Left Coast Sports Babe

Picture forwarded from New Orleans friends, real sign in an upscale neighborhood.

The IOC is bringing baseball back for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. Just as well they didn’t have the sport in Rio, but meanwhile fans who want to see professional players in decrepit substandard stadiums still have the Oakland Coliseum.

(my friend Rich, who has been to  As games, disagrees, as Rio may have better sanitation.)

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Johnny Manziel, who vowed he would get sober starting July 1, was reportedly seen drinking at a Southern California bar last weekend. Well, Manziel did say when he would start getting sober, he didn’t say when he would finish.

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Two games after trade deadline, two crippling errors at 3rd base. The curse of ‪#‎Skeeter‬ ‪#‎MattDuffy‬ ‪#‎SFGiants‬

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Bachelorette “winner” and former QB Jordan Rodgers has been cut by four pro-teams. But good news on the job front, Rodgers now says he will be an analyst this fall on the SEC Network. Well, this should stop any rumors he was on the show for the “wrong reasons.” ‪#‎sarcasm‬

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For anyone who thought airline euphemisms were confined to U.S. carriers, I give you Emirates today: Flight EK521 “has been involved in an operational incident upon landing at Dubai International Airport”
“Operational incident? Guess it sounds better than caught fire and basically exploded upon landing.
(amazingly, no fatalities on board, but one firefighter died)

Sarah Palin’s son-in-law, Dakota Meyer, himself a Medal of Honor recipient tweeted “‘If @realDonaldTrump wants to be the Commander in Chief, he needs to act like one And that cant start until he apologizes to the Khans.”
When you get called out by a member of the Palin family, you just might have a problem

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Some nutritionists with Olympic teams are worried about the potential unhealthy effects of the McDonald’s restaurant in the Olympic Village, which offers all its items free to athletes.
Well, this year the McDonald’s food is probably healthier than drinking the water..

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#‎nottheOnion‬ Donald Trump, exhibiting his exquisite sensitivity again, this time about sexual harassment at work. ““I think it’s got to be up to the individual It also depends on what’s available. There may be a better alternative; then there may not. If there’s not a better alternative, then you stay.”

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Joe Scarborough is reporting Donald Trump a few months ago asked a foreign policy expert “three times, in an hour briefing, why can’t we use nuclear weapons.”
The Trump campaign denies the report. Inclined to believe them. Why should we think the Donald would ask anybody anything?

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New ‪#‎FoxNews‬ poll shows Hillary Clinton with a 49% to 39% lead over Donald Trump. Waiting for Trump to say arithmetic is a rigged concept

Apparently at a private GOP fundraiser George W. Bush was more critical of Trump’s policies that he has been about Obama. ‪#‎upsidedownworld‬

A study published in The Journals of Gerontology found that with married couples who were 50 and older, couples who drank had “decreased negative marital quality over time.” In short, they were less irritated with each other. Well, that calls for another glass of wine.

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So SF Giants have decided they needed another starter more than they needed Matt Duffy.  But where is the cat to be named later?

Say it ain’t so. So long ‪#‎Duffy‬. But what will we do without ‪#‎Skeeter‬? ‪#‎Duffcat‬ ‪#‎SFGiants‬

So when he shows up, Yasiel Puig has been assigned to the AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers. Really, haven’t OKC sports fans suffered enough with losing Kevin Durant?

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So the Blue Jays traded today for Francisco Liriano, the Cubs have Joe Nathan, and the SF Giants got another reminder that their 2003 A. J. Pierzynski trade is the gift that keeps on giving.

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In a West Virginia Walmart parking lot, a woman left her dogs in the car. They managed to get it out of park and the car ended up crashing into the store. For all that the dogs still probably drove better than some Florida snowbirds.

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Apparently @realDonaldTrump is trying to reschedule Presidential ‪#‎debates‬. Presumably until about November 15?

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One of Jeb Bush’s top advisors says she has left the GOP and will vote for Hillary Clinton if Florida is close. Uh, how will she tell if Florida is close? Using the same polling numbers that made Jeb think he had a chance?

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Nice thing about ‪#‎BacheloretteFinale‬ tonight, when ‪#‎JoJo‬ makes a mistake between 2 imperfect choices, it doesn’t really affect USA future.

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There are moments when I remember why I used to quite like Senator John McCain:

“I cannot emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump’s statement. I hope Americans understand that the remarks do not represent the views of our Republican Party, its officers, or candidates I’d like to say to Mr. and Mrs. Khan: thank you for immigrating to America. We’re a better country because of you. And you are certainly right; your son was the best of America, and the memory of his sacrifice will make us a better nation — and he will never be forgotten.”

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Question for ‪#‎JohnMcCain‬, so what exactly WOULD it take for you to say you are voting for ‪#‎HillaryClinton‬ ‪#‎HowlowcanTrumpgo‬?

Lindsey Graham, on Trump’s remarks about the Khan family “This is going to a place where we’ve never gone before, to push back against the families of the fallen,”
And somewhere Ted Cruz is going “Don’t seem so bad by comparison now do I?”

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Donald Trump has now been attacking fire marshals for turning away potential attendees to his events because they said the spaces he rented weren’t big enough. He is claiming it’s “why this country doesn’t work,” “a disgrace”, and “politics at its lowest.”
Well this should end well. ‪#‎passtheburntpopcorn‬

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Once again the question gets answered. “Have you no sense of decency, sir? Trump, doubling down on criticism of the Khan family “Border security’s very big (for me.) You have radical Islamic terrorists probably all over the place, we’re allowing them to come in by the thousands and thousands. And I think that’s what bothered Mr. Khan more than anything else.

Donald Trump posted a selfie on his private plane with bucket of KFC chicken. KFC? Surprised he didn’t say Trump Tower had better chicken.

Donald Trump has signed a pledge saying he will fight internet porn if elected. Well, that’s one way to get rid of some of those pictures floating around of Melania.

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Awful story from Austin, where a Redwood City, CA woman was fatally shot, and three others injured last night at closing time in the entertainment district. The alleged killer has a record for burglary and was arrested last month for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. But hey, it’s Texas, he was released without bail. ‪#‎ifonlyallthetouristswerearmed‬

Bus to hell moment: The (alleged) South Carolina church mass murderer’s attorneys filed a legal challenge to the U.S. death penalty tonight. Well, there is always convicting him, putting him in general population, and letting the problem work itself.

Donald Trump is already complaining about the Presidential Debate Schedule being rigged.  (It was set in fall of 2015.) The Donald says two debates Tcompete with “major NFL games”. Uh, the first debate is Monday, Sept 26. Competes with MNF Falcons and Saints. OK, I’m an actual New Orleans fan who adores  Drew Brees, but have to think “major NFL game?”

(just guessing New Orleans Atlanta might be the lowest rated NFL game of the season outside Louisiana and Georgia.)

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So Trump claimed the NFL had sent him a letter complaining about the Debate schedule. The league issued a statement “while we obviously wish the Debate Commission could find another night, we did not send a letter to Mr Trump.”
Has the Donald figured, whatever else you do in the world, do not mess with the NFL? ‪#‎dumbDonald‬

Would ‪#‎TomBrady‬ like to advise @realDonaldTrump on how well it works when you lie and involve the @NFL?

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Giants won today with a come from behind win against Nationals.  Fans knew it had to get better. At least we knew the @SFGiants can’t hit into a quadruple play today.

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#‎SFGiants‬ had best record in ‪#‎MLB‬ before All-Star break, worst record since break. Forget players, how do ‪#‎Giants‬ trade for more smoke & mirrors

So apparently ‪#‎PokemonGO‬ isn’t available in Rio. Forget Zika, crime, pollution, sewage & substandard facilities, this is serious. ‪#‎Olympics‬

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Is ‪#‎Trump‬‘s attack on the family of a fallen Muslim soldier enough that even John McCain says “f*ck it, I’m voting for @HillaryClinton?

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#‎Netflix‬ was down in the US and around the world Saturday night. Hope their customer service people didn’t just tell angry callers to chill.

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Netflix was down in 13 countries tonight, including the U.S. The horror. On a Saturday night, billions of people were forced to talk to each other.

How tempting for ‪#‎HillaryClinton‬ to come on stage tonight & simply say “I am not bat-shit crazy, good night.” ‪#‎MicDrop‬ ‪#‎DemConvention‬

Watching @HillaryClinton speak tonight and wondering what color an orange man gets when when he’s red in the face. @realDonaldTrump

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#‎HillaryClinton‬ “I believe in science.” Waiting for the ‪#‎GOP‬ rebuttal.

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So where’s the bumper sticker? ‪#‎Voteforthegrownups‬ ‪#‎ClintonKaine2016

So Hillary says @realDonaldTrump can be baited by a tweet. Let’s see if he can be baited by a speech. ‪#‎DemConvention‬

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Does ‪#‎BernieSanders‬ lose a bet if he smiles? ‪#‎DemsInPhilly‬

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Whatever you say about ‪#‎HillaryClinton‬, at least when daughter introduces her no need to think “so who was her other parent? ‪#‎DemsInPhilly‬

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Donald Trump yesterday slammed Tim Kaine, he “did a terrible job in New Jersey — first act he did in New Jersey was ask for a $4 billion tax increase and he was not very popular in New Jersey and he still isn’t.”
Well, it’s not like the Donald wants a job where it really matters if you know who’s in charge of what…..

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But okay, let’s get serious. So Hillary Clinton laid out a vision for fixing many of the world’s problems. What is she going to do about the post All-Star break SF Giants?

Went into this week thinking ‪#‎TimKaine‬‘s speech might be boring. Didn’t expect how good he’d be compared to the ‪#‎SFGiants‬ offense.

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If returning to Vermont as an independent Senator doesn’t work out ‪#‎BernieSanders‬ has a real possibility of replacing ‪#‎GrumpyCat‬

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Oops, the North Carolina GOP tweeted yesterday about a blue pin Tim Kaine was wearing, saying it was “shameful” for him to wear a foreign flag. When it was a Blue Star Service pin honoring his son in the Marines.
The tweet has been deleted. So will the group next blame their teachers, or their eye doctors under Obamacare?

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So today Donald Trump said he was just “being sarcastic” when he asked Russia to find Hillary Clinton’s emails. And so if he decides to experiment with those nuclear codes will his comment the next day be, “oops, I was just kidding?”

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The Patriots’ Julian Edelman is facing a paternity suit from a Swedish model who says she is 5 1/2 months pregnant with his baby. Once again a lesson for athletes, always wear ALL your equipment.

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SF Giants were running out of pinch hitters in bottom 9th.  But How can announcers ever say there is no one left on the ‪#‎SFGiants‬ bench when ‪#‎Madbum‬ was available?

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From Bill Littlejohn “Olympic swimmers have been told to keep their mouths closed when swimming in Rio’s polluted waters.Meanwhile, there’s talk of the U.S. team training for this in the sewage waters of the Oakland Coliseum”

So will the video highlights and lowlights of the #SFGiants week since the the All-Star break be narrated by Rod Serling?

(younger friends readers can ignore this Twilight Zone reference.)

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SF Giants not only got their first win in a week, they had their first lead in a game in a week.  They have now held a lead for exactly one inning since the All-Star break.

Pitcher Chris Sale was scratched and sent home from his star today following that the White Sox said was “a “non-physical clubhouse incident.”
Hmm, if they they trade Sales to the Nationals who have Papelbon will Washington become the first clubhouse with thermo-nuclear capability?

You really cannot make this “stuff” up. Chris Sale apparently was scratched from tonight’s start because he decided he didn’t like the throwback uniforms, and cut them up, with a knife. ‪#‎Ifonlyhewasarmed‬

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An Oklahoma City Store is selling Kevin Durant jerseys for 48 cents. Are they selling them in the BBQ section as kindling?

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Trump’s original statement on Munich shootings: “This cannot continue. The rise of terrorism threatens the way of life for all civilized people, and we must do everything in our power to keep it from our shores.”
Uh, what about mental illness, and guns? Or for that matter bullying? Those aren’t in his platform.

‎HillaryClinton‬‘s pick of ‪#‎TimKaine‬ must have been pretty good, ‪#‎Trump‬ is back to tweeting about ‪#‎Pocahontas‬ again.

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Forget to the “right” or “left,” ‪#‎TimKaine‬ pushes ‪#‎Hillary‬ ticket to more “likable. ‪#‎ClintonKaine‬

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Thinking a lot of people are going to go from “Tim who?” to “Smart choice” really fast in this election. ‪#‎ClintonKaine‬

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#‎Trump‬ loves ‪#‎Sanders‬ since he’s not on the ticket, if ‪#‎Hillary‬ had chosen ‪#‎Bernie‬ the Donald would be tweeting today about communism

So DNC emails to my mind reveal more political infighting than any real difference making in the 2016 Primaries. But putting that sort of stuff in writing? Have no problem if Debbie Wasserman Schultz ends up being told to fall on her sword for this one. ‪#‎couldbeawinwin‬ ‪#‎cantfixstupid

17 people were injured when a ferry from the World Financial Center made a rough landing in Jersey City tonight. Most of the injuries were minor, at least compared to being stuck in New Jersey.

from JD – singalong  time?

Oloompa, doompadee doo:
I’ve got a brand-new puzzle for you.
Oompa, loompa, doompadah dee:
if you are wise, you’ll listen to me.

What do you get with a Trump and a Pence?
Lies and resentment and sound without sense.
Staying up late just to vent all that hate
won’t help to make our country great.
(Shouldn’t this be obvious?)

Oompa loompa doompadee damn:
most of us know that it’s all a scam.
Want to help our country improve?
Dumping Donald Trump should be your first move.