Left Coast Sports Babe

Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t satisfied with a payroll approaching $300 million & apparently have a deal with 2008 World Series MVP Cole Hamels. What’s next? Discussions with Curt Schilling?

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We’ll never know exactly why Team USA men’s basketball has rebounded from what looked like certain embarrassment.

I will, however, eep opining that it might have had something with these stars deciding to listen to their coach Gregg Popovich.

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How often do I say this as a SF Giants fan? Thank you Oakland As!”

(They beat the San Diego Padres with two, , two run rallies in bottom of 9th and 10th.)

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Local SF Bay Area NBC news covering “vaccine tourism” at SFO Airport.

Free J & J vaccine available to anyone 18 & older. 80% of appts booked at airport clinic now are by foreign travelers.

Another way to get MAGA’s vaccinated – tell them foreigners are taking Americans’ shots?

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If you think a piece of paper showing proof of vaccination is an intrusion into your privacy, the next time you’re pulled over for speeding try telling a police officer you don’t think you need to show them a driver’s license, registration and proof of insurance.

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Delta variant and spiking COVID cases have Garth Brooks thinking of cancelling or postponing his summer-fall concert tour. Talk about hitting suburban & rural voters where it hurts.

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Despite record COVID hospitalizations, Gov. Ron DeSantis still says Florida shouldn’t have any vaccination or mask mandates, because people are just spending more time indoors during summer. It’s like saying you shouldn’t have lifeboats because there are only icebergs in winter.-

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All those patents Nepotism Barbie ended up with…. but imagine, if she’d somehow gotten a patent for masks. Ivanka and Daddy would have hawked them on a joint website… and this latest COVID surge might never have happened.

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So now Fox News dug up old quote from FL Gov. Ron DeSantis telling Former Guy “Why don’t you do your job? Why don’t you get this border secure. Until you do that, I don’t wanna hear a blip about COVID from you, thank you.”

Oh, wait, no, DeSantis is saying that about BIDEN…-

Open question for all those who are so sure COVID is harmless, also that vaccine and max mandates are government overreach: Can you sign waiver saying if you survive and have long-haul symptoms you will also refuse government disability payments?

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Anyone checked lately to see how many Republican members of Congress and Governors have stock in the health care industry and the two remaining casket companies?

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Anyone lukewarm on Newsom in CA recall & thinking, well, there’s another election in 2022, remember – if for any reason Dianne Feinstein steps down, Governor would pick her replacement. Doesn’t matter what you think about Gavin, stakes are too high. #StopTheRepublicanRecall

Paying for it tonight, but this was worth staying up for…

NBC wonders why ratings are so low. While despite my thinking Olympics shouldn’t happen at all, Stayed up until 3a streaming Simone Biles & Suni Lee. And tonight late night coverage on NBC is that same event -plausibly live. Back to a bit of diving until bedtime on USA Network.

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Not sure what would be more terrifying – backflips off a 10 meter platform diving board? Or backflips on a 4 inch wide balance beam? Not that I could ever do a backflip anyway.

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Couldn’t really root against Madison Bumgarner tonight. But didn’t cost SF Giants a game in the standings. Thank You Astros.

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I’ve done voter registration at events for years. Many smart people must be reminded of things like listing “county,” not just state & city. Or to date form. In Georgia, absentee ballot has voters put signature & birthday on envelope. Not date of voting. It’s designed to fail.

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Hillary Clinton supported Shontel Brown Bernie Sanders supported Nina Turner. #StillWithHer

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Personally while I have no problem with a big blue tent I’m happy that a DEMOCRAT won the Democratic primary in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District. (For those who don’t pay much attention to state/local races, Nina Turner was a big Bernie Sanders supporter, wouldn’t endorse Clinton, flirted with being Jill Stein’s running mate, and compared voting for Biden to eating a bowl of sh*t.)

Ted Cruz and Rafael Warnock have a bipartisan amendment on the infrastructure bill? Cruz and Warnock agree on anything? What time does the devil’s ice rink open tonight?

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And Senator Tom Carper of Delaware just concurred, saying anytime that Cruz and Warnock agree who are we to say “no?” The amendment will pass with a voice vote.

So what I really want to know, as Ted Cruz & Reverend Warnock ended up introducing bipartisan amendment to infrastructure bill… who approached the other first? (If as I assume it was the Senator from Georgia, I have even great appreciation for his future leadership abilities.)

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Fox News headlines pretending to be on the side of women in attacking Andrew Cuomo over the sexual harassment investigation is proof that irony has a regular table for conservative media

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Missing Rachel Maddow on her (well-deserved) vacation. But Nicolle Wallace is a nice and pleasant surprise subbing for her tonight. MSNBC, guessing I’m not the only one who thinks so!

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It is NOT flip-flopping policy. It is a mutating virus. Guess we shouldn’t be surprised that the anti-evolution party can’t see the difference. #WearAMask

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Who says there’s no bipartisan agreement in this country? Both Republicans and Democrats think Democrats credibly accused of sexual assault should resign.

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Wonder if Andrew Cuomo could save his job by switching to become a Republican?

Yes, I’m a San Antonio Spurs fan in large part because of the team oriented approach which comes from their coach. But increasingly seems like Team USA men’s basketball is starting to pay attention to Popovich too.

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Conservatives are pleased that Megan Rapinoe and USNWT lost because they feel her kneeling somehow hurt Americans. Also conservatives – crickets on approx 100 Olympic athletes who are unvaccinated, which could possibly ACTUALLY hurt Americans.

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But , so if the USNWT team lost because of “woke” politics, what the heck happened to the US men’s baseball team?

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Wonder how many people saw the SF Giants up 7-1 in the 5th inning on the Arizona Diamondbacks, figured the Giants would win, and either went to bed or turned the game off. Well, they were right about the win. (11-8 in 10. Yeah, that happened.)

A rare and wonderful moment for those of us old school baseball fans in the 10th inning of tonights game for those us us who grew up loving squeeze bunts. Thank you Gabe Kapler and Donovan Solano. #SFGiants

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A Fourth Capitol riot police officer has now committed suicide six months after January 6

The police suicide total alone now is sadly equal to the death total in Benghazi.

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So which Senator is going to try to say something stupid to try to derail the bipartisan infrastructure bill and why is it going to be Ted Cruz?

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Many Republican Senators have been claiming masks are just a political statement. So if they’ve been honest I guess they’re all sleeping very soundly tonight after Lindsey Graham tested positive for COVID.

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Today CDC just moved 16 destinations “Level 4: COVID-19 Very High” category: Andorra, Curaçao, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Iran, Ireland, Isle of Man, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Libya, Malta, Martinique, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin & US Virgin Islands. Uh, what about Florida?

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If you’re rooting against vaccines and masks, you’re rooting against America.

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SF Bay Area has been doing very well compared to much of US on COVID hospitalizations & deaths. Today, San Francisco & 6 other Bay Area counties reinstituting indoor mask mandates. Not that we love living with masks, but we do hate idea of folks dying without them. #WearAMask

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Time to make the theme song for Ron DeSantis’s Florida “Blowing in the Wind.” “How many deaths will it take ’til we know, that too many people have died?”

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ICU beds are filling up especially in red states. Of course, if Joe Biden HAD mandated vaccines and accordingly the US was still enjoying low COVID numbers instead of a surge, GOP would be blaming President for overreach & say we would have beaten the virus anyway.

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Shelley Moore Capito saying how she remembers going to White House to talk to the President on the infrastructure bill. “It’s not every day” that happens.

Yep, she remembers, as she says “everyone remembers talking to the President.”

Gym Jordan thinks we’re stupid enough to believe he forgot a conversation on Jan. 6.

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Tommy Tuberville actually accusing Democrats of not prosecuting burglaries and break-ins now. Uh, so shouldn’t GOP start setting an example by vigorously demanding prosecution for the burglaries and break-ins in US Capitol on January 6?

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Is it possible to be thrilled that Rachel Maddow is taking a well-deserved vacation, and still be really disappointed that she’s not on air?

Asking for a friend.

The two best teams in MLB just played an exciting weekend series at Oracle Park. And if you say “who?” you’ve probably been watching ESPN.

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You know you root for a team that gets no respect when ESPN finally gets around to having a headline about SF Giants game today.

“Kris Bryant joins ex-Chicago Cubs teammates Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez in mashing debut homer.”

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Must admit I’m finding late night diving on CNBC strangely compelling. Maybe because it’s actual coverage showing all the competitors through multiple rounds without nonstop US focused back stories.

And seeing a lot of missed dives makes you appreciate the good ones.

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Chuck Schumer speaking on Senate floor this am about bipartisan infrastructure bill… and his phone started ringing.

Guess it happens to all of us.

While bipartisan infrastructure bill looks like it will get more than 60 votes, ie enough to pass & not be filibustered, some GOP Senators will definitely vote against it. Would those Senators like to provide a list of bridges in their states they are okay with falling down?

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Since Republicans in Florida are so sure doctors & scientists are wrong about COVID why are they going to the ICU when they get sick?

Instead of staying home and listening to Governor Ron DeSantis tell them how harmless the virus is?

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It’s not just that DeSantis is “dying to own the libs.”

It’s that he’s okay with average Floridians “dying to own the libs.”

Fox News FINALLY got around to mentioning Delta Variant in headline – “Obama plans ‘big’ 60th birthday party in Martha’s Vineyard as threats of delta variant continue.” Gosh, wonder why Fox isn’t covering regular gatherings held by The Former Guy at Bedminster?

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So tired of BS from anti-maskers like DeSantis saying they want “to see their kids smile.” We all want to see smiles. But many of us miss seeing tears, and giving hugs. We’ve lost family members & friends during pandemic & haven’t even been able to say goodbye. #WearADamnMask

Anyone watching the Olympics may or may not realize that while they see Russian athletes, they will never hear the Russian national anthem, even if a Russian wins. They are all, even former medal winners, competing for the ROC – Russian Olympic Committee.

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Don’t care much about medal counts, but seeing Russia disqualified over a state-sponsored doping network, while the “Russian Olympic Committee” is racking up medals..?

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Wouldn’t this be like disqualifying the Astros for cheating but allowing the Houston Baseball Committee to keep playing towards a World Series title?

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After an opening loss to France, Team USA men’s basketball has won back-to-back blowouts. Maybe just random. Or maybe the team has started listening to coach Popovich?

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Russia cannot officially compete in the Olympics because they were caught with a “state-sponsored doping network.” Meanwhile, it could be said Russia continues to compete in US politics – with their state-sponsored network that turned many Americans into dopes

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Wonder how many of those attacking Simone Biles for not competing would also be attacking her had she competed with “the twisties” & had a subpar (ie -no medal) performance?. Or if Simone suffered a serious injury – “she should have known she wasn’t in shape to compete.” #CantWin

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-New idea: Since $$$ seems to be a motivating factor for many and many people who got a COVID vaccine as soon as possible aren’t getting rewards like the hesitant – what about rewards for both for those getting the shot AND for whoever brings them in?

Vaccine bounty hunters!

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So while I try to check in on Conservative media sometimes i still haven’t seen the answer to this question: If the vaccines were so dangerous, why did wealthy people, including liberals, work so desperately, even cheating at times, to get their shots before the rest of us?

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Schumer-“Senators & staffs still working & hope to have final legislative text on infrastructure ready Sun.” Mark Warner-“On beautiful Sat. in July we all wish perhaps we were somewhere else other than floor of Senate.” Again, why doesn’t media cover Senators actually doing work?

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Some worry that Republicans will throw hissy fits if Biden issues vaccination mandates. Uh, they’re throwing hissy fits now. Might as well have them vaccinated while they rage.

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We know how bad COVID is raging among the unvaccinated because Fox News is headlining a supposed “raging border crisis.”

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Open note to vaccine deniers:. Saying “I was wrong” is really hard.

I’ll go first. After Howard Dean basically dropped out I figured John Edwards was best potential President left in 2004 Democratic primary

I was wrong.

(And Edwards’ ego & zipper problem didn’t kill anyone.)