The NBA is discussing a proposal during the All-Star break that would let teams sell ONE corporate logo on their uniforms for the 2017-18 season. Meaning by about the 2020-21 season the uniforms should all look like NASCAR’s.
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So Jeremy Affeldt is joining the CSN broadcast crew. Can’t wait until the first time the former SF Giants pitcher second guesses Bruce Bochy’s pitching change decisions.
SF Giants fans who remember Affeldt’s creative stints on the DL hope that the network offers good medical insurance.
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Some discussion on where RGIII may end up next year. Well, the Redskins QB may have been disappointing but RGIII should be thankful to Johnny Manziel for making him look like a good bet by comparison.
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Jason Castro today became the first MLB player to lose in arbitration this year.. He had asked for $5.2 million, but the arbitrator sided with the Astros, and gave him only $5 million.
You know baseball salaries are in another world when the immediate reaction is, “only $200,000, why couldn’t they settle?”
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Scientists say they have detected gravitational waves, which were a major component of Einstein’s theory of relativity. Waiting for the GOP rebuttal.
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Ben Carson – “I’m getting a lot of pressure to make sure I stay in the race.” No doubt, primarily from comedy writers who lost both Fiorina and Christie in the same day.
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Anyone but me think it’s a bit strange that the guy who is saying “Make America Great Again” is a multi-billionaire who consistently has had America be pretty great for him.
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Donald Trump attacked the NY Daily News after it put him on their cover as a clown, saying it was a failing paper. So now the NYDN has a new hashtag, #Trumpfails, and started a “brief history of Trump’s many failures.” Get some popcorn folks, this could be fun.
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft to a TV reporter “I happened to see Archie (Manning)…. He has two sons who have won two Super Bowls (each) But with all due respect, we have one son who has won four.” Ah, it’s this sort of thing that makes the Patriots so beloved outside New England. #stayclassy
The Raiders announced they have signed a lease to stay in Oakland for the 2016 season. Translation, nobody else wants them.
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Kanye West, in lyrics about Taylor Swift – ” I made that that B—H famous.” Hard to believe it’s possible but Kanye might almost make the Kardashians look classy by comparison.
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Marco Rubio says he broke a tooth chewing on a frozen Twix Bar. And somewhere W. is thinking “And they gave me grief on a pretzel?”
After a summit in Munich, John Kerry has announced a deal for a ceasefire in Syria “within a week.” #IblameObama
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You call this a debate? Where is the name-calling, where is the crazy talk, where are the clowns? #DemDebate
The U.S election system really has gotten corrupt. Why, we can’t even vote on the American Idol semi-finalists anymore. Viewers won’t be able to vote until the last six weeks. #isnothingsacred?
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From T.C. “Nike is celebrating its Jordan Brand’s 30th anniversary this weekend. The latest models will sell for $200. This compared to only $100 when they were first introduced. The company blames the price increase on raises that have brought their Chinese children factory workers up to 35 cents per hour “
Left Coast Sports Babe 