Left Coast Sports Babe

So of course it was probably about the money, or maybe not.  But how cool to hear Tim Lincecum,  now with the Texas Rangers, when asked by SF Chronicle’s John Shea if he could have signed w/ Dodgers “Could I? I had to think about that for a minute. But ultimately, I think it would be really tough to the point I would be betraying my heart.”

Watching #AfterTheFinalRose it’s strangely enjoyable to watch major reality star asshole on television without worrying that he will bring down the entire country.

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Ah for innocent days when #TheBachelor‘s publicly bad behavior w/ women would have been a bigger story than that of #POTUS. #StormyDaniels

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So when #StormyDaniels gets her book deal & $$$ will she send Monica Lewinsky a cut for inspiring her to keep the dress

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Nashville Mayor Megan Barry resigns after affair with her bodyguard. Shame, if she’d been a Republican this might have made her a future front runner for President.

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Florida State Sen. Kelli Stargel, who has 100% NRA rating – “thoughts and prayers are really the only thing that’s gonna stop” school massacres. Right, that’s been working so well…

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DOJ to sue California over three ‘sanctuary state’ laws. Uh, what happened to states’ rights. #consistencyhasaliberalbias

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So who had #GaryCohn in Trump Resignation Bingo?!!

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At this point beginning to look pretty good for those playing Trump Resignation Blackout Bingo. Who’s close to covering their whole card?

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“There is no Chaos, only great Energy!” Hmm, can I use Trump’s line about my messy desk?

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Problem with appointing anyone to replace Gary Cohn as White House economic advisor is that we all know Trump only takes advice from the voices in his head.

Steel, aluminum, coal. Waiting to hear Trump speech on building that bridge to the 19th century.

When depleted & exhausted Spurs barely hang on to beat Grizzlies maybe it’s time for few MVP votes for Kawhi Leonard.

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Disney executive James Pitaro named new president of ESPN. Cue the “Mickey Mouse organization” jokes.

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The Astros sent 1st round draft pick Seth Romero home for a “violation of team policy.”  In college at the University of Houston, Romero was suspended the 1st two weeks of  2016 season “for conduct detrimental to the team. ” Then the Cougars suspended the star lefty pitcher for a failed drug test and finally in May of 2017 dismissed him from the team for ANOTHER incident.

So seems like Romero is really testing baseball’s  “10 strikes and you’re out policy.”

Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport has flight arrivals delayed today for an average of over 2 hours due to “snow and ice.” Uh, isn’t “snow and ice” in winter in MSP redundant?

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Russ Solomon, 92, the founder of Tower Records, passed away yesterday. Or should we say he flipped over to the “B” side.

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These days Trump has to figure he should have just let Stormy Daniels come forward with her story & save the $130,000. Not that a porn star would have bothered his supporters anyway.

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Rex Tillerson has spent less of his $120 million budget to stop foreign meddling in our elections than Ben Carson wanted to spend on a dining room table.

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So Sam Nunberg won’t talk to Mueller but he’ll call in to @CNN. A bit unclear on that “right to remain silent” concept?

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Watching Sam Nunberg for Mueller has to feel like when you’ve been spending all day on a fishing trip and then one just jumps into your boat.

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Sam Nunberg’s interviews are so bizarre you think he might be angling for the open position of White House Communications Director?

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Ben Carson on the cabinet position he had no prior experience for… “There are more complexities here than in brain surgery.” Who knew HUD could be so complicated?

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TMZ reports an unnamed military official “cautioned John Harbaugh and Ravens about signing Colin Kaepernick” So when did Trump hire John Kelly?

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This Trump campaign sure had a lot of #covfefe boys.

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Major advantage in watching #TheBachelor is that all the people in your life feel so sane by comparison.

Imagine how long the Oscars would have been if they weren’t giving away a Jetski for shortest speech…

Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro Gómez won best director & best picture for “The Shape of Water.” So will Trump congratulate him or say he should pay for the wall?

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So did Jennifer Garner’s “In Memoriam” introduction remind Ben Affleck of what he lost?

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Give Kobe credit, one of the first to win an Oscar AFTER his alleged sexual assault became public.

Kobe in his acceptance speech thanked his teammates.   Shocking.  Kobe knows he HAD teammates?

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Can we tell @realDonaldTrump he could win a gold-plated JetSki for the shortest tweets? Asking for a country.

So tomorrow is Kobe going to come out with a special limited-edition Oscar shoe?

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Can we be happy for #AllisonJanney winning and still wish that she was playing a real C.J. Cregg as Press Secretary?

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This is the year when many men in Hollywood would probably have rather been featured on “In memoriam” segment than have lived through the death of their careers.

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Seeing #Oscars90 trending. Are we talking about the average age of Oscars voters?

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With all that’s wrong in the world, listening to Kruk and Kuip call game, even if it’s spring training, is a very good thing. @SFGiants

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RIP Sir Roger Bannister, 1st to run a sub-4 minute mile. And if anyone was SURE to be in heaven before the devil knew he was dead….

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Trump golf courses apparently plan to use Presidential seal at tee boxes, which is illegal. Although compared to everything else lately a little graft seems so… quaint.

So if Trump started a trade war over Hope Hicks leaving, what’s he going to do over the Steele memo?

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Many of same people who think Trump was joking about being President for Life also thought the office would make him Presidential.

Steph Curry tweaked his ankle when he stepped on teammate Zaza Pachulia’s foot in Warriors-Hawks game. Not that I wish any harm to Curry, but if Zaza accidentally puts him out for a while, much of the NBA may join mean bitch Karma in a toast.

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So since Cleveland has lost 2 of 3, and JR Smith was suspended by the team tonight, will LeBron try to reshuffle the Cavs again?

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A lot of these conference NCAA men’s basketball tournaments might be more interesting if most of us could remember a returning star player or two from any top team.  #Oneandratingsaredonetoo

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Pilot landing at Dulles this morning in high winds reported that “pretty much everyone on the plane threw up. Pilots on verge of throwing up.” And they didn’t even have the fish. #Airplane

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Just guessing with this trade war that whatever Donald Trump majored in at college it wasn’t economics.

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#CMU gunman apparently fatally shot his parents in his dorm room. His father was a police officer. So about that good guy with a gun….

From TC in BC (British Columbia)  –  An  FBI report has the NCAA reeling this week for secret payoffs to college athletes. Payments as high as $100,000 (Arizona basketball) have been reported. A mass exodus of CFL (Canadian Football League)  players going back to school in the US is expected immediately.

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Delta CEO on NRA and Georgia. “Our decision was not made for economic gain and our values are not for sale.”
Give Trump and GOP credit, who knew it was possible to give a US airline the moral high ground?

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And btw, folks, a travel agent infomercial here – those airline corporate discounts like the one Delta got rid of for NRA? They are usually something like 5% off lowest fare, or 10% off full fare, and have to be booked through a special meetings-groups desk. 90% of the time people decide discount is more trouble than it’s worth.

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As we stagger to the end of another week, I am reminded of reasonable people I know who voted for Trump and thought that he would change and become Presidential in office.

Once again, we are learning what many women already knew, NEVER ever get into a long-term relationship with a man hoping he will change.

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On a positive note for week, while GOP congress shows no sign of returning deposits on their souls, @Delta, @Dicks & @Walmart decided to make statements. And even Jeff Sessions showed signs of a conscience.

Texas Wesleyan coach Mike Jeffcoat fired after he emailed a prospect “Unfortunately, we are not recruiting players from the state of Colorado. In the past, players have had trouble passing our drug test. We have made a decision to not take a chance on student-athletes from your state. You can thank your liberal politicians. Best of luck wherever you decide to play.”
Why was Jeffcoat fired? For being a biased a**hole? Or for being stupid enough to put that in writing?

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Trump communications director position has all the job security of managing Yankees under George Steinbrenner.

So this year will there be a bonus round for #MarchMadness – not just teams who will win games, but teams who will be vacating their seasons?

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Cleveland Browns say they are open to offers for their #1 NFL draft pick. Because they figure they’ll probably have another one next year?

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Mike Huckabee essentially booted from #CMAfoundation board because enough people in COUNTRY MUSIC objected to his anti-LGBT views. Soon only live musical entertainment at future GOP events will be karaoke.

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Today is #WorldBookDay. Waiting for the GOP rebuttal.

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Florida lawmakers approve $67 million in funding to arm teachers. How much put aside for the inevitable lawsuits when something goes wrong?

So when we arm teachers, what happens when they get sick? They leave weapons in a drawer for the substitutes? #Whatcouldpossiblygowrong?

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Since President Xi Jinping has been compared to the cartoon bear, China is censoring Winnie the Pooh on social media. Uh oh, let’s hope Trump doesn’t order the US to censor Cheetos.

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Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie is introducing a bill to allow 18 year-olds to buy handguns. Today’s GOP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the NRA.

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So of course Ben Carson had no idea he asked for a $31,000 dining set. Not like shopping is brain surgery.

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Now that Scott Pruitt isn’t going to fly first class any more maybe he can use money he’s saving to buy a very nice slightly used table from Ben Carson?

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Melania Trump apparently got her green card while she was dating Donald w/ special “Einstein Visa” visa designated for people w/ “extraordinary ability.” To be fair, she is doing a job most Americans would never do.

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Now it’s McMaster reportedly out. Will the last alligator to leave the Trump White House please turn off the searchlights for the swamp.

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Now Sarah Huckabee Sanders  says Trump has no plans to fire AG Sessions “that I know of.” Translation, he hasn’t found someone he trusts to take Jeff’s place.

Or as my friend Alex B. says  “Translation, he figured out he hired someone who it would piss too many people off to fire.”

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So who else wants to be a fly on the wall when  Omarosa &  Hope Hicks go out for a post-White House drink?