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Father’s Day.

June 16, 2012

Or as they say in the NBA, so many baby mamas, so little time.

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This Father’s Day quote from D’backs manager Kirk Gibson as to why he was missing his son’s high school graduation. “You’re supposed to graduate. His mom and the rest of the family will be there. He’s coming to see me next week.”‘ Hope Gibson remembers this if he’s dying in a hospital some day.

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A Saturday with flashes of brilliance, but ultimately sub-par performances:. Wasn’t that long ago that Tiger Woods and Tim Lincecum would have loved to have been compared to each other.

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Never thought I could hit a shot like Tiger Woods. On the 18th out of the rough today, maybe I could have.  (for those who didn’t see it, the ball went about 6 feet.)

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So quiet during the U.S. Open with all cellphones and cameras banned – the only sounds while golfers are driving and putting come from the birds. Wonder how long it will take someone on the tour to try to ban birds.

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Beau Hossler, 17, is amongst the leaders at the U.S. Open, even though he’s only an amateur and a junior in high school. And across the country other high school juniors are thinking “and we have to compete for college admission with this guy?”

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The Boston Red Sox put Josh Beckett on the 15-day DL with shoulder inflammation. Maybe he misses the conditioning routine of those bent arm beer curls.

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A angry letter in the local Palo Alto paper claimed that Obama’s decision to allow children of illegal immigrants to stay in this country was just a shameless attempt to buy votes, as they would then vote for him to keep their work permits. Uh, one thing – If they are illegals, they can’t vote. –

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That’ll teach them. Two Ohio State players, both projected starters, were arrested for urinating on a building and fleeing police officers. Coach Urban Meyer removed their athletic scholarships for the summer, but has said they can work their way back on scholarship and onto the team in time for the start of season..

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You REALLY cannot make this “stuff” up: Journalist Neil Munro interrupted President Obama yesterday and yelled “What about American workers who are unemployed while you import foreigners? But Munro himself is an Irish citizen holding a green card that allows him to work in the U.S.

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A vendor at the San Diego County fair is now offering deep fried cereal. (Trix, for example.) Well, you’ve got to eat something for breakfast before you start on the deep-fried Twinkies.

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Mitt Romney, average American, now has a personal stake in the London Olympics. Nope, not a relative competing, but Ann’s horse Rafalca (and trainer, Jan Ebeling) have qualified for the U.S. dressage team.

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For those of us whose sons haven’t played Little League for a while. Remember those “inside the park home runs” that didn’t make it out of the infield? http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/circus-music-rockies-miscues-turn-miguel-cabrera-grounder-003737569–mlb.html

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Making the cut.

June 16, 2012

Tiger Woods is tied for the lead after two rounds of the U.S. Open.  Well, good for him.  Tiger Woods is tied for the lead after two rounds of the U.S. Open. Well, good for him. It must have been a hard adjustment the last couple years with his fall in the rankings and the subsequent loss of media attention….

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Although he has served his second 50 game suspension,  Manny Ramirez is a free agent after being released by the Oakland As today.  Prospective teams are weighing the advantages and disadvantages of having the quixotic slugger on their roster, as well as the potential costs of prenatal care.

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Phil Jackson said today he wouldn’t coach the New York Knicks — even if the team asked. Well, duh, they don’t have a major superstar and aren’t favorites to win next year’s championship. –

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Some parents are upset because an age 10-14 girls volleyball tournament this weekend will be in the same San Jose convention center as the medical marijuana convention HempCon. Well, it’s not like the girls would be around a really dangerous group, like teachers.

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Bryce Harper is playing his first series with the Nationals against the Yankees this weekend. Wonder if anyone with New York has asked Bryce what number he wants when he signs his free agent contract.

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Just in case anyone was thinking the U.S. has a monopoly on political gaffes, this remark in a radio interview about Euro Cup 2012 from Andrzej Bojanowski, the Deputy Mayor of Gdansk, Poland: “I thank residents and city employees for behaving like normal civilised white people toward our guests who have in turn also behaved like normal white people.”

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Tim Pawlenty is campaigning with Mitt Romney, which is fueling V.P. speculation. Wow. We could have a Biden-Pawlenty debate. For millions of Americans this could be better than Ambien.

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MLB today denied the New York Mets’ request to have the one hit in R.A. Dickey’s gem Wednesday changed to an error. Considering the amount of chalk that “foul” ball kicked up in Santana’s “no-hitter,” I am surprised the ruling didn’t come with a “P.S. You really don’t want us to revisit these things.”

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Neil Munro, a reporter for the Daily Caller, twice interrupted President Obama’s immigration statement today. Tucker Carlson, his editor at the conservative website, said later “Reporters are there to ask questions. No politician wants to answer questions, but that’s not our concern.” Wonder what he would have said if someone from MSNBC interrupted Romney?

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In Central Florida, a male assistant girl’s’ high school basketball coach was fired for sending “several text messages to a female student that contained inappropriate sexual comments.” Uh, with a coach and student are there any “appropriate” sexual comments?

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Oxymoron for the day – “Common sense.”

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The Los Angeles Kings had their Stanley Cup Parade yesterday. Not to say the city isn’t a big hockey town but one of the most common reactions from Angelinos was “this is awesome, what are we celebrating again?”

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Starting today D1 basketball coaches will be able to make unlimited calls and send unlimited texts to recruits who have completed their sophomore year of high school. Wonder who pushed harder for this change, the coaches, or A T & T and Verizon?

The new rule will make things mostly easier for coaches, except for those who will actually need to learn how to text.

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From Bill Littlejohn:  Bob Arum, the promoter for both Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley, is asking Nevada officials for a full investigation into the controversial scoring of their championship fight in Las Vegas. Isn’tthat like Nixon asking for an investigation into Watergate?

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