Left Coast Sports Babe

So yes, the NBA finals will finish after the Stanley Cup playoffs.  And then does the NBA preseason start next week?

Nick Nurse stopping play after Raptors grabbed a 6 point lead AND momentum with 3 minutes to play might turn out to be worst time-out call since Chris Webber.

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While it would be sad indeed if Durant tore his Achilles, if you were watching Bob Myers press conference about Kevin Durant, if you were watching without knowing what happened you’d think somebody died.

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Giants decided not to make mood of many Bay Area fans worse tonight by taking an off day.

But a belated thought about Bumgarner on Sunday. If you believe baseball should let players show emotion with a bat flip or whatever when they get a hit, then shouldn’t you also allow pitchers to show emotion when they are angry when their pitches get hit?  (Just my opinion, better to scream at a guy than hit him with a pitch next time… which, Bob Gibson, for example, would have done.)

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Since Trump ignores NBA, Pelosi and Trudeau made a bet on finals. Canadian trash talking from Justin – ““The Raptors are making history and they aren’t done yet. We’re going all the way, Canada. Ghirardelli chocolates and a glass of California wine are going to pair nicely with the Raptors’ first NBA title.”

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Trump tweeted congratulations to 2019 Indy 500 winner. Barack Obama tweeted best wishes to David Ortiz, recovering from being shot last night. I miss having a President.

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Still crickets from Trump on David Ortiz shooting, but he did congratulate the 2019 Indy 500 winner.
And you do get the sense if Tom Brady had so much as a bad cold…

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A man arrested with cocaine in his nostrils this weekend told police the coke wasn’t his.
Back on your game, Florida.

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“Tiger Mom” author Amy Chua fiercely defended Brett Kavanaugh at the time of his nomination last year. Today, her daughter was named a Supreme Court clerk for Brett Kavanaugh. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence.

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The oak tree planted by Trump and Macron on White House grounds to symbolize USA- France friendship has died. Some statements don’t even need a punchline.

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Considering how much attention media paid on Monday to the accident, have to figure next time Donald Trump needs a distraction he’s going to tell someone to crash another helicopter in New York

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Trump is upset that John Dean was testifying, saying he is a “paid CNN contributor. ”
So only “paid contributors” who are allowed to testify before Congress must work for State TV aka Fox News?

Somewhat heretical, but why do we give so much power in choosing a Presidential candidate to a state that has elected Steve King?

Didn’t  most people think going in that game five of NBA finals tomorrow in Toronto might well be a potential close-out game?

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And who’s going to be the first sportscaster to say Stanley Cup Finals Game 7 between Blues and Bruins is “win or go home?”

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Over 13,000 fans showed up in Starkville, MS to see Mississippi State beat Stanford tonight in College Baseball Super Regional.
In other words, a Rays and Marlins crowd put together.

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Nationals hit 4 consecutive home runs in the 8th inning today. Amazing feat especially since they don’t have benefit of hitting against their own bullpen.

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Really sucks that David Ortiz was shot Sunday night, though he appears to be in stable condition.   It is nice, however, that even Yankees fans were wishing him well on social media.  #WeCanAllGetAlong

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Meanwhile, Tony Joiner, former Florida Gators football captain and teammate with Aaron Hernandez was arrested yesterday for murdering his wife in 2016. Another of Urban Meyer’s finest.

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Yeah, okay, clearly not much of a regular hockey fan at this point, but didn’t realize St. Louis Blues are led by an interim coach?!!
Craig Berube was given that title when team fired Mike Yeo after 7-8-3 record to start in Nov. 2018
Just guessing Berube has earned dropping that “interim” from his title.

Just guessing Trump won’t be congratulating Bryan Cranston on his Tony tonight ” – “I would like to dedicate this to all the real journalists around the world….. who are in the line of fire. The media is not the enemy of the people. Demagoguery is the enemy of the people.”

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Trump retweeting bunch of tweets from MAY 9 to congratulate himself about Gilead donating some HIV medication. Which might offset a fraction of lives that will be lost with Donald’s decision to strip federal funding from fetal tissue research.

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So if this Trump deal with Mexico and immigration is so good, why do we need a wall? Asking for a country with better things to spend money on.

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Trump seems obsessed with a day all about him. Can we offer to declare a National Holiday on the day he resigns?

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Since Trump basically took back threat of tariffs because of actions Mexico had agreed to months ago can we call this whole episode “Wag the Chihuahua?

Or rather, is this the first time in history four horses have won the three races of the Triple Crown?

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In retrospect, amazed on D-Day 75th anniversary week that there wasn’t more sentimental betting on Sir Winston.

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Someone asked on TV if Sir Winston knows he won. Anyone who’s ever ridden a competitive minded horse  – or pony – even on a trail ride, knows horses who choose to finish first ALWAYS know they’ve “won.”

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The field at Memorial Coliseum will be renamed United Airlines field.  As if USC didn’t already have enough problems getting their football program off the ground.

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Random thought, one-time Palo Alto High School star Jeremy Lin is one win away from an NBA Championship ring.

Texas A&M’s DB Derrick Tucker was arrested over an incident where he allegedly assaulted a man over a disagreement about tacos. If only he were armed?

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Since women in Missouri now need a pelvic exam to have an abortion, surely the state should also require at minimum a prostate exam for men to get Viagra.

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Milo Yiannopoulos has been named the grand marshal for Boston’s “Straight Pride” parade.
That moment you don’t know if it’s news or #TheOnion

Trump says his new deal with Mexico will “reduce, or eliminate, Illegal Immigration coming from Mexico and into the United States. ”
Who’s going to tell him that during his next crisis this means he can’t invent another caravan?

Mother Jones calls Trump’s deal with Mexico a “Nothing Burger.

Don’t they mean a “nothing berder?”

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Anyone else think that under Trump the USA is now suffering because of MSBP (Munchausen syndrome by proxy?)

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Republicans are demanding during House obstruction of justice hearings starting Monday that Democrats not say mean things about Trump or call him a liar.
So when is GOP changing their mascot from an elephant to a snowflake?

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On a lighter note, if you’ve lost track of number of times you’ve watched “When Harry Met Sally,” I heartily recommend “Always Be My Maybe.”

“Stanley Cup, what Stanley Cup?” #PhrasesYouNeverExpectedToHearInCanada

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Raptors guard Fred VanVleet might have lost a tooth colliding with Shaun Livington tonight. Canadian healthcare doesn’t cover dentist visits but just guessing VanVleet won’t ever have to pay for dental work in Toronto ever again.

So will Zaza retroactively be named MVP for Warriors in their 2017 NBA Championship season.

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Baseball is a funny game. So who had Drew Pomeranz, same guy who lost a 5-0 lead in top of 1st by giving up SIX runs in bottom of inning to worst in baseball Baltimore Orioles, pitching six scoreless innings against Clayton Kershaw to help lead SF Giants to 2-1 win over LA Dodgers?

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Seattle Mariners CF Mitch Haniger on 10-day injured list after hitting himself with a foul ball and suffering a ruptured testicle.
As a woman I can dispassionately say “That sounds painful.”
Guessing men will have a slightly more visceral reaction.

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Amy Klobuchar points out that Trump is selling Pride merchandise on his website while he won’t let embassies fly the Pride flag. Donald also hates pets, but it doesn’t stop him selling collars and dog sweaters. https://shop.donaldjtrump.com/search?q=dog&type=product 

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Truly amazing that same POTUS who won’t allow embassies to fly rainbow flag has so many other GOP men kissing his ass. #PrideMonth

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Trump tweet referencing “Mars of which the Moon is a part.”

So the “stable genius” knows astronomy too.

To be fair, does anyone really want NASA to go to the Moon right now?  Donald would probably order them to plant a Trump sign next to American flag.

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So the next time teachers assign a science project to draw or model the galaxy, in red states will they have to make our moon part of Mars?

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Trump has ended his own manufactured crisis by saying Mexico will stop most illegal immigration and so he won’t implement tariffs. Uh oh, how’s he going to use the caravan excuse next time?

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Trump not only had nasty partisan interview with Laura Ingraham in front of American Cemetery in Normandy, he doubled down on it by posting video of it with graves clearly visible on Twitter. Where’s the outrage, especially from Veterans?

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Serious spitballing here. With all the possible permutations in 2020, why aren’t we talking about the possibility of two women on the Democratic ticket?

Sports fans have had a nice little break from officials dominating headlines in really big games. Officials for Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 between Blues and Bruins “Break’s over.”

St. Louis Blues are one win away from their potential first Stanley Cup Championship.  To put this 52 year drought in perspective, when the Blues were an expansion team, the NHL went from 6 to 12 teams.

Now more than 12 teams make the playoffs.

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The Patriots Super Bowl latest ring is the largest ever made.  “I am shocked” said absolutely nobody.

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Warriors minority owner Mark Stevens has apologized for shoving and swearing at Raptors’ Kyle Lowry; says he is sorry and “embarrassed.” Well, I certainly believe the embarrassed part.

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Alec Baldwin said he is ‘so done’ playing Trump on SNL.
How many million of us are “so done” watching Trump play a President on TV?

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Trump today referred to the Speaker of the House as “Nervous Nancy.”

Right about now don’t think Nancy is the one who is nervous.

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Before his speech at the American cemetery today for D-Day,  Donald Trump gave an interview to Fox News from the American cemetery at Normandy, in front of the graves, calling special counsel Robert Mueller a “fool” and the Speaker of the House a “disaster.”

Another moment he became Presidential?

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Trump  later on D-Day to French President Macron  -“We read about it all our lives — Normandy — and there are those who say it was the most important ever. Not just at that time, but ever. And to be a part of it, and to have number 75, 75 years, was very, very special.”

There are D-Day vets with advanced dementia who are more articulate.

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So what do we think Trump’s excuse would have been to have avoided the military during WWII? #DDay75thAnniversary

SF Giants did their best (getting down 5-0 early and being shut out 7-0 by the Mets), to make sure their fans who also care about Warriors didn’t need to feel conflicted switching channels tonight.

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Although on a brighter note, has an MLB team ever blown a 5-0 lead in top of first by allowing six runs in bottom of the inning, and in SAME week scored six runs in top of 10th to win game in extra innings?

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Raptors posted a picture tonight saying “crossed the bridge, ready for battle” before game 3.  Except the picture was of the Golden Gate Bridge. Which doesn’t go anywhere near Oakland.

Unfortunately for Warriors fans, that’s one of the few things Raptors got wrong all night.

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Apparently a lot of Trump fans are rooting for Raptors because Warriors are clearly not fans of the Donald.
Guess maybe no one should show MAGAers that standing ovation in Toronto for Barack Obama.

Only way Donald Trump gets a standing ovation in Toronto is if he chooses the city for his resignation speech.

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Mark Cuban, who owns Dallas Mavericks, said today of the Los Angeles Lakers   “The more screwed up they are, the happier I am.”

Who says there’s no bipartisan agreement in this country?

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In interview with”The Sun, Trump said he wanted Ivanka, Donald Jr., Eric and Tiffany to hold a “next generation” meeting with the Prince William & his wife, Kate & Prince Harry.
“I think my children will be meeting them. It would be nice.”
One word. BARF.

And yeah, didn’t we all expect that the President of the United States would top off a state visit to England by getting in a twitter battle with Bette Midler?

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A large number of people who have been taking those short cruises to Cuba from Florida are locals and residents of other Southern states who can drive to the pier. Fortunately Trump doesn’t need any votes from those states for re-election.

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Not sure how many Americans work in the cruise industry, but pretty sure Trump today with the Cuba decision made sure he won’t get ANY of their votes.

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Trump  golfing tonight at  Doonbeg, his money-losing Irish golf club. This after meeting the Irish prime minister AT THE AIRPORT, because Varadkar thought it was inappropriate to meet at Donald’s private club. Are we great yet?

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Trump canceling English classes, recreational programs including sports and legal aid for unaccompanied minors in all federal migrant shelters citing budget pressures. Yeah, well Donald has to find money for his family European vacations somewhere.

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Trump saying he didn’t join the military because he was not a fan of the Vietnam War is an insult both to those who served and those who protested.

For some reason Fox News isn’t highlighting this part of Trump interview with Piers Morgan, who in talking about gun control said “This guy in Vegas had 82 assault rifles and bought 52 guns in one year,”
Trump response – “He was a sick guy. If it wasn’t guns, it would be bombs or something else. He was actually a pretty smart guy. He was a good, successful gambler and there’s no such thing as a successful gambler and what he went out and did is incredible.”
#NotTheOnion

The 2020 College Football Bowl lineups and conference matchups are out.   And the Pac 12 is now going to the Independence Bowl? Well, that ought to draw at least a few hundred fans to Shreveport…

Meanwhile 11 of 15 ACC teams will be going to bowls. What did NCAA think football postseason is, March Madness?

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Roger Goodell on shortening NFL preseason “”I feel what we should be doing is always to the highest quality, and I’m not sure preseason games meet that level right now.”
Gosh, what was his first clue?

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SF Giants choose OF Hunter Bishop as their first pick  in 2019 draft. Well, last Giant who went to Serra High School and ASU turned out okay.   #BarryBonds

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Although to be fair, is there anything less likely to be accurate than an MLB draft analysis?

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Trump’s first actions upon landing in London are to verbally attack Mayor Khan and to complain about their televisions showing CNN. Can’t imagine why the Brits detest him so much.

Perhaps if Trump is so upset about CNN he could try watching BBC World News.  They do cover news in English.

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Queen Elzabeth II gave President Trump an abridged first edition of Winston Churchill’s “The Second World War” today.
Troll level – Royal Master.

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Other Presidents, including George W. and Barack Obama, have stayed at Buckingham Palace, but Trump was told he couldn’t due to “renovations.”  I guess they decided to deal with the 51 bedrooms other that aren’t the Queen’s all at once?

Trump ended up at the U.S. ambassador’s residence,  though his family and entourage ended up at a hotel.    Have to wonder, as Trump clan took over top floor of that hotel, the Corinthia, how many other hotels had told them there was no room at the inn?

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Maybe this is what happens when you tell the tailor to make a tux for a man who is 6’3″ and 239 pounds?

Well, a Canadian dollar is really about three quarters.

Raptors in 1st half – “Wow, sure look like best team in NBA?”
Raptors in 3rd quarter “How the heck did they beat 76ers let alone the Bucks?”

NFL free agent DT Muhammad Wilkerson was arrested this weekend for driving while intoxicated in Manhattan.
Isn’t driving voluntarily in Manhattan, particularly if you have pro-athlete type money, itself grounds for a breathalyzer test?

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Nice couple wins finally for SF Giants in Baltimore. Let’s hope it doesn’t cost them a top draft pick.

Many people’s definition of “socialism” is “anyone but me getting free stuff from the government.”

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A principal of a Louisiana Catholic school was arrested for being drunk and not paying his bill on a trip to Washington D.C.  At a strip club.   Your move, Florida.

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So after she wrote a column about the Mueller report and saying POTUS probably committed a crime, Donald Trump has decided to start a war of words with Peggy Noonan. Pass the popcorn.

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So Trump makes a wordless PR visit to a church today on his way home from golfing, still in his golf clothes, including cap and shoes. But at times like this it is important to remember that Obama once wore a tan suit.

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So as Trump heads to Britain, he no doubt imagines that himself is a king. I’m good with that, if it’s King Charles I.

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Trump now about London Mayor Sadiq Khan – “‘I don’t think much of him. He’s the twin of de Blasio except shorter.”
Wonder how many more balloons and other protests Khan can approve by tomorrow.

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Trump says “The problem is that Mexico is an “abuser” of the United States, taking but never giving.” Once again, not that Freud was perfect, but he NAILED projection.

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USA imports two-fifths of total fruits and vegetables from Mexico. Another reason Trump is so heedless with tariffs. Does anyone think he has eaten fruits or vegetables in his life?

Trump just announced Kevin Hassett his top economist, is leaving his administration. Who says tariffs don’t have consequences?

After being seen chatting with Stephen Curry, and pulling something out his hair. , Drake posted a video and said “Steph Curry hair lint for sale on my eBay right now!!!”

The bidding supposedly is up to $100,000….

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Scoring five runs in the first and trailing 6-5 going to 2nd inning  might be the most 2019 SF Giants thing ever.

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The SEC is lifting their conference ban on alcohol sales in stadiums, and will let individual schools decide.  And let’s see, most of these universities are in open-carry states. What could possibly go wrong?

United Airlines has announced they will now limit the number of unaccompanied minors on flights to six. What about the number of adults who act like children?

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Time sadly to reset the mass shooting clock again in the U.S.   Also sadly, you knew immediately the killer wasn’t an immigrant or a Muslim, as it took Trump until Saturday morning to tweet about it.

And this last mass shooter had apparently been in National Guard. A good guy with a gun. Until he wasn’t.

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On a brighter note, Trump calling Meghan Markle “nasty” will probably do as much as anything to endear her to the British people.

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Have seen a few people point out on Twitter that today’s stock market drop is an excellent buying opportunity for Trump cronies if Donald ends up going back on his tariff threat. But of course a stable genius would know market-manipulation is illegal, right?

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Trump claims to be kicking off his re-election campaign in Orlando. Guess no one showed him this from Orange County, which is mosly Orlando, in 2016 – .. Hillary Clinton, 59.8%. Donald Trump 35.4%

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To be fair, Trump did tweet this yesterday… (verbatim)

“As we celebrate LGBT Pride Month and recognize the outstanding contributions LGBT people have made to our great Nation, let us also stand in solidarity with the many LGBT people who live in dozens of countries worldwide that punish, imprison, or even execute individuals…….on the basis of their sexual orientation. My Administration has launched a global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality and invite all nations to join us in this effort!

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My question, who stole his phone?

Just one game, and not saying Canada is ready for a new national sport. But the last team from the country to win a major sports championship was the 1993 Blue Jays.

(Canadiens won same year, 1993, but in June)

All these sportswriters who counted themselves lucky not to have to spell Giannis Antetokounmpo now have to figure out how to spell Pascal Siakam.

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Siakam originally as a young teenager wanted to be a priest.  Well, he did have Warriors fans screaming “Jesus Christ” tonight.

The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals will play a two game series in London, England in 2020.  St. Louis will be the “home” team.   Now, I see the point in inviting two well known teams, who both regularly sell out at home, but wouldn’t it make more  $$$ sense for MLB to schedule a series between two good teams who usually play to half-empty stadiums?

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Duke’s Zion Williamson has signed with the CAA Sports agency. So much for both people who dreamed he might return to school.

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Eight co-winners of the Scripps spelling bee tonight.  Rishik Gandhasri, Erin Howard, Saketh Sundar, Shruthika Padhy, Sohum Sukhatankar, Abhijay Kodali, Christopher Serrao and Rohan Raja.

Just guessing none of the eight will be invited to the White House.

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Trump is going to start adding, and increasing, tariffs on Mexico until they somehow stop all illegal migrants from reaching US border.
This could be the best millennial 2020 GOTV campaign ever – wait until the price doubles for avocado toast.

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Trump claims he knew nothing about tarping of USS John McCain. “Now, somebody did it because they thought I didn’t like him, OK? And they were well-meaning….” So shouldn’t “Commander-in-chief” know what our armed forces are doing? Asking for a country.

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Department of Energy yesterday sent out a press release referring to fossil fuels as “freedom gas” and “molecules of freedom.”
So congratulations to all those who had May 29 in the “When will we be reminded of just how stupid Rick Perry actually is?” pool.

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“Case Closed” could be Trump’s “Mission Accomplished.”

Uh,  Donald Trump tweeting this am about “Russia helping me to get elected.” As poet Jon Stallworthy wrote “and every now and then our lies betray us into truth.”

A young girl is apparently okay after she was struck by a foul ball and taken to hospital during a Cubs-Astros game.  But some are calling for protective netting to go all the way around field at major league ballparks.

So will they also call for people not to drive children to games, since they are far more likely to be killed or injured on highways?

(Not to mention, attendance is already down around MLB, guessing losing even the hope of catching a foul ball or having one tossed by a player to you or your kid cannot be helping.)

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Former SF Giants Angel Pagan had to be rescued after a boating accident in Puerto Rico. Of course had he been a member of 2019 SF Giants it would have been no problem, even had he fallen out of the boat he wouldn’t have hit water.

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As bad as SF Giants have been, the last time they won a game, May 19, was only one day earlier than the Warriors last win.

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Random thought after passing of Bart Starr. He led Packers when they were a dynasty, back when I first became aware of football. For all you youngsters, imagine the Patriots if Tom Brady were a nice guy.

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Widow of man who was killed of coast of Maui, in first fatal shark attack in Hawaii since 2015, says now that there were no warning signs on the beach.
While it was awful, shark attacks ARE rare. On the other hand, pretty impossible to say in many places that if you’re in the ocean, there are no sharks. They were in the water first.

Few instant pleasures are as satisfying in life as somehow, on a hunch or a half-buried memory, correctly guessing a Final Jeopardy question.

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Many Plains, Midwest and MidSouth states have already been hit by tornadoes this year. Preachers and GOP pundits who ascribe natural disasters in blue states to “God’s Will” are being strangely quiet.

Apparently the White House ordered the  USS John McCain to be covered by a tarp so seeing the ship wouldn’t upset Trump during his visit to Japan.

Now, Donald claims they didn’t do it on his orders, so it might have been staff trying to avoid triggering him. But the man who claimed he would run into a school unarmed to face a killer is intimidated by a man who isn’t even alive anymore. What a pathetic and sad little President we have.

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Mitch McConnell now says he would fill a Supreme Court vacancy even if it’s a few months before the 2020 election.
This is the political equivalent of shooting someone in the middle of 5th Avenue and feeling you can get away with it.

Kevin Durant flew to Toronto with Warriors for Games 1 and 2.
So is there a chance he’s playing game 2? Or is KD just trolling Kawhi for not traveling to playoffs with the Spurs last year?.

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SF Giants Miami Marlins attendance looks like a Montreal Expos crowd only smaller.

Orlando temperatures broke a record for May 28 with a high of 97 degrees today.
So if you think you’re having a bad day, at least you’re not in a two-hour line for Splash Mountain.

The Fresno Grizzlies Triple-A baseball team has apologized for a Memorial Day video in which Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was depicted among “enemies of freedom.”
The Grizzlies, formerly a Giants farm team, are now affiliated with the Washington Nationals. So at least there’s ONE embarrassment SF Giants fans are being spared this season.

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It costs about $45,000 to climb Everest. Just thinking that for that amount of money climbers could probably save lives instead of risking their own.

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RIP  Bill Buckner. Will he be posthumously inducted into Mets Hall of Fame?

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Clarence Thomas seems so upset about both abortion and even birth control have to wonder if his first wife took the pill against his wishes?

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Missouri is dealing with severe weather tonight including a tornado that touched down in Kansas City. Maybe God heard about the abortion ban and decided she is pissed?

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Trump  being ‘Presidential” on Memorial Day by attacking Joe Biden over the 1994 Crime Bill, and saying “anyone associated with the bill will not have a chance of being elected. In particular, African Americans will not be able to vote for you.”
Wonder what the Central Park Five think?

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WTF? Trump fundraising email of the day, talking about “socialist Democrats:”Today is actually Bernie’s anniversary and he loves radical socialism so much that he took his honeymoon to the Soviet Union. What a joke!”
Did Putin suggest Donald write that?

Finland won its third world hockey title,  3-1 victory over Canada on Sunday.  And in Canada they’re thinking… .who cares, our new national sport is basketball.

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R.I.P. HOF former Green Bay Packers QB Bart Starr. But for those who remember him from our childhood… how did he get to be 85?

Many Americans are taking Memorial Day weekend off. Did someone tell SF Giants they didn’t have to?

Trump sent a congratulatory tweet to Simon Pagenaud for barely beating Alexander Rossi in Indy 500 and an invitation for Simon and Roger Penske to visit the White House. So nobody explained to Donald that a Frenchman won over an American?

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And Trump tweet included “I am in Japan, very early in the morning, but I got to watch Simon drive one of the greatest races in the history of the sport.”

Didn’t have any of those early morning tweets about say, the devastation and deaths from tornadoes affecting Americans this week.

A man was killed swimming off the beach near Kaanapali, Maui. Sad but wonder how many tourists will now avoid the ocean when there is far more of a chance to be killed as a pedestrian on Hawaii streets.
Or for that matter driving to or from the airport.

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As Britain struggles over Leave or Remain surely there have to be other Americans besides me who think if the South wants to leave again, let them go?

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Regarding Nancy Pelosi and her dealings with Donald Trump – remember, we are 17 plus months from election. If sports teaches us nothing else, remember, it’s not the regular season, it’s the playoffs. And in many ways, the 2020 election IS the playoffs.

Conservative GOP Senator Joni Ernst disagrees with Trump, saying “I find North Korean missile tests ‘very disturbing'”

Can we dream that “very disturbing” is a more actionable statement than ‘very concerned?”

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Sarah Sanders this morning said Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have the same opinion of Joe Biden. Thank you Sarah for writing one of Biden’s first commercials.

Well, at least SF Giants held Diamondbacks last night under three touchdowns.

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Kevin Durant is upset with the idea that the Warriors might be better without him. Well, it’s not like since his injury they’ve won five straight games or anything.

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This year’s College Football Playoff semifinals will be played Sat. Dec 28.
So players on half the teams good enough to make the playoffs will be able to relax on New Year’s Eve and watch the big bowl games New Year’s Day at home?

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So with one team whose coach & players openly criticize him, and another likely team from Canada, pretty sure White House  won’t be issuing a White House invitation to NBA champions.

The KKK is marching in Dayton, Ohio this Saturday. I missed the Trump tweet taking credit.

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Meanwhile this week’s winner in the “You can’t make this sh*t up” department… the owners of a Noah’s Ark attraction are suing their insurance company over almost $1 million in damages caused by… flooding.

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Though a close runner up might be this verbatim tweet from Rudy Giuliani  about Nancy Pelosi  –  “ivesssapology for a video which is allegedly is a caricature of an otherwise halting speech pattern, she should first stop, and apologize for, saying the President needs an “intervention.” Are”

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Just a hunch that Trump might regret starting a war of words with Nancy Pelosi.

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Jon Voight in a video posted last night called Donald Trump the “greatest president since Abraham Lincoln.”
Many people have mixed feelings about Angelina Jolie, but it’s always sad when you know you should have an aging parent committed.

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As an American, never thought much of  Theresa May, but thought she seemed like a decent if ineffectual Prime Minister.     But  give her credit, can anyone imagine Trump having the good sense to resign?

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Your reminder that as much of a mess as Theresa May has left with Brexit process, it was David Cameron’s stupid idea to hold the referendum in the first place.

Prince Harry will join the Queen and Trump for lunch during Trump’s visit. Meghan must be thrilled to have the excuse of staying home with a chronological baby.

U.S. News & World Report says University of Oklahoma has been falsely inflating alumni endowment rates for two decades. Seriously? Did the development office hire people who were use to dealing with football player grades?

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Of course, based on the latest scandal, looks like Oklahoma could have gotten plenty of pre-alumni donations…. just for admissions.

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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones doesn’t think NFL should take action against Ezekiel Elliott after he was seen shoving a security guard into a gate.
Elliott’s attorney said security over-reacted when Elliott was seen arguing with his girlfriend.
Over-under on Zeke’s next arrest?

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So if we can disqualify a Kentucky Derby winning horse for briefly running out of his lane, how come we can’t disqualify a Stable Genius for having no concept ever of his lane?

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Now it’s going to be the “Cheez-It Fiesta Bowl.”
Somehow it won’t have the same ring not to hear “this is for all the Doritos.”

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Today is World Turtle Day Think turtles should sue Mitch McConnell for defaming the species.

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USDA recalled more than 60,000 pounds of raw beef products from Aurora Packing Company, saying they might be contaminated.
So why isn’t Trump buying all the meat and donating it to his supporters. It’s only science. Eat the recalled beef and own the libs.

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Marco Rubio now wants AG Barr to investigate if John Kerry, after he was no longer Secretary of State, violated federal law by meeting with Iranian officials.
Guess it would have been okay if Kerry met with officials from Russia?

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Trump is now telling immigrants that they needs to reimburse the government for welfare benefits.
So how much does Melania owe for living in public housing?

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Trump this morning tweeted that Rex Tillerson, is “a man who is “dumb as a rock” and totally ill prepared and ill equipped to be Secretary of State.”
So should we fire the man who hired him?

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This is where we’re at folks. A video of Nancy Pelosi, who doesn’t drink, is doctored to make it seem like she’s drunk and slurring words, and not only does Donald Trump retweet it, he makes it his PINNED tweet. Another moment he became Presidential?

Retired NFL lineman Chris Long, advocating for the NFL allowing marijuana use “it’s far less dangerous than guzzling a fifth of alcohol and going out after a game. Chances are the player won’t even make it to the club to do this sort of thing that we all kind of wag our finger at when we hear about a guy getting in a fight or getting a DUI, you’re never going to read about him sitting on the couch and binge-watching ‘Game of Thrones’ again.”
Long is right.

(And, heck, aren Doritos and Papa John’s NFL sponsor?)

NFL now making a big deal of awarding their future drafts. 2021 will be in Cleveland, 2023 in Kansas City.
I’ll take “Made-for-TV events you couldn’t pay me to attend” for $1,000, Alex.

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Is it wrong if I don’t care if Natalie Portman and Moby dated?

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Adam Schiff “I think Bill Barr has all the duplicity of Rudy Giuliani without all the good looks and general likability of Rudy Giuliani,”
Troll level – Master

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Ben Carson now says he mixed up REOs and Oreos because he “was having difficulty hearing” during the committee hearing.
Gosh, well, hearing loss could be a symptom of a serious problem, maybe he should step down as HUD secretary and have that checked?

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Trump now claiming since he won’t work with Democrats he can’t do any infrastructure legislation. Gosh, if only he had ever had a chance to have all of Congress controlled by Republicans. Oh, wait. Never mind.

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At this point Donald Trump seems so unhinged have to hope he doesn’t pull a Mrs. Danvers in the White House.

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Trump – “I don’t do cover-ups.”
Translation, “I hire people to do them for me.”

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On the same day Trump says he doesn’t do cover-ups, Fox News headline is about Michael Avenatti defrauding Stormy Daniels of money she received in part from agreeing to cover-up her and Donald’s affair.
#WhyThereIsNoSatire

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If Trump as he tweeted doesn’t need banks then there’s no problem with Deutsche Bank and Capital One turning over his records, right?

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That moment when you claim it was a spontaneous angry press conference but magically there are pre-printed signs in the Rose Garden.

I was a mostly an Midwest-East Coast kid growing up.   And hey, not claiming West Coast superiority now. Because, hey, it’s different.

But one thing being on the West Coast does give you –  real time awesome finishes on a week night.

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Why baseball is the worst game – for eight innings SF Giants batters looked largely flat against Atlanta Braves.

Why baseball is the best game – with two out in the ninth and a runner on first, SF Giants were down 3-1. And won 4-3.   #NoClock

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Well, unless officials somehow rule later that they skated out of their lanes, St. Louis Blues are going to Stanley Cup finals.

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Pitcher Shaun Anderson of SF Giants got 2 hits in first two major league ABs, then got a bunt down, then took Braves starter to a 10 pitch AB. So is there some way Giants can use Pablo Sandoval as an “opener” and Anderson as a pinch-hitter?

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Joe Biden’s dad moved the family out of Scranton when Joe was 10. Last night at his PA rally. Trump claimed that “Biden deserted you” “Desertion” is an interesting accusation from a man who’s left two mothers of his children.

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Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin, a big Donald Trump supporter, got 52.2% of the vote today. In the GOP primary. So 47.8% of his OWN party wants him out.
Missed the Trump tweet taking credit.

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Biden’s dad moved the family out of Scranton when Joe was 10. Last night at his Pennsylvania rally. Trump claimed that “Biden deserted you”
Desertion is an interesting accusation from a man who’s had three wives.

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So if any American now gets a subpoena or even a traffic ticket ordering us to appear in court, can we just say no and say we are being Presidential?

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Until someone goes to jail for defying a subpoena, Donald Trump will tell his minions that law doesn’t apply to them either.

At this point if Donald Trump walked naked down Pennsylvania Avenue most in the GOP would praise his clothes. Maybe Susan Collins & Mitt Romney might profess being “troubled” by the way the clothes fit.

Think it might have helped if someone told Portland Trail Blazers that unlike Stanley Cup Playoffs,  NBA Playoffs have four, not three, periods?

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And yeah, Spurs couldn’t have beaten Warriors this year I know that. But have to think they’d have shown up regularly in the 4th quarter.

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But seriously, Portland was up 17 points, again, with less than  two minutes minutes left in third quarter.  Trailblazers played Warriors in fourth quarter like other golfers USED to play Tiger Woods on Sunday.

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Meanwhile, SF Giants had Game of Thrones night the day after series finale. And looked about as dead as most GOT characters.

On a brighter note, Giants might sell more tickets this weekend as Warriors fans getting their money back from any pre-purchased game 5 or 7 tickets.

Ben Roethlisberger said in radio interview he went too far in criticizing then teammate Antonio Brown last year.
Somehow I missed him saying that about the two women he (allegedly) raped.

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Retired race-car driver Al Unser Jr. arrested early this am for DWI, after he allegedly was clocked in VW Beetle at 59 mph in a 45 zone. What’s more embarrassing? The DWI, or a former Indy winner driving a Beetle?

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I miss the days when  Kim Kardashian picking a fight with Jack in the Box would have been crazier than any political tweet, let alone several from POTUS.

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$1.00?   Less than the price of a cup of black coffee.   So even Goodwill has standards on donations? 

State TV not being obsequious enough? Trump in PA, still upset about Buttigieg town hall: “What’s going on with Fox…what’s going on there? They’re putting more Democrats on than Republicans. It’s something strange is going on at Fox, folks. Something very strange.

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Wonder if Trump is just jealous of Pete Buttigieg because as President Pete would have a younger spouse than he does. (And a happier marriage.)

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Investigation found Betsy DeVos to be latest Trump administration official to have used her personal email accounts for government business.
To be fair, this is one time when the “too dumb to know better” defense might apply.

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Trump indicated last night on Fox News that he might soften his stance on E-Verify. Translation, even more of his hotel and resort workers are undocumented than we thought.

ESPN started story about SF Giants game  –  “Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Crawford,  two of San Francisco’s oldest players, did not start Sunday’s game.”

Wait, how did Panda and Crawford get to be “old” players?

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Hoping SF Giants didn’t throw out all those Panda hats in their Dugout Store inventory when Sandoval left in 2015. Have a feeling they might become a hot item again.

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If Brooks Koepka was going to be mortal for one round CBS Sports and its advertisers probably would have preferred he did it in one of rounds 1-3

Sunday night was  both Game of Thrones and American Idol finale, plus Pete Buttigieg on Fox News. Just guessing it might have been a slow night in movie theaters.

Sorry Game of Thrones fans. Writers and actors etc already knew the ending tonight. Even with a minute left in 2nd OT, no one knew ending of Raptors Bucks
Sports IS the best reality show.

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Must admit, while I’ve never watched Game of Thrones the social media battles over the ending are entertaining.

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For some reason Fox News isn’t covering the Trump-Kushner Deutsche Bank money laundering story. They are, however, reporting that Britney Spears is “desperate for an iPhone.”

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Have had mixed feelings about Democratic candidates appearing on Fox News. But seeing how much it p*ssed off Trump today, thinking, sure, let’s make it a habit.

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Mitt Romney says he was “troubled” by “unfortunate” findings in Mueller report. Good to see someone is carrying on the courageous mantle of Jeff Flake.

Deutsche Bank money-laundering, pardoning Gallagher, a serial killer turned in by his own Seal Team colleagues…. Any of these scandals would have toppled any other Presidency. And today they barely make 24 hour news cycle.

It’s all a state of mind. Maximum Security and Bodexpress both are sure they won their races.

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But come on, Bodexpress runs the Preakness, finishes ahead of some horses, and then adds another lap for good measure. Where is the endorsement contract from Waymo?

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At this point only way Brooks Koepka won’t win the PGA is if he veers into someone else’s lane.

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So how much karma credit do we give that Trump medal for Tiger Woods missing the PGA cut?

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In Casablanca, Rick reconnects with Ilsa, and puts at least a rose-colored glow on their past – “We’ll always have Paris.” And in 2019, Pablo Sandoval, prodigal Panda, reconnects and reminds SF Giants fans, “We’ll always have 2014.”

So who had Michigan Rep Justin Amash as the first GOP elected official (who isn’t retiring) to say the Emperor has no Clothes?

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Uh oh.. Fox News poll..“On the Russia investigation, who do you trust more to tell the truth?”
Between Trump and Mueller, 45% said they trusted the special counsel, 27% said the president
Between Mueller and Barr, 40% said they trusted the special counsel, 22% said the attorney general,
Between congressional Democrats and the Trump administration, 44% said they trusted the Democrats, 33%, said the White House,
So what’s Fox going to do? Fire their pollster?

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Why there is no satire. Donald Trump tweets out more “Right to Life” rant tweets Saturday night, at the same time he prepares to pardon war criminals who executed innocent people.

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And while many people may be tired of seeing Alec Baldwin play  Donald Trump in SNL, guessing many more people are tired of seeing Donald Trump play a President in the White House.