huns.

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A-Rod had a miserable series against the Red Sox.  Well, it’s still August but good to know one member of the Yankees is in post-season form.

Senator McCain is denying rumors he has already chosen his running mate.

Actually,  John has chosen, but he has forgotten who it is.

Former President Clinton delivered a rousing speech to the Democratic convention, one that went only a little more than twice over his allotted time.

Well, what did the Democrats expect when they played his 1992 theme song “Don’t Stop?”

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After last week’s gaffe on forgetting how many properties he owns, finally John McCain can relate to a housing crisis.

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In response to Barack Obama’s pick of Joe Biden, John McCain is also looking for a more experienced veep running mate.  He’s just having a hard time finding someone with Civil War experience.