Archive for May 30, 2017

For the next round…

May 30, 2017

Think I’ve solved this SF Giants-Nationals thing. Let Washington find Jamie Moyer and sign him to a one-day contract. Have Baker tell him to throw at Posey. Honor regained, and Buster won’t even have a bruise.

Cubs’ Jake Arrieta said of Strickland Harper brawl “Thought it was awesome.” Guessing someone won’t get benefit of doubt with his next HBP.

Strickland gets longer suspension than Harper? Has @MLB watched 2017 #SFGiants? Not sure Hunter has enough control to hit him that squarely.

In Washington state, police have not yet recovered the body of a young man who fell off a cliff while taking a selfie with his girlfriend. How long until “death by selfie” becomes listed as an official cause of death for statistical purposes?

Sad when anyone young dies. But how even more sad that the lead to your obituary is “bachelorette contestant”? #bustohell

 

Armed man taken into custody in rental car area at #OrlandoInternationaAirport. So someone finally lost it w/ all those additional fees & taxes?

Cleveland fired cop who shot #TamirRice for “falsified data on his application”? Sad. Even so PD has higher standards than White House.

Okay, who’s going to be the first to take as their stripper name?

Trump White House – where those that aren’t under investigation are about to be fired for not protecting those under investigation.

#HouseofCards releases a new season this week. I liked the show better when it didn’t feel like a documentary.

#SeanSpicer “I think the relationship the President has had with Merkel as fairly unbelievable.” When he’s right, he’s right.

Meanwhile new White House communications director Mike Dubke has already quietly resigned from his job, which was overseeing the messaging strategy. Shocking. Thump’s White House HAS a messaging strategy??

 

How long until @realDonaldTrump tries to get all his fake Twitter followers registered to vote?

 

Justin Trudeau reportedly too took Trump up on offer to contact him on cellphone. Conversation? Or did Justin just try to distract the President w/ cat videos?

White House spokeswoman Hope Hicks – “President Trump has a magnetic personality and exudes positive energy, which is infectious to those around him. He has an unparalleled ability to communicate with people, whether he is speaking to a room of three or an arena of 30,000. He has built great relationships throughout his life and treats everyone with respect. He is brilliant with a great sense of humor … and an amazing ability to make people feel special and aspire to be more than even they thought possible.

Time to introduce White House drug testing?

 

Finally, a bipartisan comment.  #KathyGriffin is a f*cking idiot. That is all.

Striking one?

May 30, 2017

 

Whoever thought that the 2017 SF Giants would be the lead story on Sportcenter over a hit?   Especially one by Strickland on Harper?

Giants fans hope it won’t be the biggest hit of the year.

Just thinking that both SF Giants s AND Nationals are glad Madison Bumgarner was on on the  DL & thus not allowed to get on field during that brawl.

Watching Hunter Strickland and Bryce Harper after seeing Hamilton makes  you glad the US has outlawed duels.

And of course no one will ever really know what Strickland intended to do with that pitch that hit Harper square on the thigh..   But anyone who has been watching the Giants knows, if  Hunter’s control was THAT good, he’d be the team closer.

Tiger Woods arrested for DUI. ! So he’s even having issues driving off the golf course?

 

Maybe Tiger Woods’ sponsor  Nike ought to partner with Uber/Lyft with the slogan “Just do it – call a ride.”

And well, at least Tiger Woods wasn’t driving an Indy 500 pace car this weekend.

 

JFK would have been 100 today, Meaning he would have been almost old enough to run as a Democrat for President in 2020. #JFK100

A newly engaged couple in Canada escaped without serious injury after he proposed in a hot-air balloon, which then crashed into a tree. Well, that’s one way of getting the “for worse” part out of the way early.

 

Tuning into #TheBachelorette to be reminded of those days when most outrageous regular insanity in US at least seemed to be on reality TV.

And wasn’t it nice when joining a televised competition  “for  the wrong reasons” was only something we worried about for a dating show instead of the presidency?

Rumors are that Trump may overturn President Obama’s loosening of restrictions for travel and tourism to Cuba.  Forget healthcare, has Donald asked his base what they think about giving up Cuban cigars?

Bummer, Frank Deford. 78, has passed away. In the pre-ESPN days when you grew up with just the local paper and Sports Illustrated, his words helped guide many of us off on a lifetime love of sports.