Left Coast Sports Babe

An Illinois man has been sentenced to six months in jail after a judge found him in contempt of court for yawning loudly during his cousin’s sentencing hearing. If yawning becomes a crime then the government had better increase police presence during Biden’s speeches.

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A Cubs fan was arrested at Wrigley Field after throwing a beer on Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino. Say what you want about New York but this would never happen at Yankee Stadium. Beer is far too expensive.

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JetBlue Airways is offer an $599 “all-you-can-jet” pass. From Sept 8 to Oct. 8, buyers will be able to book an unlimited amount of flights. No word yet on how many of those flights will actually take off.
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Sarah Palin, who claimed Obama’s healthcare plan would institute ‘death squads” has now called for “civil discourse” on the subject. Isn’t this like Mark Sanford defending traditional marriage? Oh, never mind.

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The Philadelphia Phillies have at least temporarily replaced 46 year old Jamie Moyer in the rotation with 37 year old Pedro Martinez. Which is crazy, the Phillies are in a pennant race – shouldn’t they go with experience?

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I admit, I have a soft spot for Jamie Moyer. In the same way that Tom Watson almost shot his age at the British Open, Moyer might be the first major leaguer to have his age equal his pitch speed.

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Regarding Congress’s plan to buy more private jets for their own travel: If they were going to buy them from GM, Ford and Chrysler executives, did they think the purchase would somehow have qualified under the “Cash for Clunkers” program?

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A recent study found that over 40 percent of Tweets are “pointless babble.” Ladies and gentlemen, introducing your new Twitter spokesperson – Paula Abdul.