Left Coast Sports Babe

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says now he didn’t lie when he was asked “Do you smoke crack?” Because he isn’t a “crack addict” But he says wasn’t asked ‘Have you EVER smoked crack? Then he said he would have replied ‘Yeah, I have.” And Bill “depends what the definition of ‘is’ is” Clinton is thinking. “Sir, I bow to you.”

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Not saying the Kansas City Chiefs might have been the least intimidating 9-0 team in history. But when they lost to the Broncos yesterday, the 1972 Miami Dolphins just yawned.

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Brett Favre said at this point he would be “real leery” of letting his child play football. An interesting sidelight question, after all the hits Favre has taken, does he remember how many children he has?

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The NFC LEast line of the day is that that the 6-5 Eagles “all but eliminated” the 3-7 Redskins. And yes, in the NFC LEast, 3-7 is still alive to win the division.

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There’s growing consensus that the Washington Redskins should change their name. But the way the team is playing, any new mascot will be an insult to whatever person, place or thing they select.

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With all the talk of bullying in the NFL, what are the odds that a man generously listed at 5’6″ with a speech impediment could survive in the league? Because that describes Darren Sproles.

NY Jets coach Rex Ryan now admits that before his team’s thrashing  at the hands of the Buffalo Bills, they spent part of Saturday together at a “Dave and Busters” eating and playing games. Well, look at the bright side. The Jets may have lost 37-14. But they got enough tickets for some really cool prizes.

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Well, Stanford may not have played as well as USC Saturday night. But at least we know how to storm a field without hurting ourselves….

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In today’s papal address, Pope Francis held up a box that looked like a packet of pills, saying that prayer was good medicine for the human heart. Then volunteers distributed 1000’s of the packets, which contained rosaries. Wonder how many Catholic women saw what looked like birth control pills in his hand and thought their prayers had been answered…

Tim Hudson has signed with the SF Giants. Maybe he figures that considering the sendoff Zito got after his years here the Giants fans have set the bar nice and low.

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