Left Coast Sports Babe

The Mets and Cardinals played a 20 inning game on Saturday afternoon, and evening. How long was the game? When it started, Joe Biden was just beginning a speech. And when it ended, he was almost done.

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The 20 inning game ended up with the New York beating St. Louis 2-1. Or as Mets fans call that “an offensive explosion.”

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The Orioles are 1-11 this year. Which means the unthinkable has happened. The Nationals, 6-5, actually have Washington, D.C. area bragging rights.

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How frustrated are fans getting in Baltimore? Apparently there is a petition going around to Indianapolis – “Since you took the Colts, can you take the Orioles, please?”

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As the volcanic ash cloud continues to ground flights in Europe, many in the industry wonder which will come first – the resumption of flights, or the decision by some carriers to start charging passengers a surcharge to cover the costs of this and future eruptions?

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Jerry Brown, currently running for governor of California (again), challenged his billionaire Republican challengers Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner to a pre-primary debate on the issues. Poizner accepted. Whitman declined and said she would simply buy an hour on a competing network to run a $1 million informercial.

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You do get the feeling, however, that California voters might be more engaged if these three candidates all teamed up with celebrity partners, aired a dance contest, and let people call in for their favorites.

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Not to say Jerry Brown is old, but many younger voters are wondering if he is related to the guy who used to be governor in the 1970s.

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This is a repeat joke, but giglish.com picked it up for a repeat, and in honor of the beginning of the playoffs…

The Obama adminstration has announced they will not go after medicinal marijuana users who are complying with state laws. So marijuana use will still be illegal, but in these cases the law won’t be enforced.

Sort of like travelling in the NBA.

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And finally a riddle from Bill Littlejohn:

What did Larry King, Elizabeth Taylor, and the Houston Astros have in common coming into Thursday night? They were all 0-8. –

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