Left Coast Sports Babe

Only two games into Eastern Conference NBA finals, but looking like national sportswriters are going to have to start learning how to spell Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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After playing so well deep into NBA playoffs, the Toronto Raptors really looked lost Friday night. Who do they think they are, the Toronto Maple Leafs?

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Tiger Woods has missed the cut in PGA Championship. So to CBS, which is televising the tournament, thoughts and prayers.

Beleaguered Nationals bullpen gave up 11 runs in the last three innings tonight in 14-6 to the Chicago Cubs.   As SF Giants fan this makes me worried Washington has extra impetus to try to trade for Pablo Sandoval. They might need the Panda to pitch.

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San Jose Sharks are apparently upset because people think they got three major “lucky” calls so far in NHL playoffs.
Not perhaps as upset as the three teams those calls went against.

(Silver lining of Friday’s game 4 loss, the officials didn’t give the Sharks any game-winning calls to be defensive about.)

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RIP Grumpy Cat. But really, these days aren’t we all grumpy cat?

And Xena, age 15, thinks she can outgrumpy anyone. 

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IVF is expensive, but has a high success rate, so it’s popular with couples who can afford it. Most extra embryos though, end up donated for research or destroyed. I’m sure the GOP reason for not condemning procedure has nothing to do with rich donors. #ProLifeMyAss

Great effort to start by Trailblazers, but when you score 3 points in the last 4 1/2 minutes you don’t beat many teams, let alone the Warriors.

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Portland’s Damian Lillard, on the last steal by Andre Iguodala before Lillard could get off a potential game-tying 3. “For me as the offensive player, I felt like it was contact. There was a lot of contact. But obviously, the ref is not going to decide the game or jump in at that point. You know, so … good defensive play.”
Had that same play involved James Harden he might still be bitching, or Rockets might have filed protest with league office.

Some think Zion Williamson is upset not to be a Knick next year.   Let’s see, he could have ended up in the most insane 24-7 media market with a clusterf*ck franchise.  But  he now gets warmer winters in a friendlier cheaper town, with great food, that will adore him but leave him alone when he wants.  Thinking Zion is feeling just fine.
(and winners can sell shoes anywhere.)

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Local officials in Florida say Trump administration is planning to release “hundreds of asylum-seeking migrants caught along the southern border into Broward and Palm Beach counties, with no apparent plan to house, feed or care for them.

Maybe the new residents can open  taco trucks near Mar-A-Lago?  Secret-service agents stuck in the area might welcome some decent food.

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Taco Bell is creating a hotel in Palm Springs. No details yet. But presumably with at least branded toilet paper.

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Wonder if new federal judge Wendy Vitter’s husband “Diaper David” Vitter of Louisiana always used condoms when he regularly patronized the “DC Madam’s” prostitution ring. And wonder how many of the women he paid for their services had abortions?

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Apparently Trump first thought of giving his immigration speech in NY, but opted for a friendlier Rose Garden crowd. Original venue? – the opening of the Statue of Liberty museum. Irony, your table is ready.

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Trump plan would let “immigrants with no job offers or specific skills to work in U.S. if they can demonstrate English proficiency & educational attainment & pass a civics exam.” Would that Donald had those standards for his own administration.

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If you’re a former wife, girlfriend or mistress of a GOP legislator and you are disgusted because he supported or even urged your having an abortion, now would be an EXCELLENT time to come forward.

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But what’s next for the GOP, outlawing coat hangers?

That Sharks hand pass was almost as blatant as Rams pass interference.

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Pelicans GM David Griffin, after NBA draft lottery: “I don’t believe the universe makes mistakes.”
Maybe while he’s in New Orleans he shouldn’t say that around Saints fans?

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Trying to remember if Brook Lopez ever even scored 29 points at Stanford…. #Bucks

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Kareem Hunt, who signed with Browns after being cut by Chiefs after video surfaced of him hitting and kicking a woman says he made “a mistake.” And “I know I am not going to mess this up again.”
Maybe it’s just semantics, but instead of “not going to mess this up” how about, “I know violence against women is wrong and I’m never going to do that again.”

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Ted Cruz today  – we need “space force” to protect us from space pirates. What, no space grizzly bears.

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Adam Semprevivo, whose dad pleaded guilty to paying $400,000 to get him into Georgetown University by pretending he was a top tennis player is now suing the school both to prevent them from expelling him. He is also asking for “appropriate compensation.”
Wonder if the kid will also ask for sympathy due to his diagnosed “affluenza.”

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Jared Kushner’s immigration plan apparently lets visa applicants get “eligibility points” several ways, such as by taking a U.S. civics course and passing a criminal background check.
Shame there aren’t similar standards for the Trump House

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White House counsel Pat Cipollone rejecting Congress’s request for Trump documents – “Congressional investigations are intended to obtain information to aid in evaluating potential legislation, not to harass political opponents.”
Surprised he didn’t add – they should be focusing on important things like Benghazi.

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So while GOP legislatures try to criminalize and ban abortion included in the new Trump tariffs against China are … baby clothes.
Once again, pro-life my ass.

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We make bad jokes about Southerners marrying their own relatives. Now in Alabama, no joke, if a girl is a victim of incest she might have to give birth to her own brother.

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Two steps to eliminate most abortions.
1. All men have reversible vasectomies at puberty.
2. When they are in a stable relationship and ready for children, they go with their partner, sign a JOINT statement with her, and have the operation reversed.
You’re welcome.

So if there WAS a conspiracy to help New York Knicks get #1 draft pick this year, appears that the Knicks ran that conspiracy as well as they generally run their franchise.

As a Saints fan I am happy for the New Orleans Pelicans in NBA draft.   But is this enough karmic payback for NFC Championship game? Hell no.

Los Angeles Lakers jumped up to 4th pick in NBA draft. But Lakers had #2 pick in 2015, 2016, and 2017. And still ended up in this year’s lottery.
By comparison, San Antonio Spurs last lottery pick. 1997. A guy named Tim Duncan. Haven’t missed the playoffs since.

Giants tried getting on the “opener” bandwagon today against the Blue Jays. (An “opener” is starting a pitcher with the plan that he will only go one inning.)  Nick Vincent gave up three runs in the first.  Can we hope this means they are off the wagon?

SF Giants pitcher giving up first major league home run to Vladimir Guerrero Jr, is almost a badge of honor. Giving up first major league hit to Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trent Thorton… not so much.

So just wondering, if any of Alabama’s college football players get a woman pregnant, will they be charged as accessories to murder if she aborts the fetus?

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How many of us would boycott Alabama after tonight if we had had any reason to go there in the first place?

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says Russian hackers breached voter systems in 2 counties in 2016, but no vote totals were actually affected. And why should we doubt ANYTHING a Florida Governor says about an election?

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You know how you see someone’s name trending and think “Oh, please, I hope they haven’t died.” #PatRobertson is not one of those someones.

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Does anyone really think Donald Trump  could explain tariffs well enough even to get a “C” in an undergraduate economics course?

I am pro-choice even when I don’t agree with another woman’s choice. But find myself thinking – maybe let’s bring Roe vs Wade before the Supreme Court ASAP. Maybe it will wake up some GOP and independent women who vote for lower taxes because they think their healthcare rights are safe.

No brag too small _Trump tweet this am “Has anyone noticed that all the Boston @RedSox have done is WIN since coming to the White House! Others also have done very well. The White House visit is becoming the opposite of being on the cover of Sports Illustrated!?”
Somehow I miss tweet taking credit for 1st place and defending champion Washington Capitals visiting Trump, then getting bounced in the FIRST round of NHL playoffs.

Maximum Security jockey Luis Saez has received an unusually harsh 15 day suspension for not making “the proper effort to maintain a straight course.”
Now that’s just one horse race. For a continued infraction how long could we suspend a U.S. President?

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Russell Wilson, who just signed a 4 year $140 million with a $65 million signing bonus, bought his mom a house for Mother’s Day.
Wilson didn’t say where the house is but we know it’s not in San Francisco. He’d have needed a bigger contract.

Judge ruled prosecutors cannot use secretly recorded video allegedly showing Robert Kraft engaging in massage parlor sex. So this time Patriots BENEFIT from tapes being declared illegal?

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Really awful that cruise ship passengers died in a float-plane accident on a shore excursion.
But have to wonder, how many people booked on cruises die each year driving to get to the port? Or the airport if they are flying to their embarkation point?

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Wendy Vitter’s nomination for a Federal Judgeship might be voted on this week. If her name sounds familiar, she’s the wife of former Louisiana senator “Diaper David” Vitter, who admitted to being a regular customer of a DC prostitution ring.
Wendy herself endorsed a brochure saying the Birth Control pill could cause breast, cervical, or liver cancers, and user could meet a “violent death” because they’re more likely to cheat on their partners.
#NotTheOnion

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Can we all take a moment to contemplate that Trump is calling for tariffs on Chinese goods by tweets made from an iPhone?

So since a Canadian team beat a US team to advance in NBA playoffs got to wonder, will Trump blame someone for it in the morning?

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Curiously enough, Toronto has a population, at 2.9 million, almost twice of Milwaukee, Portland and Oakland put together.

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As a Spurs fan I have mixed feelings about Kawhi Leonard. But damn, he is fun to watch sometimes.

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Moms who are SF Giants fans would like to thank team for a win today as well as a full cardiac workout.

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Damn, RIP  Peggy Lipton. Always wanted to look like her on Mod Squad, but I had hair like Clarence Williams III.

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When I got pregnant with my son, my ob-gyn told me not to tell too many people until I was through the first trimester at least,  as up to a third of first pregnancies end in miscarriage. So are these GOP a**holes planning to investigate all of them?

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At end of Pete Buttigieg speech in Las Vegas Saturday night he embraced his husband onstage. Can anyone ever remember Trump embracing Melania?   (Ivanka, maybe.)

Anyone else notice that during this graduation season, Trump hasn’t delivered any commencement addresses. And wouldn’t have, except that he “bumped” Mike Pence from Air Force Academy. in late May.
Maybe even the universities many of us ridicule have some standards.

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Are we surprised Trump won’t acknowledge Mother’s Day on Twitter? Because it’s one day that’s NOT all about him.

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You know, being the President of the United States Trump could have started out this morning by wishing the mothers of his children and other women in this country a “Happy Mother’s Day…”

Nah.

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At this point many of Donald Trump’s tweets are a tossed word salad of the same words “Russian Hoax, Witch Hunt, No Collusion, No Obstruction”

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Maybe the reason Trump hasn’t wished the mothers of his children Happy Mother’s Day is that he can’t remember how many there are?

Just think of number of people, including FBI director, two former FBI director, 800 federal prosecutors, former employees, his former lawyer, etc, ALL have to be lying for Donald Trump to be telling the truth….

So now that they are back from road trip have SF Giants filed a lost luggage report with United Airlines for what happened to their bats?

Weekend forecast in DC – rain.
So no golf.
I’m sure this means Donald Trump will take the time either for sober reflection or quiet time with his family.

The White House website called them the “Red Socks.”  Then they said the team was the “World Cup Series” champions.   Then Trump said Lincoln lost the Civil War.  And half the .team decided not to attend

Watching this Red Sox  dumpster fire with White House today reminds me that perhaps there’s ONE silver lining with Saints being robbed from Super Bowl….

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Well, at least there’s about zero chance that Trump White House will get a chance to misspell name of whatever NBA team wins the championship.

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Weather in Denver today looked almost as cold as it used to be at Candlestick Park.

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Not sure what game they play at Coors Field, but some days it bears no relation to actual baseball.

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Kansas Senator Grassley joins Senator Burr in backing the subpoena for Jr. to testify, have to wonder, how long until Donald Trump throws his own son under the bus?

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Alabama Senate trying to pass one of most restrictive abortion laws in country, making it illegal as soon as fetus is “in utero.”
But to be fair, at the moment of conception, a fetus is only 14 years away from being a suitable date for Roy Moore.

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Since anyone who is an accessory can also be tried for murder, and it DOES take two to conceive, shouldn’t all these restrictive new abortion laws also mean states should charge father of fetus for abortions too?

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Trump says John Kerry “should be prosecuted” for violating the Logan Act for talking to Iran. Did Putin tell him to say that?

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First it was Kim Jong Un, now Trump says Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote him a ‘beautiful letter.”
Does anyone think Donald has ever even written “beautiful letters’ to his wives?

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Trump laughed about a rally supporter’s suggestion to shoot migrants. Like he laughs about extending his term. And that oldie-but-goodie ‘Russia, if you’re listening…..”

San Jose Sharks win game 7 to advance to next round of NHL playoffs, 3-2 over Avalanche. Though Colorado did have a game-tying goal called back on a controversial offsides call.
So 2019 – the year of the officials – continues.
Can’t wait to see what NBA comes up with next.

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Meanwhile, at least there isn’t likely to be any nationwide controversy over the Preakness. Because this year,  with both Maximum Security and Country House out, who’s actually going to be watching the Preakness?

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ESPN notes that Duke already has a top recruit for men’s basketball in 2020, getting a commitment from “five-star point guard Jeremy Roach.”
And not like he needs to worry about competition, Roach knows the 2019 star recruits will have left for NBA by time he shows up.

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So for Meghan and Harry it’s baby Archie.
Well, it beats “Jughead.”

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Trump today formally asserted executive privilege over the Mueller report. This worked out so well for Nixon.

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An anti-vaxx Kentucky teen who sued the school over vaccines has come down with chicken pox.  Is it wrong to hope when he’s an adult that he gets shingles?

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Jim Jordan wants the public to know as much about the Mueller Report as he wanted them to know about the sexual abuse of wrestlers at Ohio State. Period.

Trump tweeting today about visiting “one of my favorite places, the Florida Panhandle.”
Not that Donald would ever go there, except that if Panhandle were (rightly) part of Alabama, Florida would be a blue state.

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More from Florida rally “If we want to drive them crazy, I’ll say in 10 years they’ll go crazy,’ Trump said, joking about serving 12 years in office.”
Uh, does anyone think Trump actually ever jokes?

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Trump sarcastically attacking Mayor Pete “We have a young man, Buttigieg. … He’s got a great chance, doesn’t he? He’ll be great, representing us against President Xi of China.”
Uh, considering Pete knows 8 languages and can probably learn Mandarin, he might be great.

And he’d probably p*ss off fewer other countries.

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It being Coors Field, everyone of course expected SF Giants to have 14 runs. Of course, most people expected that to be the total for three games.

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Congratulations to Mike Fiers on MLB’s 300th no-hitter.  Meanwhile, will he and the A’s and send flowers or something to SF Giants pitchers. Clearly they  wore out Cincinnati  hitters with all the time Reds spent running around the bases.

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John Daly has arthritis in his knee and got approval to use a cart next week in PGA Championship. Will the cart come with a designated driver?

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Maximum Security is skipping the next race, now Country House owners say he has a cold. How long until the next appeal about Kentucky Derby is filed by advertisers for the Preakness?

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So much division in this country, but can we get bipartisan agreement on one thing? It should be a felony to get in Express Line at a crowded supermarket with a really complicated refund or exchange item.

Three tweets from Donald Trump in last two days about giving a medal to Tiger Woods. NONE about the latest school shooting, or about hero #RileyHowell. Priorities.

…year after year, Mr. Trump appears to have lost more money than nearly any other individual American taxpayer.”   NY TimesYou know, if you let me write $200 billion worth of hot checks every year, I could give you the illusion of prosperity too.”  Lloyd Bentsen

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Your reminder that in a 2000 “Fortune” interview Donald Trump said “It’s very possible that I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it.”
Maybe he really did run in 2016 because he needed the money.

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If Jerry Falwell Jr’s “racy” pictures were sent to his wife it would be a non-story, and perhaps him quoting Corinthians “Do not deprive one another.” Just saying.

With all the controversy over Kentucky Derby ending, most unhappy people in horse racing – other than Maximum Security owners and bettors- have to be anyone connected to the Preakness.

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SF Giants tied a major league record by hitting four batters in one inning today. Given that it’s Great American Ballpark I’m amazed one of the balls didn’t bounce off a batter and over the outfield fence.

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Best pitching line of the day for SF Giants. Again.
PITCHERS IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
P. Sandoval 1.0 0 0 0   0    0     0       10-7      0.00

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And the Red Sox are paying his salary.. Pablo Sandoval on Monday became the first major league player since 1905 to hit a home run, steal a base and post a scoreless outing in the same game.

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After SF leaves the launching pad known as Cincinnati’s Great American Ballpark, the Giants travel for a three series at Coors Field. So who on the team pitching staff REALLY p*ssed someone off in the scheduling department.

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SF Giants game in Cincinnati was  actually delayed by BEES! Can we blame everyone who complained this season didn’t have enough buzz?

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Julian Castro is the latest candidate to qualify for 2020 Presidential debates. At this point the real limiting factor on number of participants is likely to be the decision of the fire marshal.

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Trump gave Tiger Woods medal of honor “because of his incredible success [and] comeback in sports, and more importantly, life.”
Translation, how long until there’s a Tiger Woods-branded course at one of Trump’s golf resorts?

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Florida Senator Rick Scott ranting on Twitter about what he considers a “terrible idea” – ‘If you want to buy a gun, @CoryBooker wants you to register with the federal government.”
Gosh, next the government might want you to register your car..

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Okay, anyone else but me hit the apathy trifecta – Game of Thrones, Avenger Endgame and MetGala ?

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Ken Starr, complaining about Mueller letter about Barr being leaked “That is, to me, the unforgivable sin.”
“Unforgivable sin?”   Right, as opposed to ignoring rape and sexual assaults by athletes at  Baylor?

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From Marc Ragovin “I’m not saying the Mets are bad, but the only way they are winning the division is if the Nats, Phils, Braves, and Marlins veer out of their lanes.”

Okay, since being down 8-0 and coming back wasn’t enough of a challenge, today SF Giants in first inning ended up down 4-0 on three consecutive pitches from Jeff Samardzija, and won 6-5.  Fun, but probably not a season long winning strategy.

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Worst thing about SF Giants visit to launching pad known as Cincinnati’x Great American Ballpark? Madison Bumgarner hasn’t, and probably won’t, had a chance to hit?

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This quote is from 2017, but how do you read it and not root for Damian Lillard? “Pressure, nah.this is just playing ball. Pressure is the homeless man, who doesn’t know where his next meal is coming from. Pressure is the single mom, who is trying to scuffle and pay her rent.”
“We get paid a lot of money to play a game. Don’t get me wrong ― there are challenges. But to call it pressure is almost an insult to regular people.”

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Not just manager Alex Cora, but apparently several other members of World Series Champion Red Sox will skip White House visit. Will their excuse be they can’t eat cold greasy fast food.?

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So we have gone from “Ich bin ein Berliner” (literally “I am a jelly doughnut,” to having a President now be “Stollen?”

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But if Trump wants to insist Democrats have ” stollen two years of my (our) Presidency ,” whatever does he mean?  That they have iced it?   Hard to imagine they could have added more  nuts?

Robert Mueller has set tentative date to testify before House Judiciary Committee of May 15. Hoping he has engaged a food taster until then.

Trump email of the day references his upcoming fundraising dinner in New Orleans.
Wonder if anyone has told him that city of New Orleans voted 80.% for Hillary Clinton.

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And half expected Trump to tweet “Happy Fifth of May?”. Because this is America and we should speak English.

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So Trump has time for nonstop Twitter retweeting rant against his enemies, & even time to redo his “Stollen” rant. But no time to honor hero Riley Howell.   If only UNCC killer were an immigrant.

At the Kentucky Derby Museum, located at Churchill Downs, you can listen to recording of every race in history. Wonder how the hell they’re going to do this one.

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Were the  Kentucky Derby horses  claiming a foul owned by James Harden?

Asked on Twitter “What would Trump’s horse be named if he had one running in the Kentucky Derby?”

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So will Sports Illustrated “Sportsman of the Year’ in 2019 be the officials?

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Here’s seriously, what’s really dissatisfying about this year’s Kentucky Derby. Maybe it was a foul. But the horse that ended up won wasn’t affected. The horse who was most impeded  _ War of Will – finished out of.the money.

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(Will next year’s Derby be sponsored by lawyers?)

On the other hand from an actual athlete’s perspective, Maximum Security still thinks he won.

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So if you can overturn a Kentucky Derby finish based on seeing a foul after the fact, how about a Presidential election? Asking for a country.

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Fastest two minutes in sports, normally the Kentucky Derby?  The slowest two minutes in sports – waiting between pitches for Pedro Baez.

For 2020 NBA Championship, NY Knicks are down to 16-1 in Las Vegas, behind only Bucks, Celtics and 76ers.
Your reminder that as far as money wagered, the #1 team for 2019 Championship was the LA Lakers.

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Now that he is in Triple-A, Tim Tebow is only hitting .137. Sad. If only he could build up his confidence again against lesser pitching, like facing the Baltimore Orioles.

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All this hype over betting odds in 2020. Another reminder, one reason Bill Clinton, who announced his candidacy in OCTOBER 1991, got the 1992 nomination is that many powerful Democrats figured George H.W. Bush was a cinch for re-election and didn’t run.

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Meanwhile,  49 years ago today.  Does anyone think at this point Trump wouldn’t blame the students?  Or Hillary. Or Obama.  Seriously  If you’re not afraid you’re not paying attention.

So after SF Giants  went down 8-0 in the 3rd, didn’t we all have game against Reds going to the 11th?

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But yeah. Baseball IS the best game. No clock.

Nights like tonight with SF Giants late-night comeback in Cincinnati, along with Nuggets Blazers 4OT playoff game makes me feel sorry for sports fans on East Coast.

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At rookie minicamp, Bears coach Matt Nagy had eight kickers to attempt a 43-yard field goal, the same distance as the missed attempt that cost Chicago the playoff win against Eagles. Only 2 of 8 made it.
So how serious is Sebastian Janikowski about that retirement?

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Derek Jeter is reportedly unhappy with Marlins’ play and lousy attendance. Gosh, if only he knew someone who could do something about it.

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Meanwhile, instead of watching sports, Trump’s Friday night rant “I am continuing to monitor the censorship of AMERICAN CITIZENS on social media platforms. This is the United States of America — and we have what’s known as FREEDOM OF SPEECH! ”
Uh, this is the man who wants censorship when he is mocked on SNL and has talked about “challenging” media licenses.

Hard to believe it was about 50 years ago that Canada had a charismatic leader named Trudeau and Americans had a lousy crook in the White House.

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Trump tweeting about phone call with his boss today – “getting along with Russia, China, and everyone is a good thing, not a bad thing….”
“and everyone” – excluding Western Europe, Canada, Central America… and of course Democrats.

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Drawing conclusions from Mueller report without asking Mueller himself to testify is like having a trial but excluding witnesses.

So since Trump and Pence are so big on medical providers being allowed faith-based exemptions, can doctors refuse to prescribe Viagra for single men or men whose wives are past child-bearing age?

Trump claimed Putin said Mueller Report  “ended up being a mouse.” Uh, as a guy named Walt Disney used to say “it all started with a Mouse.”

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So since Trump is so big on medical providers being allowed faith-based exemptions, can doctors refuse to prescribe Viagra for single men or men whose wives are past child-bearing age?

Hey Generation Z-ers…. Trump today filed another brief to get rid of Obamacare. This would means anyone from 18-26 could no longer be on their parents’ healthcare. Still think voting doesn’t matter?

Apparently with their 14-17 start, Red Sox have banned the video game “Fortnite” as a “distraction” in their clubhouse.
Ok, SF Giants have had a lousy start, but at least they aren’t making lousy excuses. #smallmercies

At LaGuardia, Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell was detained and cited for possession after TSA said they found marijuana inside a “hidden compartment of an AriZona Iced Tea can.”
Those cans hold 12 ounces of liquid. So just thinking, if you’re going to try to bring pot on a plane, maybe you shouldn’t bring it in something TSA would confiscate anyway?

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In Denver last night, Nuggets fans were chanting “Kanter sucks!” and one yelled out, “Go back to Turkey, oh wait you can’t!”

For those who don’t know the story, Kanter has criticized the Turkish President, and the country has revoked his passport, issued a warrant for his arrest,  and threatened to throw him in prison if he returns.   And we thought the Broncos fans throwing snowballs were as low as you could go in Denver.

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Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner married Joe Jonas tonight in a surprise ceremony in Las Vegas after the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
Well, after GOT can imagine why Turner might have had more than the usual horror of big weddings.

GOP-controlled Florida legislature passed a bill outlawing “sanctuary cities. Gov. Ron DeSantis – “We are a stronger state when we protect our residents, foster safe communities and respect the work of law enforcement at every level.”
And he said this with a straight face? Florida!!?

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Patti Davis in an open letter to GOP “If you are going to stand silent as America is dismantled and dismembered, as democracy is thrown onto the ash heap of yesterday, shame on you. But don’t use my father’s name on the way down.”
Waiting for someone in Trump administration to attack Patti’s father…

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Two Federal Reserve Board nominees gone in about a week. Who’s Trump going to pick for his third strike?

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Jesus said “the truth shall set you free.”  Guess Jesus would never get a job in the Trump administration.

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Playing to his evangelical base, Trump talked a lot about freedom of religion on National Prayer Day.   This is the religious equivalent of Henry Ford saying you can have any color as long as it’s black.

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All this commotion about Barr. Am I the only one thinking “Can we just skip him and go to the source? When can Mueller testify?

Bryce Harper, who went 0-4 Tuesday night in a Phillies loss, got booed by home fans.  Congrats to all those who had “April 30” in the pool.

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Ok, this SF Giants season may suck. But taking 2 of 3 from Dodgers does not suck.

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A bleeping miracle has occurred. For 2nd time in 2019  SF Giants scored in 1st inning. For 1st time this year they had a LEAD in first inning.

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Prosecutors played a tape today where  former Arizona assistant said that  Wildcats coach Sean Miller was paying star center Deandre Ayton $10,000 per month while he was enrolled at the University.

Many people who heard this story were no doubt appalled. And at least a few players and their families are thinking “Damn, we were underpaid.”

(Must. Not. Make. USC. Jokes.)

Hillary Clinton tonight said that Trump is on “the road to tyranny.” “On the road?” Trump is the drum major in the middle of the road leading the band.

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Lindsey Graham today “If Mueller disagrees with anything Barr said today, “he can come and tell us.”   I think that can be arranged.

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Attorney General Bill Barr said Mueller report “was now my baby.” Just another guy who knows as much about law as he does about biology.

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Barr would have also claimed Henri II didn’t mean Becket any harm when he said “Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?”

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For all those wondering who “Judicial Watch” is that Donald Trump was retweeting nonstop today, I give you Wikipedia: “The group has made numerous false and unsubstantiated claims, which have been picked up by right-wing news outlets. The vast majority of its lawsuits have been dismissed.”

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Lori Gilbert Kaye, and Riley Howell were heroes who gave their lives to save others when faced with mass shooters. If we had a President he or she would say their names.

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This morning Donald Trump had time to retweet countless tweets from firefighter supporters, but not a word about UNCC victims Ellis Parlier, 19, and Riley Howell, 21. If only their killer had been an immigrant he’d be eulogizing them nonstop.

One way not to make referees the story of Buck Celtics series – have no game closer than 20 points.

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And who knew the more civil Rockets-Warriors game of the two so far would be the game where Curry dislocated his finger, and Harden got his eye lacerated by Draymond Green?

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And no ejections tonight,  but  NBA “officials have ejected 12 players from games this postseason, equaling a record set in 1994 and 2003.” And it’s only the 2nd round. When is the league going to start selling referee jerseys?

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Donald Trump hosted NASCAR champion Joey Logano at the White House today. Just guessing he didn’t serve Joey cold hamburgers.

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Meanwhile, the women’s basketball National Champions Baylor Lady Bears also visited the White House, and DID get served cold fast food, burgers and fries and pizza..  Apparently she laughingly responded “Okay, Donnie. Coooool.”

The Lady Bears were the first women’s team to visit the White House. Guessing they may also be the last.

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Not sure about my bucket list, but Caracas, Venezuela, which was a great cruise shore excursion over a decade ago, probably tops my list of “Places I Have Been Where I Have No Interest Now in Going Back.”

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On June 3, SFO just announced they will relocate ALL domestic terminal pickups for Uber, Lyft, and Wingz to top level of the domestic hourly parking garage.
And no doubt this change will go as smoothly as everything does these days in terms of flying.

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So as first guilty pleas come in for College Admissions Scandal have to wonder, how much did their parents pay to get Jared, Ivanka, Don Jr. and Eric into college?

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Another horrible thing about latest campus shooting at UNCC, we all know it will be crickets from Donald Trump unless it turns out killer is an immigrant.

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Your reminder that on top of everything else,  Senator Susan Collins voted to confirm Attorney General Barr.

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Look, I’ll #VoteBlueNoMatterWho. But there’s still something a little sad that with 20 interesting and diverse Democratic candidates running in 2020, poll leaders are white men who are almost 80.

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Also, anyone who doesn’t already think Trump should rot in hell for his “executing babies” lie, should take a few minutes to read this.  Seriously.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/rich-hill-mlb-dodgers

Two NBA playoff games tonight and in neither was officiating the headline.  No worries though for those who tune in to watch ref – the Warriors Rockets tip off again tomorrow.

NBA fined Chris Paul $35,000 for “aggressively confronting and recklessly making contact with a game official” in Rockets Warriors game 1, but did not suspend him. Well, di$cipline i$ one thing, rating$ are another.

The Raptors got FIVE points from non-starters tonight in a 94-89 loss to the 76ers.    Maybe it would have helped more to have should have sold spaces on their bench to noisy fans.

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As everyone “grades” the 2019 NFL draft, your reminder that only was Tom Brady famously a 6th round pick, but also Joe Montana drafted in 3rd round and Drew Brees  in the 2nd.

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On Monday Chase sent out (and deleted) a tweet with “hypothetical conversation between a bank customer and the bank. The customer asks, “Why is my balance so low?” and the bank account replies: “Make coffee at home … eat the food that’s already in the fridge … you don’t need a cab, it’s only three blocks.”
What’s Tuesday, the banking company will suggest how customers eat cake?

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Donald Trump, along with Don Jr, Eric and Ivanka  filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against Deutsche Bank and Capital One in hopes to keep the banks from responding to congressional subpoenas.

Right, the most “transparent” President and Presidential family ever.

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Former US-North Korea envoy said he signed agreement to pay $2 million for Otto Warmbier and believed Trump had approved the deal. Will Donald’s defense be that everyone knows he doesn’t pay his bills?

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Rod Rosenstein in his resignation letter thanked Trump “for the courtesy and humor you often display in our personal conversations.”   So for his next gig is Rosenstein  auditioning his deadpan style  for Saturday Night Live?

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The wannabe domestic terrorist apprehended in Los Angeles is an American Army veteran who appears to have hated a whole lot of people. But seriously, isn’t Americans hating a whole lot of other people Trump’s main goal?

Only one game into  Warriors-Rockets series, and already major controversy over foul calls and non-calls.

The NFL is going “hey, our refs were only the main story in ONE game.”

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But so really,  Klay Thompson appears to have done the unthinkable with many NBA fans – made James Harden a somewhat sympathetic figure?

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Sebastian Janikowski says he’s retiring from the NFL at the age of 41. “So young?” responded Adam Vinatieri.

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Five minutes to go in third period and San Jose was down 3 to 1 to Colorado Avalanche.  The Sharks did end up losing – 4-3.    Moral of story, never turn Sharks games off early in the NHL Playoffs.

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Yesterday White Sox Tigers game was snowed out. Today four Chicago pitchers combined to strike out 20 Detroit hitters. Maybe yesterday’s weather froze Tigers’ bats?

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San Antonio Spurs had a great run this year though fans wished team had a mature and consistent leader. Which is sadly what millions of people also now wish about the USA.

Donald Trump congratulated Nick Bosa, who was drafted #2 in NFL draft by SF 49ers.   I  missed his #1 pick Kyler Murray.

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s said country must not become a “gay tourism paradise” & that tourists were more than welcome to “come here and have sex with a woman.” Going to be really interesting if Pete Buttigieg ends up on Dem ticket.

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At least several people murdered by gunfire today in Tennessee and in Baltimore. But to Donald Trump the only deaths that count are those he can blame on undocumented immigrants.

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And was that 19-yr-old killer in Poway one of Trump’s “many fine people on both sides” until he wasn’t?

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So a real question, does Donald Trump make up most of his public lies on the fly? Or does he plan them in advance holed up watching Fox News.

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And why does any network still believe there’s a chance in hell of getting a truthful statement out of Kellyanne Conway?

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Trump attacking Democrats while rambling on immigration “it’s just a system that Congress can fix.” Gosh, if only the GOP had a chance to be in charge of both the House and Senate for a couple years…

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Your reminder that Trump had time this weekend for a tweet barrage including touting his own fake poll numbers & today congratulated a football player he’s probably never watched, but still didn’t wish his own wife “Happy Birthday.”

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I have not watched and have no plans to watch Game of Thrones. But  gather a lot of people now would vote this  Arya gal for President.

The Giants score a run. In the first inning. After 25 games.

But they did it after 2 first inning runs by the Yankees. So the streak of never having a first inning LEAD continues.

So which are more likely to be completely wrong?
Opinions in April 2019 on who will be will be Democratic Presidential Candidate in 2020?
Or opinions in April 2019 on which teams in 2019 “won” the NFL draft?

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Well, maybe it’s not as head-scratching as electing Trump – but the team with the most NBA merchandise sold this year was… the Lakers?!

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Meanwhile, Warriors finally prevailed over Clippers in six.    This year’s fans  are happy. Have to wonder, would next year’s season ticket holders at Chase be upset that they didn’t get a chance to see, or re-sell, game seven?

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So NBA playoff first round game 6 between Warriors and Clippers, and Saturday’s game  game 7 between Spurs and Nuggets both scheduled to  tip off at 10pm EASTERN time. Even MLB is going “Wow, way to think of the young fans.”

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Winter storm “Xyler?” Uh, it’s almost May. And winter storms aren’t supposed to get so close to running out of alphabet names.

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Trump today praised Robert E. Lee as a great general. How long until he praises one of George Washington’s once favorite generals, Benedict Arnold?

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So which of Trump’s generals would like to come forward and say yes, he DID tell Donald that Robert E. Lee was his favorite general?

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Seriously does anyone think Trump ever read a single book on Civil War History?

If you didn’t already know Fox News was pure evil this headline – “Driver who injured 8 in California crash targeted victims based on race, religion, cops say.”
The bearded dark-haired suspect pictured in the story is a Christian American reportedly on his way to Bible Study who told police who went after people he thought were Muslim.