Left Coast Sports Babe

So a call that Stevie Wonder could have seen doesn’t get reversed and decides who goes to Super Bowl.
And a call that isn’t even crystal clear on replay plays a major part in deciding who cuts down nets in Minneapolis.
What’s coming in NBA Playoffs?

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Don’t follow the Utah Jazz. But I just became a Kyle Korver fan.  Worth a few minutes to read. Seriously.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/kyle-korver-utah-jazz-nba?fbclid=IwAR0qmyytaRyeh9ss7Y3HDTg7xXLPb2dQzhpJIVGZclAJqTWKM73XL1LMGJY

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In 23 ABs, Connor Joe and Michael Reed had 1 hit between them for SF Giants.  So will the team still try to sell their “game-used” jerseys?

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As measles cases in US continue to rise, this would be a good time for a Democratic Presidential candidate to come out strongly pro-vaccine. Because we could be heading for a REAL national emergency.

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Trump just fired Secret Service chief Randolph “Tex” Alles. So what did Tex see that he shouldn’t have seen?

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So how many asylum-seekers including children would have had to die under Kirstjen Nielsen’s watch for Trump to be happy with her job performance?

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Kind of ironic that man who is seldom seen with his own family considers family separation the worst thing he can do to potential immigrants.

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Seriously if Kirstjen Nielsen she wasn’t evil enough at what point does Trump run out of people willing to work for him? #HowLowCanYouGo

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Years ago, in Las Vegas, a friend and I wanted to be silly for a couple hours in afternoon and play nickel slots. Since another friend preferred sun time, we managed, with some effort, to sneak her into the Paris Las Vegas pool
Apparently the Chinese spy got access to Mar-A-Lago by saying she was there to use THEIR pool.
You would think Trump staff at “Winter White House” would have better security than a mid-priced Vegas resort.

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Chuck Grassley, the most senior Senate Republican, now “warning” Trump about firing more DHS officials. And Chuck says he’s “concerned.” Who does Grassley think he is, Susan Collins?

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There’s actually a scary but simple possible reason for Trump to decimate Homeland Security. If DHS fails to stop a major terrorist attack then Donald might plan to declare martial law afterwards – suspending all rights and laws and elections he wants.

(oops, this is old draft that didn’t post somehow from Thursday, but I am getting it posted now.)

SF Giants fans worried for a while their home opener would be rained out.  Then alas they discovered after a four-run first by the Rays that it wouldn’t be.

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So SF Giants year has not started out perfectly. But at least they didn’t give $161 million to Chris Davis. Who started out year 0-17 with 11ks.

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Vikings CB Holton Hill suspended four games of the season for violating NFL policy on performance-enhancing drugs.  Hill reportedly claimed issues with marijuana.  Uh, shouldn’t a cornerback on pot enhance the performance of the receiver?

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Vanderbilt, which was winless in SEC this year in men’s basketball, just hired Memphis Grizzlies assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse with a six-year contract.
Well, with such low expectations guessing he Stackhouse might survive as coach at least three years.

Robert Kraft apparently trying very hard to keep jurors from seeing him paying for sex, claiming it was an illegal videotape. Who knew mean bitch Karma might be able to beat the Patriots?

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Now apparently some House Democrats are concerned Mueller report may be destroyed.
Uh, just guessing you don’t get to be head of the FBI by being incautious with evidence. Think Robert might have kept one or two copies?

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As Trump ranted today, it’s not CNN or MSNBC or NY Times or Washington Post, it’s “the “press… They are truly the ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!”

If you’re not afraid you’re not paying attention.

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Buried in a hit piece on Biden. The Daily Mail quotes Jill Biden’s autobiography, where she says the family’s closeness made her uncomfortable at first -“Joe and his two young sons ‘never wanted to miss a chance to wrap their arms around each other or give a kiss’ after the death of their mother.”

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Trump says he is skipping the White House Correspondents Dinner this year because he “likes positive things.”
Some statements don’t even need a punchline.

First it was the game to get to the Super Bowl, now it was the game to get to March Madness finals. Just what sports wants, everyone talking next morning about the refs.

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That moment as an advertiser when you’ve paid the really big bucks for spots on NCAA men’s basketball final and it’s Texas Tech vs Virginia.

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Over-under for tomorrow’s Texas Tech-Virginia NCAA men’s final currently at 118. So if you liked this year’s high-scoring Super Bowl….

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Another in the “you cannot make this “stuff” up” category.  A police officer in Detroit blew a 0.8 BAC at a class recently.  The class teaching cops to administer Breathalyzer tests.

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As so many are hyperventilating over Democrats picking a candidate NOW your reminder that Bill Clinton announced his candidacy in October 1991.

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A Coast Guard Cutter unloaded 14,300 pounds of cocaine yesterday in San Diego. The drugs were seized in six different drug busts since February off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America. Build that sea wall?

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I’m admittedly not a Bernie Sanders fan, but this was well-played the other day in Iowa “Do I want to come to a state where 35% of your electricity comes from wind turbines? Where all over the state you got wind turbines? My staff and I, people are going to come down with cancer after a few days in Iowa. But we are brave souls.”

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Last night SNL really went after Joe Biden. And this morning Biden didn’t explode or threaten on Twitter. Would Trump now attack Joe for not being Presidential?

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Trump is rejecting idea of summit with Guatemela, El Salvador, Mexico and Honduras. Right, summits are saved for real American friends like North Korea and Russia.

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So Kirstjen Nielsen made the cages too comfortable?

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Give Trump credit. He has created more repeat job openings in his administration than any President.

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Today’s Trump fundraising email attacks “liberal Senators, including radical Dianne Feinstein.”
This might be first time in history anyone has used the phrase “radical Dianne Feinstein”

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Trump tweet rant yesterday against “fraudulent Russian Witch Hunt… How and why did this terrible event begin? Never Forget!”
Donald is an actual New Yorker and he casually tosses out the phrase “Never Forget?”
One again the question “Evil or dementia?”

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This tweet did not age well from Donald Trump on May 11, 2016: “In interview I told @AP that my taxes are under routine audit and I would release my tax returns when audit is complete, not after election!”

Trevor Bauer said it was the right call after manager Terry Francona pulled him with a no-hitter after seven innings and 117 pitches.  (The Indians won 4-1 but the Blue Jays broke up the no-hitter in the 9th.)

Now Bauer’s health for the rest of the season and he was probably right. But I miss baseball before there were pitch counts.

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So how many Ron Kulpa jerseys has MLB sold?

(if this is too inside baseball google Kulpa for plenty of storys. But suffice it to say  Ron is a major league, “all-about-me”  a**hole

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North Carolina women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell , now on paid leave, allegedly made racially offensive remarks — including telling her players if they didn’t get better they would get “hanged from trees with nooses” if they didn’t improve.
Wonder how many Trump supporters are thinking “So what’s the problem?”

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Homeland Security Staffers Were Warned Not To Leak Information Or Face Legal Consequences.

And someone leaked the memo. Not all heroes wear capes.

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“Gosh, this crowded 2020 Presidential field really needed Tim Ryan” said no one ever.

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Since according to Trump the Mueller report completely exonerated him at least it will be simple to prove that by releasing it….

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GOP said today that efforts by Dems to obtain Trump’s tax returns set a “dangerous standard” Uh, let’s make this simple – all Presidential candidates release their tax returns. Problem solved.

Ecuador about to expel Julian Assange. How long until Trump demands Assange get a US security clearance?

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At this point Donald Trump is doing so much delusional attacking of windmills maybe he should change his last name to Quixote.

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Trump now says he will delay closing Mexico border for a year. I guess someone told him about avocados and tequila.

Trump now reportedly naming Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve Board. Nein, nein nein!

Today is the anniversary of assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.  . Can only imagine if Trump were President and the horror that would then have surrounded MLK’s funeral.

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Inspired by a “Comedywire challenge – “if AG Barr summarized a movie”

My best thought  – “Newly arrived immigrant girl fatally crushes defenseless woman then leads refugee gang to murder that woman’s sister in her own home”. #WizardOfOz

Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s lawyers are defending him by saying officers videotaped him at Orchids of Asia spa illegally.  #WhyThereIsNoSatire

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Gregg Popovich was ejected 63 seconds into Spurs game in Denver tonight, which Nuggets won 113-85. Sounds like Pop knew when to get out while the getting was good.

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Phrase I would be happy NEVER to hear again. “The strike zone is getting smaller in the later innings.”

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SF Giants have not exactly stormed out of the gate in 2019.
But six games in they do have one more win than World Champion Boston Red Sox.

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Lakers owner Jeanie Buss didn’t answer a question this week about Luke Walton’s future with the team. So has Lebron taken down yet ANOTHER coach?

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If wind causes cancer then gun violence in Chicago isn’t close to their biggest health crisis.

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Lots of cheering fans for Lori Loughlin when she arrived for her first court appearance over allegedly bribing and cheating to get her daughters into college.
Just guessing none of those folks cheering her have kids who got turned down from USC recently.

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Doris Day just turned 97. Millions of Americans going “Wow. Doris Day is still alive?!”

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Have to wonder if Donald Trump is now seriously hurting Biden and Sanders’ chances by causing Americans to think seriously about old men and dementia.

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Paul Ryan claims he offered Alexandria Osacio-Cortez advice and she “didn’t listen to a thing” he said. My estimation of AOC’s intelligence just went up.

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While Pete Buttigieg is young, some part of me is wondering if maybe these days we need a 37-yr old candidate because they’ll have less past for everyone to rake them over the coals about….

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So with revelations that Jared Kushner was “Official #1” who originally had his security clearance denied, along with story some of Mueller’s team are publicly questioning Barr’s summary of the Special Counsel report,  Fox News breaking headline “Biden accuser D.J. Hill describes encounter with former VP on Fox News tonight.”

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Trump today “I was never planning a vote prior to the 2020 Election on the wonderful HealthCare package that some very talented people are now developing for me & the Republican Party. It will be on full display during the Election as a much better & less expensive alternative to ObamaCare…”
Uh, if you have such very talented people, why didn’t they come up with it when GOP controlled Senate AND House?

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If Bumgarner does resign with SF Giants guessing he’ll have a partial no-trade clause. As in no trades to the American League. #WeDontNeedNoStinkingDH

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SF Giants, down 6-2 going to 9th, staged comeback that left them just one run short in 6-5 loss to Dodgers. But Giants  still have one more win than World Champion Red Sox. And Boston is still paying Pablo Sandoval’s salary. Just saying.

Welcome Kevin Pillar, 30 to SF.  Until this am  Pillar was the longest active tenured Blue Jay. Wonder how he feels about sea gulls?

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NBA Wizards just fired team president Ernie Grunfeld. So it IS possible to fire a President in Washington.

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So how long until Trump declares National Emergency to build a wall to keep wind out?

US Secret Service arrested and charged a Chinese  woman citizen with making false statements to law enforcement and entering Mar-A-Lago with a thumb drive containing malicious software.

Scary, but I’m more scared about  Mar-A-Lago visitors the Secret Service DIDN’T catch.

Anyone but me sometimes wonder if Donald Trump is really just tired of being President and is trying to provoke a face-saving way out?

Four games into the regular season and no team has a zero in the win column. How many months does that sometimes take in NFL?

Do not adjust your set. SF Giants have four runs. Tonight. In one game. #BeatLA

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So are they still playing the Final Four next week now that Duke’s been eliminated?

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ESPN reporting Kentucky has offered basketball coach John Calipari a lifetime contract. Does the contract get vacated the next time one of his team’s seasons gets vacated?

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Nonpolitical controversial thought of the day. I like replay in sports, seems no reason not to get the call right when we can all see it at home.
But, if I were in charge, you get 60 seconds. If it isn’t obvious in 60 seconds, the call stands. It was close enough.
(And yes, the Rams-Saints call would have taken 10 seconds. #StillNotOverIt  🙂 )

Kamala Harris has raised $12 million,  Pete Buttigieg has raised $7 million.  And media is of course most excited about Pete.  But there’s no gender bias in politics.

$7 million isn’t bad. But why are any women shocked men are acting like Buttigieg’s $7 million is more than it is.
Millions, inches…. what’s the difference?

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Meanwhile Florida Senaor Rick Scott looks to be Trump’s point man in the Senate on Healthcare reform.  Right, the same Rick Scott who made his money to enter politics as head of Columbia-HCA.   The company that paid $1.7 BILLION in fines for felony Medicare fraud during his tenure. No joke. It would be funny if peoples’ lives weren’t at stake.

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Fox News is taking time from their usual State-TV pro-Trump message for banner headlines like “Another Biden accuser comes forward.”
#WhyThereIsNoSatire

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Imagine if the same woman ever accused both a Democrat and Donald Trump of sexual harassment. Fox News heads would explode trying to spin it.

Senate couldn’t get bill passed for disaster relief because GOP wouldn’t include $600 million for Puerto Rico. Well, come on, that’s probably a year’s worth of Trump golf outings.

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If Mueller REALLY exonerated Trump, Donald would have been tweeting the report out line by line since it was filed.