Left Coast Sports Babe

Another reason to hate Trump, as a Spurs fan I miss the days when the most upsetting news of the day would be the rumor that Kawhi Leonard might want to play in Los Angeles.

Can anyone explain to me how Austin Jackson at end of his career can seriously be better 2018 option than Steven Duggar at beginning of his?#SFGiants

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When SF Giants are in a hole in centerfield, maybe time to start Duggaring?

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Not a golfer but if only one  or two players  is under par, maybe it really isn’t “par?”#USOpen

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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes indicted on federal criminal wire fraud charges after stepping down as CEO of company. If Holmes can avoid prison she’s attractive & disingenuous enough her next job could be at Fox News.

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A tow truck at Frankfurt Airport caught fire while pulling a Lufthansa Airbus, damaging the plane so badly it may be unrepairable. What’s Germany for #WannaGetAway?

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Scott Pruitt now moving to replace an Obama WOTUS (Waters Of The US) rule that protects drinking water for 117 million Americans. Let them drink Perrier?

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Trump reportedly threatened Japanese PM Shinzo Abe he’d send “25 million Mexicans” to Japan during a discussion on immigration.
How? On Trump Air? No wait, they’re out of business…

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Manafort has been sent to jail. Such a harsh punishment for being Trump’s covfefe boy.

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Trump this morning “Manafort has nothing to do with our campaign,”
Right, that’s why he had the title “Campaign Manager.” #WTF?

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Trump on Comey Friday morning “What he did was a terrible thing to the people.” Uh, yes, he helped you get elected.

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Mitch McConnell says Mueller investigation, which started in May 2017 has “gone on too long.”
The Benghzai investigations lasted over two and a half years.

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How long until Trump administration stops a pregnant migrant woman from having an abortion and then takes her baby away when it’s born?

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Trump on Kim Jong Un “He speaks and his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same.”
Trump later said he was joking. Two words. Yeah. Right.

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Tiger Woods made a triple-bogey on his first hole today. Does this mean ESPN is likely to give up this weekend’s #USOpen coverage?

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ESPN headline “How the Lakers can land LeBron, Kawhi and Paul George.”
I think I like “How Tiger can win this year’s U.S. Open” better.

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Scott Gregory today with 92 became 1st player in 16 years to shoot over 90 in first round of US Open. Well that’s one way to get Tiger out of the headlines.

Ty Blach is my new pitching hero. 6.2 innings- in 15 inning win for Giants.   And this following Dereck Rodriguez’s 6.2 innings as starter. Two quality starts in one game. More than SF Giants have had in a week.

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Those of us who are superstitious might be upset at Duane Kuiper, who when SF Giants  were up 3-0 early in game suggested that 12n start in Miami meant team would get into LA after cross-country flight relatively early.

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As a public service, could Netflix offer free streaming of the movie “Gaslight?” And fast?!

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All this  supposed Trump focus on the parents of Korean War soldiers. But what about the forgotten victims of the Bowling Green Massacre?

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So Sarah Sanders and Jeff Sessions are using the BIBLE as justification for taking babies from their parents? Uh, don’t think this is what Jesus meant by “suffer the little children.” #WTF?

Angel to Joseph “Get up, take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. … (Matthew 2:13).
So Sessions and Sanders are saying #Bible said Egyptians should have taken Jesus from his parents.

Remember, anyone who only watches Fox News is not hearing about children taken away from their parents. Fox is focused on Hillary’s emails, and “bombshell” IG report.
Why it’s so important to politely get out of our echo chambers and engage.

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Lewis Black nursery rhyme last night on @TheDailyShow
“Hickory dickory dock, Dear congress stop sucking the NRAs c*ck”
But guessing there won’t be major GOP outrage: A woman comic didn’t say it.

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Finally don’t think Trump gutting Obamacare affects you? One ACA provision said preventive care – mammograms, colonoscopies, blood tests etc, must be covered with no deductible. Even for those with employer-paid insurance
But I’m sure insurers won’t start charging again…

Washington Post says most Washington Capitals players would visit White House if invited. Maybe because most of them aren’t American.

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SF Giants manage to blow 3 leads in one game. 7 leads in series against Miami. Maybe pitchers can’t concentrate in empty stadiums?

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Is it a rule that any time an #SFGiants pitcher walks the leadoff runner they have to score?

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Cincinnati Reds have taken a dispute to Ohio Supreme Court over whether team should pay tax on bobbleheads given to fans attending games.   Giveaways are subject to sales tax but Reds claim don’t have to pay additional tax because they resell the promotional items as part of the ticket package. Heck, with this year’s team the bobbleheads probably have more value than the game.

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That moment in history when #MPRaccoon has more courage than any member of the GOP in Congress.

Good thing #mprraccoon didn’t try to scale the White House. Trump would have probably had it shot as undocumented

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All this talk that #KatieArrington won because she supported Trump. Uh, maybe she won because even conservative GOP women finally had a viable alternative to Mr. Appalachian Trail? #SouthCarolina

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All those people who risked their lives to escape East Germany with Berlin Wall now have to be thanking God someone like Trump wasn’t in charge.

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All the past studies of “confirmation bias” pale in comparison to reality of MAGAers being convinced Trump is on their side and actually Making America Great Again.

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So how punch-drunk do you have to be to tweet an identical insult about Robert DeNiro twice in 24 hours? Asking for a country.

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Of course there’s no chance that Trump White House started fake #SarahSanders resignation story to distract from #MichaelCohen about to be arrested & #PaulManafort about to go to jail….

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Trump pressed by Fox’s Brett Baier on about Kim Jong Un “He has done some really bad things.”
“Yeah, but so have a lot of other people have done some really bad things.” Who’d a thunk we’d miss “kindler gentler nation?”

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Beginning to think if Hitler offered to let Trump build branded hotels and golf course in Nazi Germany, POTUS & Fox News would try to convince Americans that “he’s a tough guy, a lot of people have done bad things.”

On the eternal question of whether higher salaries would get Americans to do jobs now taken by undocumented workers…. some years ago was in Costa Rica touring a Dole banana plant.
It was mostly outdoors, efficient and fascinating. Someone asked, how’s the pay? Our young tour guide laughed and said, pretty good, very good actually, but no Costa Rican wants to do this all day. So all these workers are illegal Nicaraguans….

Looks like Katie Arrington will win South Carolina primary.   But tweet from Trump supporting her over Sanford less than 3 hours before polls closed was like supporting Warriors over Cavs with 3-0 NBA Finals lead.

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Fox News “Pro-Trump firebrand Corey Stewart wins Virginia Senate primary.”
Is “Pro-Trump firebrand” the new Fox term for “white supremacist?

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Why would a President who regularly backs out of deals that predecessors and even he himself has signed expect that Kim Jong Un would do anything different?

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Five primaries today. Meanwhile, in San Francisco they ONLY have 17,000 ballots to count to decide will be mayor. Imagine how long it would take if the city weren’t such a high-tech hub.

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So Judith Nathan, the wife sleeping with Giuliani while he was married to Donna Hanover, is now complaining Rudy was having an affair during end of THEIR marriage. @TheOnion is going, we give up.

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So @POTUS “trusts” Kim Jong Un but thinks “there’s a special place in hell for Justin Trudeau. Beam me up Scotty…

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Seriously have to wonder, is there ANYTHING Trump could do or anyone he could befriend & MAGAers would criticize him for it?

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Question of the night – anybody but me having a hard time understanding why ANY woman would want to sleep with Rudy Guiliani?

And then…  anyone but me think on occasion that if the South wants to secede again US should let them go? And even/especially give them dibs on POTUS?

Both NBA and NHL championship parades on the same day. Well, that’s something that will never happen in New York City.

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So SF Giants put journeyman pitcher Derek Holland against NL East leading Nationals and  probable future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer and win 2-0.   Then they put Madison Bumgarner against the lowly Marlins and  Miami pitcherWei-Yin Chen with an ERA over 5, and lose 5-7.  Baseball is a funny game.

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Thanks to Steve Chapman for this comment last night – ‘Justify turned down an invitation to the White House.

When asked why, the Triple Crown winner said “If I wanted to see a horse’s ass I would have finished second.”

IHOP to IHOB. Because one thing America doesn’t have is enough burger restaurants?

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Jeff Sessions just said that domestic abuse is not reason enough to seek asylum in US. Heck, it’s not even reason enough to be fired from the White House.

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And across American millions of straight men are actually telling their wives and girlfriends “We pre-empted #TheBachelorette for his?” #SingaporeSummit

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Love may made, but the internet is forever.

Maybe after this week US can borrow the title for our dollar coins from Canada – “loonies.”

Hmm, maybe that’s the future Trump coin?

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Bus to hell time.  Maybe God is a #JustinTrudeau fan?  #LarryKudlow

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After G-7 POTUS apparently will ALSO leave North Korea summit early. Guess we shouldn’t be surprised, we knew Trump finishes faster than average from Stormy Daniels.

So all MAGAers thrilled Trump has arranged a meeting with dictator who’s been wanting to be legitimized with a summit for years…
Can see why GOP is afraid of education, it causes Democrats.

So it was Strickland vs  Harper to lead off bottom 9th in DC. Guessing both SF Giants and Nationals wish they had subscribed to show it on pay-per-view.

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But didn’t everyone have SF Giants’  Derek Holland outdueling Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer?

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The same as everyone had Seth Lugo, normally a Mets reliever, outpitching Yankees ace Luis Severino.

#whyyoudontbetonbaseball

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After his Triple Crown win Justify walked laps in the barn and then was brought outside to meet reporters. ESPN –  “He pricked his ears at the sound of the shutter clicks, and when Baffert led him closer, he playfully bit at one camera.”

“Playfully?”   Written by someone who hasn’t been around a lot of stallions.

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Some complaints now that trainer Bob Baffert’s other horse, “Restoring Hope,” by running second in the Belmont Stakes early prevented other horses from catching Justify. Uh, in a mile and a half race,  plenty of time to go around.

Robert DeNiro “F*ck Trump.” And Stormy Daniels is thinking “Not enough money in the world for me to do it again.

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That moment that President’s top economic adviser thinks Canada is governed by “Pierre Trudeau.” Another stable genius.

Imagine GOP outrage if Robert DeNiro had said that Trump had a perfect smokey eye?

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The real reason Trump is so upset at Justin Trudeau….  

Meanwhile, Melania Trump attended Ford’s Theater Gala in DC tonight. Suppose it would be tacky to joke that finally nice to see a First Lady so happy to walk out of theater without her husband by her side.

Justified….

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Wonder if Justify will get a White House invite after winning Triple Crown. Would be one top athlete guaranteed not to criticize Trump.

On the other hand, he is going to have a lot of out-of-wedlock offspring.

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Masahiro Tanaka apparently injured hamstring scoring on a fly ball from third against Mets. Hank Steinbrenner said NL needs to join 21st century with DH. What about AL needing to join 21st century with keeping pitchers in shape?

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In the San Francisco mayor’s race,  London Breed is now ahead of Mark Leno by 498 votes with ranked-choice voting, 94,771 votes to  94,273.  Per the SF Chronicle, almost 42,000 ballots have yet to be counted.

Imagine if the City WASN’T now one of the high-tech capitals of the world.

#G7Summit dinner tonight had to be like that wedding reception after that relative you HAD to invite leaves early.

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So when Trump left Ottawa who was the first other G-7 leader to say #ByeFeliciaJ

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Trump says US relations with our allies is “a 10.” So would an 8 be all out war?

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Trump will “know within the first minute” on North Korea.
Within the first minute…..somewhere @StormyDaniels is smirking.

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But while we’re talking about the first minute, and touch and feel and all that…. how about Trump’s decisions on…Spiecer, Priebus, Bannon, Gorka, Price, Tillerson,  Ronny Jackson, McMaster…. and that’s not including Sessions, Rosenstein etc who he just WANTS to fire.

Trump does realize that he is setting it up for the next President to undo any deal HE makes?

If there’s a Heaven have to believe Anthony Bourdain is cooking there tonight, but not without a stop in Hell’s Kitchen.

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Anthony Bourdain must have been in incredible pain. But like to think he’d be smiling in that for one day he took headlines from Trump.

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One story I loved about Anthony Bourdain is him writing that as a child he ate food he didn’t think he’d like just to prove to his parents he could. And then he ended up liking much of it. Great attitude to food and life.

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Now it appears as if Lebron James may have played last three games of playoffs with a broken or almost broken hand from slamming a white board after the Cavs game 1 loss.

So besides smart players and a good coach maybe Spurs can offer Lebron padded white boards?

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Someone posted a picture of Gregg Popovich yesterday in New York City….. shopping for books.

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Don’t look now, but the SF Giants, still with 3 starters on the DL,  have somehow staggered their way over .500.

Trump says of NBA champions, before game 4  -“we’re not going to invite either team.” Uh, you can’t dis-invite anyone who has already made it clear they aren’t coming to your party.

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Doesn’t Konstantin Kilimnik sound like a villain in a Rocky and Bullwinkle episode?

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Story that Scott Pruitt sent EPA staffers to look for Ritz Carlton moisturizer is bad enough. But given what we know about him almost certain Pruitt also asked them to get it for free for him from hotel maids.

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This week Trump has alienated France, Germany and Canada. Says he’s leaving G-7 early and complaining “Why are we having a meeting without Russia being in the meeting?”
So just how long is this pee tape?

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Daily Telegraph reports Trump won’t meet with Theresa May at G-7 ” “because she always focuses on policy discussion rather than normal conversation.” Translation, British PM doesn’t want to praise him.

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If you’re an adult without a pre-existing condition you probably just don’t know what it is yet.

Congrats to the Washington Capitals on their first Stanley Cup win ever.

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Alex Ovechkin reportedly first Russian to lead his team to a championship in Washington, DC. Well, maybe the 2nd.

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Julian Edelman suspended 4 games for PEDs. Gosh, who would ever believe Patriots would be caught cheating?

Wonder if New England fans are feeling deflated by the news.

Will Trump sue the Washington Capitals for  using “ALLCAPS” as a hashtag, because he thinks he invented the idea on Twitter?

(also waiting for the first picture of the DC streets that looks like a bigger happier crowd than Trump’s inaugural…

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Starbucks raised price of its brewed coffee 10-20 cents yesterday. Well, all that “free” toilet paper gets expensive.

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Mika Brezenski says a Trump friend told her Donald’s biggest complaint was that he’s not allowed to watch porn in White House.”
If so, makes a lot more sense why Trump clings to his unsecured phone… presumably with unlimited data plan.

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Third person attacked at Yellowstone National Park this week, all because they got too close to animals. Hope the Park gets a quantity discount on Darwin Awards.

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At times like this useful to remember that on Sept 10, 2001, Rudy Guiliani was an unpopular lame-duck NY mayor who had withdrawn from a Senate race he was going to lose, and whose messy affair with his 3rd-wife-to-be had made him a joke.

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Tennessee hardware store owner put a #NoGaysAllowed” sign in his window. Does he stop his kids from listening to Disney from “Lion King” and “Beauty and the Beast?

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Trump says “I don’t think I have to prepare very much” for North Korea summit. Does he really think he has to prepare very much for anything?

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As we still count primary ballots in California, and yes, the ballot WAS the size of a novella this year, here’s an advance suggestion for November.  If you feel overwhelmed or don’t have an opinion on certain propositions/local elections – just go vote anyway for the issues and candidates that matter to you.
Not necessary to fill in the whole ballot. It is, to my mind, necessary these days to vote.

SF Giants inexplicably pitched to Giant killer Paul Goldschmidt twice with an open base today, both times resulting in RBI doubles.  Then the Diamondbacks decided to see crazy and raise it by pitching to Brandon Crawford in bottom of 10th with winning run at 2nd, 2 outs,  and an open base.   Giants fans say “thank you very much.”

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Kansas City police arrested a woman who allegedly set many small fires around Kauffman Stadium. Will her defense be she was desperate to help the Royal bats get hot?

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Steph Curry had an off-night, Lebron James had an off-night. Difference was that #Warriors still had three remaining All-Stars

Dodgers lost tonight 9-11.  Shocking. Mostly shocking that the game wasn’t played at Coors Field.   (PNC in Pittsburgh.)

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In California Congressional District 48 as of Wednesday night, they are down to counting absentee and provisional ballots with 100% of precincts reporting and over 100,000 votes counted. Democrats Harley Rouda and Hans Keirstead separated by  44 votes for runoff spot against Dana Rohrabacher.

Don’t let anyone tell you your vote doesn’t matter..

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So who forgot to tell @realDonaldTrump that yesterday’s elections were primaries?

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Kellyanne Conway called Trump today the “Commander of Cheese.”  Well, makes some sense.  What many Americans consider cheese is plastic-wrapped, orange, not very good for you, and fake.

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Rudy Giuliani today on Stormy Daniels, a person who ‘sells her body’ has “no good name” and can’t be believed. Uh, what about a person who sells his soul?

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Isn’t it nice that on anniversary of #DDay, Trump went out of his way to praise Canada for participating in the invasion?

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Trump thinks every day is D Day. But he thinks the D stands for Donald.

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#NottheOnion  Trump State Dept spokeswoman Heather Nauert  yesterday “We have a very strong relationship with the government of Germany.  Looking back in the history books, today is the 71st anniversary of the speech that announced the Marshall Plan. Tomorrow is the anniversary of the D-Day invasion.”

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I liked the idea of war with Canada better when it was a South Park movie.

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Hey Red States, your President is insulting YOU. “They saved 16,000 people, many of them in Texas, for whatever reason that is. People went out in their boats to watch the hurricane. That didn’t work out too well.”
Lies, damn lies and Trumpisms.

How many pitchers get a standing ovation when they come to the plate with the bases loaded? #MadisonBumgarner #SFGiants

(and he came closer to getting a hit than either position player in the inning, fouled a ball straight back.)

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That moment when Dennis Rodman is going to be the adult supervision in Singapore…..

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Speaking of job creation, how many people did Trump hire to pretend to be Eagles fans at today’s White House ceremony? #GodBlessAmerica

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Tim Lincecum will be released by Texas Rangers. Can he sign a one-day contract with San Francisco to retire a Giant?

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How long until @realDonaldTrump just cancels all professional sports champions visiting White House & replaces them with ceremonies focused on himself?

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Stanford graduate  Zach Ertz got FOX NEWS to apologize for using photos of Eagles players praying to accuse them of kneeling. Cool. Now can he work on POTUS?

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So Trump says he’d run to face an armed killer. Betting now he wouldn’t even face sitting in the stands with Eagles fans.

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Tough times for many liberals. Do we boycott NFL over CTE issues, or watch more because many players are standing up to Trump?

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Melania Trump  didl not attend “honoring America” Trump White House ceremony today. Was she staying in the locker room?

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Miss America is giving up its swimsuit competition, saying they will no long judge contestants on “their outward physical appearance.”
Uh, I’m liberal, but it’s a BEAUTY PAGEANT. #WTF?

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So good to see all GOP putting aside politics and decrying the hoax SWAT call to the home of Parkland survivor @davidhogg111 . Oh wait, never mind.

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IF Trump & GOP really wanted to stop undocumented workers, instead of publicizing ICE raids w/ pictures of immigrants being deported, they’d show pictures of business owners in handcuffs. But it’s not about rich business owners. It’s about playing to the base. Period.

Somehow I’ve missed all the heartwarming stories about US citizens who were jobless but fulfilled their dream of working as manual laborers because of all these ICE deportations.

Republican John Cox, advancing to the General Election for Governor in California. We’ve put a businessman in the White House, let’s put a businessman in the Governor’s mansion.”
Uh, “businessman” Trump’s approval rating in California – 35%.

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Finally and seriously.  Sad news about Kate Spade.  Reminds us that seeming to be on top of the world is no safeguard against depression.

RIP Dwight Clark. Maybe he can join with Johnny Unitas for some great flag football games in Heaven.

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Of course, USA COULD have had a President tweet about football tonight by talking about Dwight Clark & what a horrible disease ALS is. If we had a President.

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Guessing  Washington Capitals even if they win Stanley Cup Finals aren’t going to White House either – in 2012, owner Ted Leonsis contributed $45,800 to the Obama Victory  Fund.

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Last time SF Giants picked a catcher in the 1st round of draft it turned out okay.   #JoeyBart #BusterPosey

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Some on Warriors upset that Kendrick Perkins didn’t get out of Stephen Curry’s way yesterday, saying that the Golden State star could have been seriously injured.  Spurs and Kawhi Leonard are getting out the violins.  #Zaza

We knew POTUS is a snowflake. But with this sudden Eagles declaration, the only real question at first was, what was he trying to distract us from tonight?  #Manafort

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Trump uninvited Philadelphia Eagle from White House visit because some of them disagreed with him on anthem protests.
Even if Cavs have miracle comeback, think we can pass on idea of NBA champions visiting right now.

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Howard Schultz stepping down as head of Starbucks. He’s leaving some venti shoes to fill.

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Residents of Kapaho area on Big Island of Hawaii warned to evacuate last week. Now more than a dozen people are trapped by lava and helicopters are only potential way out.
Can we charge them both for the rescue and honorary Darwin medals?

Giuliani on Trump’s lawyers saying POTUS dictated statement on Trump Tower meeting “It was a mistake. I swear to God, it was a mistake.”
Funny, millions of Americans saying same thing to the world on the 2016 election.

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Trump tweeted twice today that this is the “best time ever to look for a job!” Repeating yourself in a short time period is one of the first signs….

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Supreme Court ruled in favor of baker who wouldn’t bake wedding cake for gay couple on religious grounds. Does that mean a baker could refuse to bake cakes for say, men on their 3rd marriage?

Now that the Warriors have gone up 2 games to 0, the NBA finals may be over this week.  Just in time for next week’s start to the NBA pre-season?

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#JakeArrieta, angry at his teammates after being swept by #SFGiants“Overall, it’s just a really horse s— series. Really bad. Really bad.”
Wonder who on the Phillies told him to p*ss off Hernandez by almost hitting him, and to give up a home run to McCutchen?

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Losing a game 7 to 1 isn’t that unusual. Losing it with that score in 14 innings indicates this Mets team might be special.

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Tiger Woods made headlines by playing competitive golf this weekend and tied for 23rd at the Memorial Tournament. Someday we’ll go back to having headlines about who actually wins these things.

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The real question of the weekend, seriously – why did  Trump go to Camp David and not golfing?

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An man is expected to recover after  when an off-duty FBI agent doing a back flip on the dance floor had his gun go off and accidentally shot him. So how do we stop a (stupid) good guy with a gun?

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Should we start looking for secret Melania messages “Help, I’m being held prisoner in a covfefe factory?”

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Reading Trump”s rants about Manafort today can only assume that he flipped. Bigly.

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How long until Trump tweets that he barely knows Don Jr and that Donny barely spent any time with the campaign?

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Just a thought, can media stop reporting every word that crazy Rudy Giuliani says? His only current relevance is that @realDonaldTrump was crazy enough to hire him.

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So instead of spending so much time interviewing people like Steve Bannon, why doesn’t @CNN interview people like Cory Booker Kamala Harris & other Democrats with actual ideas.

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Amazing to think now that under Barack Obama we had 8 years of not getting up every morning and thinking “Oh gawd, what did he do now?”

So as the story changes it’s still not “Who shot JR?” but rather “Why didn’t JR shoot?” #JRSmith

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Max Scherzer’s pinch-hit single in the 14th inning sparked a two-run Nationals rally over the Braves.  And Madison Bumgarner, due to be activated Tuesday is thinking ‘singles, we don’t need no stinkin’ singles.”

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According to ESPN, the Capitals” Kuznetsov and Ovechkin are the fourth set of teammates to accumulate at least 25 points apiece in the past 10 postseasons.”

Ah for the days when they would have been the most successful Russians in Washington.

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Just thinking, if ratings for Full Frontal SamB actually go UP next Wednesday at 1030p (930p) it would send a fun message to advertisers.

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So imagine trying to sell movie script where candidate colludes with foreign power to lose an election so that she can tarnish her opponent’s reputation when he wins. @

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To be fair, give Trump credit. It’s hard to almost start a war in Canada.

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California announced that because of  “discriminatory legislation” against LGBT’s that the state will now prohibit official business travel to the state. Thereby disappointing both people hoping to visit Oklahoma this year.

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Wish we could see if someone really typed this with a straight face; “Having him testify demeans the office of the president before the world.” @realDonaldTrump

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What is the average time for recovery from a face lift? Asking for a concerned nation.

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Should we be looking for Melania messages “Help, I’m being held prisoner in a covfefe factory?”

So I get Joe Panik coming back to SF Giants after more than a month on DL inspired other hitters. Who knew it might have inspired the pitchers?  (First win against Phillies in 7 games, and a 4-0 shutout.)

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Three questions. 1. Have the Cavs told JR Smith what day and time Game 2 of the NBA finals is?  2. Does he remember?  3. Do they care?

Years from now when trivia contests ask “Who shot JR?” millions of millennials will assume it was a Cleveland Cavaliers fan.

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NBA now says Draymond Green should have been called for lane violation w/ George Hill’s free throw & and a shooting foul w/ 12 seconds left for grabbing Lebron James. I’m sure that makes Cavs feel SO much better. #NBAFinals

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Trump complaining Mueller investigation has cost $17 million. Considering that Red Sox are paying Pablo Sandoval $18 million to be a utility player for SF Giants the investigation seems like a great deal.

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When Pete Rose bet on baseball, he reportedly bet Reds to win. So what did it hurt? Well, what if you’re a bookie & Rose bets 1st 3 games of a series, but not 4th?  Same applies to Trump bragging early on jobs… what does it tell traders if he says nothing in future?

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An Uber driver apparently fatally shot a passenger in Denver. Well, that’s not going to do much for his driver rating. #Bustohell #Ubertohell

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Who knew you could get Ambien at Buffalo Wild Wings?

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So the price of the summit being back on with North Korea was a hamburger stand? Heaven help us if Kim Jong Un offers Trump a branded hotel and golf course.

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So what would have happened if Samantha Bee had simply said “Someone should try to get Ivanka’s attention by grabbing her by the p*ssy?”

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When it comes to White House pretend outrage over #SamanthaBee, thinking I have no more fecks to give.

As Charles Kushner knocks ethics watchdogs, useful to remember that when his sister’s husband cooperated with Feds, Kushner hired a prostitute to seduce his brother in law, had it recorded & sent tape to his sister. #thebestpeople

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Trump bragging in Texas on Puerto Rico response “I saw the work you did. I don’t think any brand has gained more momentum or gained any more of anything than the brand of the United States Coast Guard.”
Gosh, what would he have said if the death toll were 10,000?

Southwest flies to Cleveland. So at least it’s a great endorsement opportunity for JR Smith  #WannaGetAway?

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Who says NBA players don’t need to study math in school?

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Warriors do have a charmed life.  In 2015 Kyrie Irving was injured in game 1, in 2017, Kawhi Leonard was injured in game 1, and in 2018 JR Smith WASN’T injured in game 1.

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Wonder if anyone on the Spurs thought of tweeting to free agent Lebron James, “Pop makes sure in San Antonio we can all count.”

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Am I allowed to say that wherever Melania Trump is and whatever she is doing, I hope it’s making @realDonaldTrump sweat a bit.

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Lakers indicating they won’t draft LiAngelo Ball. Gosh, wonder why they wouldn’t want a mediocre player who’s already been arrested for theft and would double the team’s fun with dad LaVar.

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If Bill Cosby knew it would have gotten him pardoned he’d have signed up for “The Apprentice.”

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Fox News wants ABC to resurrect Roseanne. Gosh, if only they knew a network that could pick up the show….

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Samantha Bee has apologized for her word choice last night. Silly woman, she should have realized “c*nt” is reserved for Trump supporters to use about Hillary Clinton.

So if #SamanthaBee had copied @realDonaldTrump and called Sally Yates “such a c*nt.” it would be been okay then?

But really, “pussy” is much more Presidential.

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Orrin Hatch “In light of the mounting evidence that these tariffs will harm Americans, I will continue to push the administration to change course.”
In other words, more “thoughts and prayers.”

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So good to see all these Republicans saying Trump has finally gone too far with pardoning a hateful crook like Dinesh D’Souza. Oh wait… never mind.

Let’s be honest. If Trump could figure out a way to bring Osama Bin Laden back to life he’d consider it to take the glory from Obama.

Lebron James says there was a point this season where wondered “OK, will the Cavs even make the playoffs?'” And Knicks fans are just thinking “Oh STFU.”

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ESPN headline “Is Warriors-Cavs IV the biggest mismatch in modern Finals history.” Thinking 2007 Spurs (and Lebron) might have something to say about that.

(and yes, 2007 was a 4-0 Spurs sweep, over Lebron’s Cavs.)

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There was a small fire today at Citi Field. Might be the hottest Mets’ bats got all season.

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At Yankee Stadium when the announcer wished Rudy Giuliani a happy birthday the crowd booed. Who says I never post anything nice about Yankees fans?

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South African Fredie Blom, 114, possibly the world’s oldest man, says he wants to give up smoking. One word. “Why?”

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Imagine how crazy Trump’s tweets would be today if he WEREN’T focusing on “North Korea Nuclear, bad Trade Deals, VA Choice, the Economy, rebuilding the Military, and so much more.”

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Who besides me never thought we’d live to see when Kim Kardashian would enter a meeting with @POTUS being the smart one in the room?

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Can anyone imagine @BarackObama tweeting “Gee, @realDonaldTrump never called to apologize for the HORRIBLE statements made and said about me. Maybe I just didn’t get the call?”

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But really, Roseanne blaming Ambien for her nasty racist tweets. Hmm, does that mean Trump has been popping Ambiens like Jelly Bellies?

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The Ukraine helped an anti-Putin journalist fake his own killing to avoid an assassination & catch some of those responsible? Well done, but I miss the days when these crazy spy plots were just in novels?

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So when, and it’s not if, but when, an armed teacher next either accidentally or on purpose shoots someone in school, what will NRA response be then?

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Mitt Romney said he wrote in his wife Ann’s name for President in 2016. Proving once again how good this wannabe President is at making really tough choices.

Fake twitter accounts to attack his own 76ers players?  Miss those days when Bryan Colangelo would be the most embarrassing President in the United States.

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A rare nice NFL story.  Drew Brees secretly bid on a  1930s-era Purdue jersey worn by John Wooden was being sold at auction, won the auction, tonight presented it to the school, his alma mater, and is letting the school display at their basketball arena.

Wonder how many current NFL players know who John Wooden is?

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Anyone else  watch #SFGiants game to the end tonight just in hopes of seeing Pablo Sandoval pitch again?

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Kevin Love, Kawhi Leonard, Chris Paul…. Does someone on Warriors staff have a really good playoff voodoo doll somewhere?

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A video has gone viral showing a Hawaiian Airlines employee literally throwing bags off a plane in Honolulu. Hope this doesn’t inspire workers at United and American to try to prove they can throw bags farther…

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If Fox is so outraged about ABC cancelling Roseanne’s show why don’t they pick it up? Could it be this “The show has shed 43 percent of its audience since its record-breaking premiere on March 27.” Follow the $$$$$,

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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has resigned. Lordy, maybe there are tapes.

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Trump at Nashville rally “Never in the history of our country has something taken place like took place during this election.” Well, on this at least he’s right.

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This one’s for all those who defend Roseanne Barr and decry NFL players kneeling for the anthem.

Got it, Fox News and GOP are upset #Roseanne had her show cancelled because it’s not as if she did something awful like comment on Valerie Jarrett’s eye makeup?

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Ladies & gentlemen, this was retweeted by son of President of United States…. Donald Trump Jr. Retweeted
Roseanne Barr By the way, George Soros is a nazi who turned in his fellow Jews 2 be murdered in German concentration camps & stole their wealth-were you aware of that?

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CIA report says North Korea won’t give up nukes for Trump but will open hamburger fast food burger restaurant. All Kim Jong Un needs to do for POTUS to declare complete victory is let him build Trump-branded Pyongyang golf course.

Doors, trenchcoats, mental health, Ritalin, “Godlessness,” porn….. at this rate with GOP looking like we might soon end up having a twisted game of “School shooting blame bingo.”

Ted Cruz showed up with a Rockets fan shirt in Game 7 of NBA Western Conference Finals.

As if Chris Paul being out didn’t give Warriors enough advantage.

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Houston’s Eric Gordon said Rockets would be playing for the NBA championship with a healthy Chris Paul.  Maybe. But more likely if we’re playing the “what if” health game, the Rockets would have lost in the semi-finals to the Spurs with a healthy Kawhi Leonard.

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Though when you miss 27 three-point shots in a row, you don’t win a lot of basketball games.

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ESPN headline Monday morning –  “Game 7 stakes enormous for Warriors, Rockets.” Gosh, what was their first clue?

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Meanwhile, a 6-4 win for Golden Knights over Washington Capitals in first game of Stanley Cup finals .  Is the puck juiced?

How good is Justin Verlander this year? He allowed 1 run in 7 innings against @Yankees. And his ERA went up. To 1.11.

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New SF 49ers DE Cassius Marsh now said he hated playing for Patriots. Yeah, all those playoff games really cut into his offseason?

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Trump tweet “Happy Memorial Day! Those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today. Best economy in decades, lowest unemployment numbers for Blacks and Hispanics EVER (& women in 18years), rebuilding our Military and so much more. Nice!”

And once again, Trump raises the stakes ever higher for those say there’s nothing he can’t make all about him.

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Later, Trump tweeted support for California GOP Gubernatorial candidate John Cox,  saying the state ” has a rare opportunity to turn things around.”  And bring our economy down to the level of many suffering red states?

But seriously “Make California Great Again?”   When one of the state’s biggest problems is housing prices because too many people think’s it’s great already.

While he’s perhaps less outspoken than Steph Curry, Steve Kerr and Lebron James,  Chris Paul  served on Obama’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.
Might as well cancel 2018 NBA champions’ visit to White House now.

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Brad Stevens had to figure when he left Butler that he was done losing games where his team held opposition under 90 points.

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Watching Lebron in action with what was left of the Cavs like an NBA remake of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

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Only people unhappy in Cleveland tonight might be the Indians. Their 5 run comeback in the bottom of 9th and win in 14th won’t even make front of the sports page.

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Another reason to love Jessica Mendoza on Sunday Night Baseball. She said Brandon Crawford was her favorite shortstop.

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Danica Patrick crashed out of the #Indy500.  But really, should she have ended her career any other way?

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Isn’t it nice to have a President who understands the spirit of Memorial Day. “Who’s going to give back the young and beautiful lives (and others) that have been devastated and destroyed by the phony Russia Collusion Witch Hunt?”#WTF?

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Trump loves to talk about “13 Angry Democrats.” Guessing he has no clue that movie “12 Angry Men” deals with prejudice against a young Latino man from Puerto Rico.

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I’m sure it’s JUST a coincidence.   China just approved five new trademarks for Ivanka Trump’s businesses   #ZTE  #ZTE  #ZTE

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Would GOP care more about missing immigrant children if we could convince them Hillary Clinton was holding them in a pizza parlor basement somewhere?

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If North Korea summit actually happens anyone else considered idea that “cancellation” was just fake tantrum by @realDonaldTrump to steal more headlines, & sell more coins? $$$$$

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Finally, for something different, inspired by  @Limericking

There are times Trump just lies for kicks.

And it’s hard to keep up with his tricks

But while he strives

To tweet on young lives

It’s clear he really just misses Hope Hicks.