Left Coast Sports Babe

The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost 19 of their last 24 games. Who do they think they are?  The 2017 SF Giants?

So Indians appear like they may have fewer losses in September than either Browns or Bengals.

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Kevin Durant has apologized profusely for tweets under an alter-ego account where in talking to a fan and dissed the Thunder and coach Billy Donovan. And no doubt KD is sorry, though not sure if for the sentiments or for getting caught.

People can argue over the reality of science all they want, but seems pretty clear Mother Nature is pretty pissed off at us for something.

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Matt Fuller reports Lindsay Graham noted CA & NY are “big blue states. “I’m not out to hurt them—but Im trying to, you know, create parity here”
So in other words, if South Carolina has third-world healthcare, EVERYONE should have third-world healthcare?

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Apparently Trump advisors told him not to use term “Rocket Man.” Thus providing memories for parents who had tantrum throwing toddlers.

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Trump’s tweet attacking Emmy’s came 2 days after show. So he did like most Americans and just recorded it to watch later?

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“Why don’t we take $$ for wall & give it to Mexico for good post-earthquake construction jobs; keep people working at home. @realDonaldTrump”

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Tweets from @realdonaldTrump, rational-angry-rational, fit definition of cycle of abuse – calm, tension building, incident, reconciliation….

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From Roberta  “If Bob Mueller is successful in bringing down Trump, we all may be singing a chorus of “Someone Saved My Life Tonight”

Had Stanford gone for it on 4th & 1 and gotten TD, last SDSU drive would be for a tie at best. No guts, no glory. #preventoffense

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Stanford did play a great football game for those who have become fans of the SF Giants “no offense” offense.

If Stanford had pulled this win out could they make team slogan “Love is all you need?”   #BryceLove

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Nothing is certain except death, taxes, and that the #SFGiants should NEVER pitch to Paul Goldschmidt.

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On the other hand,  Nebraska also looked like they might have the most embarrassing performance of the day in college football.   Until LSU stepped up tonight against Mississippi State. #holdmybeer

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Stanford’s Keller  Chryst against SDSU – 8-19, 56 yards, 2 INT.   So bad an NFL team whose QB had those number would almost be tempted to sign Kaepernick

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Nebraska paid Northern Illinois over $800,000 to come to Lincoln. NIU won 21-17. Love watching schools choke on high-priced cupcakes.

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Meanwhile, teams often say “God was on our side.” Maybe after Irma He/She really was on Florida’s side with that Hail Mary against Tennessee.

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So about that number one draft pick… SF Giants about to be on the (long) clock. @mlb

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Seeing all these cute pictures of the President with an 11 yr-old boy cutting White House lawn…. Are we sure Trump didn’t think it was Barron.

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says transgenders can continue to serve in the military, while the Pentagon convenes “a high-level panel” to determine how to enact Trump’s ban.
Possible translation, put the ban in committee for a while & maybe the President will forget about it.

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British police apparently have been searching the house near Heathrow Airport of a couple in their 70s who have taken in over 260 foster children, and were recognized by the Queen in 2009 with an MBE for their work.
Fox News headline: “Police raid home of couple who took in young Syrian refugees.”
Uh, these wonderful people were taking in kids before there WERE Syrian refugees.

NFL Players’ Association named Colin Kaepernick its week 1 MVP. Well, he had a better week than Andy Dalton.

We may argue about mixing sports & politics . But maybe man with nuclear codes should be able to shrug off a sports anchor dissing him?

So nobody really expected this would be another #SFGiants team to win 100 games. But 100 losses, alas, is attainable.

Of course “stick to sports” folks calling for ESPN to fire Jemele Hill want FoxSports to fire Clay Travis over “1st Amendment & boobs …. Ooh wait, never mind. #WTF?

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MLB has fined Red Sox for using Apple Watch to steal signs. So team will have to go back to stealing signs old-fashioned ways. The horror.

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Taxpayers paid $1092 for an unidentified someone to stay at Mar-A-Lago 2 nights in March. “Rack rate,” not “corporate” or “govt” rate. Run the country? This administration can’t even run a good travel agency.

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In Paris, residents of the 10th arrondissement are hiring falcons to combat a pigeon problem. The plan is for the birds to scare the pigeons off, but not to eat them. Hmm, wonder how falcons feel about the potential taste of small dogs.

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Expecting the WH to demand CNN cancel “Parts Unknown” as soon as they figure out who Anthony Bourdain is.

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Bourdain btw, when asked if he had to cater a dinner for Trump and Kim Jong Un what he would serve. He responded “hemlock.”  Though later said he was joking and corrected it to kale.

But really, some of us would just as soon eat hemlock as kale.

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Does anyone think Trump actually realizes Americans live in the USVI? #Irma?

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Scary but fortunately no fatalities in London subway attack.  But somehow  Trump knows the bomber was “in the sights of Scotland Yard.   Good for those with England in Trump insult bingo.

Theresa May says Donald Trump is not “helpful”, police call him an “unhelpful source of speculation.” Is this British for “ignorant fuckwit?

Wonder if Scotland Yard has Trump in their sights?  #Dangerous

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From Marc Ragovin.  “Ann Coulter is reportedly so depressed by Trump’s flip flop on DACA, she has started eating.”

Since the Cleveland Indians are never going to lose again, guess baseball fans can make plans without worrying about watching games 5-6-7 in 2017 World Series?

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Oakland As have  announced that 4/17/18 home game will have free admission for all fans.  Of course, pay toilet entrance fees will start at $10.

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#SFGiants secret motto for 2017 – “Hold my beer.”

(but hey, , I always wanted to know what watching the 1962 Mets was like. #SFGiants)

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Danica Patrick is looking for “competitive ride with a team that believes in her.” Given her record, isn’t that kind of an oxymoron? #NASCAR

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Texans LB Brian Cushing suspended for PEDRs, this time 10 games because it’s his 2nd offense.
Okay, maybe once you don’t know, or think you can get away with a certain substance. Twice? This isn’t just a PED suspension, it’s a stupidity suspension.

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Who says there’s no good news these days? Martin Shkreli’s bail has been revoked and he’s going to jail.

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Reports are that Motel 6’s in Arizona are calling ICE on guests they suspect to be undocumented. Who knew that light they were leaving on was to help illuminate white hoods?

How long until #JoeArpaio signs a contract to replace Tom Bodett as spokesman for #Motel6?

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Los Angeles getting 2028 Olympics. Angelinos hearing this news while stuck in traffic can only hope by 2028 we all have self-driving cars.

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Jimmy Carter’s advice to Trump – ‘Keep the peace, promote human rights and tell the truth.” Carnac Trump response “Name 3 signs of hell freezing over?

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White House says ESPN anchor Jemele Hill, who called Trump a white supremacist on Twitter, should be fired. Now I REALLY want some NFL to sign Kaepernick. #passthepopcorn

But never stop the snark. My motto anyway.  If we stop laughing and being satiric, the bad guys win.

#SFGiants & #Dodgers have both been awful lately. Now it’s raining in San Francisco. Maybe God didn’t even want to see these teams play.

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So wait a minute, didn’t #Saints fire their ineffective defensive coordinator…? The more things change. #MNF

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Some horrendous QB play this weekend makes it hard to believe Kaepernick doesn’t have a job. Heck by comparison, Tebow should have a job.

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Male privilege. Beth Mowins made her MNF debut tonight and Sergio Dipp gets all the headlines.

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So many people lauding Al Gore now about Climate Change.   What if he had just shut up & gone away after losing Presidency. #HillaryClinton #misogyny

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#WSJ reports some of Trump’s lawyers thought Jared should have stepped down over Russian contacts issue. #FakeNewsWSJ tweets in 3.2.1..

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Problem w/saying that people shouldn’t rebuild in flood zones, is that climate change means we don’t really know where flood zones will be.

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What was Steve Bannon doing on 60 minutes. What these clowns need is a new reality show on Fox – “Dancing with the Truth?”

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Bannon – Firing of James Comey was the biggest mistake in “modern political history.” Trump “Hold my beer.”

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Pope Francis: “The President of the United States presents himself as pro-life and if he is a good pro-lifer, he understands that family is the cradle of life and its unity must be protected.”
Time to start a pool on timing of #FakePope tweets?

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8 shooting victims in Plano TX. Alleged killer reportedly unhappy wife filed for divorce. A 32-year-old white man. If Muslim-undocumented Trump would tweet condolences. And say it’s why we need a wall and immigration changes. #Sad.

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A real man of the people: “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently passed new rules that would have barred Equifax and a number of other financial services companies from using forced arbitration clauses in consumer contracts. However the Trump administration is currently attempting to stop those rules from going into effect.”

Only week one but does look like there’s going to be some serious competition for NFL’s 2018 number 1 draft pick.

Well, at least the SF 49ers outscored the SF Giants today.  (Barely, 3 to 1)

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Though at least SFGiants may have made it easier for SF49ers fans this year -they’ll only have to watch their team lose once a week.

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Meanwhile, wonder what the record is for the longest losing streak by an MLB team that won 100 games during the regular season. Assuming the Dodgers get to 100 games.

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Well at least for a week folks in Washington will have a diversion from usual complaining about Congress in complaining about the Redskins.

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Ezekiel Elliott, on the injunction that means he can play this year  “I’m just relieved for the fact that I finally get a fair trial.”

Suppose it would be tacky to start a pool on his next incident?

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As some bizarre stories emerge from Hurricane Irma,  let me say that I fully support the right of people to go after Darwin awards for themselves. But it really sucks when they endanger rescuers.

A little good news.   After the caretaker decided to ride out the storm, the Hemingway House and all its cats survived  Hurricane Irma.   Although guessing if the cats could talk they would ask to be transferred to the care of a smarter human.

Police shot & killed a man who  allegedly fatally shot 7 people during Dallas Cowboys watch party in Plano, TX.   Move along, nothing to see here. #Murica

(unless of course it comes out tomorrow that the alleged gunman was either undocumented or Muslim)

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From TC  “Rogers Communications, the parent company of the Toronto Blue Jays have just announced that they will give $1 of every ticket sold on Monday vs Baltimore to Florida Hurricane relief funds. Average price of a ticket is ~$60. Who knew the head of Rogers was named Ebenezer?”

Really rough time for Florida. But have to figure some residents are at least getting a smile out of watching Urban Meyer lose. #OhioState

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Indians have won 17 games straight. 2017 #SFGiants consider 17 wins a good two months.

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A Florida man suggested shooting guns at Hurricane Irma out of “stress and boredom.”  And apparently over 54,000 have signed up to join in.  Good to know that even in the worst of times, some Floridians remain committed to upholding their state’s reputation.

Hillary Clinton “I’m done with being a candidate.” Your turn, Bernie.

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Quite a quandry for Facebook if Zuckerberg ever runs for President: Would site accept big $$$ from Russians running ads again him?

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The Norwegian Escape cruise ship is waiting out Irma at sea with 4,000 people and unlimited booze. Imagine a whole lot of drunken karaoke versions of Gilligan’s island “A three-hour tour…”

Clicked on a FB link about John McCain saying he’s “facing a challenge.” And yes, brain cancer is horrible. But even more horrible are some of the comments, “hurry up and die,” mostly from people who claim McCain hasn’t been a good enough Republican. You almost hope they’re Russian bots, because humans shouldn’t be that nasty.

Patriots fans feeling a bit deflated this morning.

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Tom Brady called out Patriots last night over “our attitude & our competitiveness. ” So now the big question WWGS – Who will Gisele blame?

What’s bigger shock tonight for #SFGiants fans -that Pablo Sandoval broke 0-39 streak w/ home run, or that Matt Moore pitched well for a win.

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Words I never expected to write: Buster Posey steals home.

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Meanwhile the Dodgers had a 4 run first inning against Colorado to break their losing streak at 7 games….. Oops, never mind.  (5-4 loss)

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Remembering those bumper stickers “God is coming and boy is she pissed.” Not sure about God but Mother Nature sure seems unhappy.

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Worrying where Irma will hit next, is it too late to rename storm ‘Hurricane 2017 SFGiants?” Because we all know they rarely hit anything.  #bustohell

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Eric Bolling is out at #FoxNews, allegedly for sexting photos to colleagues.   Guys, here’s a quick safety tip – NO women want to see pictures of your junk.

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Amazing how many people who don’t believe scientists on climate change now do believe in the National Weather Service.

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Hey @realDonaldTrump, until we survive #Irma maybe time to put tweets on tax reform & attacking Congress on hold for a while? #priorities

From T.C.   “Interesting to note that Tampa, Miami and the NE defense in the 4th Q all just used their Bye Weeks in week 1.”

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When I moved from Florida to California, friends asked how I could deal with the idea that we could have a major earthquake any minute. Now, admittedly there are moments when you worry, especially after a small quake, or when you think you hear or feel something.
But I thought then, and now, in some ways much easier to have no idea what might be coming, than to know a hurricane is coming, and not be able to do anything but hunker down or evacuate.
Wishing the best for everyone in Florida tonight, seriously.

Apparently the Chiefs watched the 4th quarter of last year’s Super Bowl.

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2017 is a weird @MLB year. #SFGiants somehow turned into the #Phillies, and now the #Dodgers are trying to turn into the #SFGiants.

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Grant Bisbee of McCovey Chronicles notes “The Giants have outscored the Dodgers in the second half of the season.”
Clearly a sign of the apocalypse.

Urban Meyer says it drives him “insane” when 1st-year coaches complain, saying once you start “they’re YOUR players.” Well, except after Meyer left Florida when some of them also belonged to parole officers.

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Clippers are offering new courtside seats with all-inclusive club access, waiter service and valet parking. ESPN reports a source says the price is $175,000 a seat. Well, it’s not as if buyers will have to save money for several rounds of playoff tickets.

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So the world’s chances of avoiding a nuclear holocaust may come down to Dennis Rodman?

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Zander Venezia, 16 yr-old pro surfer died while surfing in Barbados during Hurricane Irma. A fellow surfer said his last words before heading out again were “I just got the best wave of my life!”
Venezia hoped to go to the Olympics, but at least he might be this year’s front-runner for the top Hurricane Darwin Award.

New US govt report found women between ages of 40-59 aren’t getting enough sleep. Waiting for the next study that will find water is wet.

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I sure do miss days when the biggest controversy of the day was whether the new cast of #DWTS Dancing with the Stars really were stars.

Facebook reportedly is telling advertiser it can reach 25 million more people in the US than census data shows exist. Well, hey, guess Russian bots need friends too?

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Rush Limbaugh on Irma “These storms, once they actually hit, are never as strong as they’re reported.” Maybe he should go report on this travesty in person?

FEMA is already running out of money after Harvey and before Irma. But hey, the priority for Americans’ safety is a wall? @realDonaldTrump

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If misery loves company then for the last couple weeks @Dodgers & @SFGiants should be best of friends.

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Although for now SF Giants in 2017 are great MLB team to watch for those who hate idea of fatalities but love watching major trainwrecks.

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Ezekiel Elliott’s  6 game suspension upheld for now, but latest delay means he will play in NBC’s nationally televised Sunday Night game.   Sure it’s just a coincidence

So bad enough @realDonaldTrump wouldn’t announce his #DACA ban in person. But did he have to traumatize children by sending a Keebler elf?

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As awful as the  SF Giants have played in 2017, the Dodgers might be playing worse this week. #Miserylovesevenbriefcompany

And Giants pitchers haven’t given up four home runs in one game to J.D. Martinez. Yet.

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But now SF Giants high-priced closer Mark Melancon will need surgery. Well, at least this won’t be a problem in the playoffs. #2017

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Because nothing says NCAA is really about amateur student athletes like Monday Night COLLEGE football…. #TENNvsGT

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Another reason to be an Anglophile: Britain gets Prince William & Kate announcing they’re having a 3rd child, while the US gets Kim and Kanye are breeding a third child via a surrogate.

Great moments in travel. When you have a tight international connection, have to go through Passport control, and the woman in front of you absolutely cannot find her boarding pass in her purse.  Then she starts digging in her rolling bag, and after a few minutes she triumphantly produces it. And security guy sighs. “That is your arrival boarding pass.”. Search begins again. And second security person waves those behind her into another line.

A Carlow University junior apparently died earlySunday morning while “train hopping.” The University issued a statement expressing sympathy for the “tragic accident.”
Now, we were all young once, and I do feel really sad for her friends and family. But isn’t “train-hopping” less a “tragic accident” and more a Darwin?

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First Harvey, now LA Fire, and Irma approaching. Call it climate change, global warming, whatever you want; but Mother Nature seems pissed.

CNN reports that Mexico plans to send 25 trailers full of supplies including rice, beans, coffee and chocolate for Texas flood victims. Let’s hope Trump doesn’t order them stopped at the border.

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Trump to get rid of DACA, but giving Congress 6 months to replace What if they just take Obama’s name off & call it Trump Dreamer act?

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So who had South Korea in Trump insult bingo?

With National Prayer Day this weekend “by Presidential Proclamation,” can someone remind @realDonaldTrump that Jesus said “suffer little children to come unto me” not make children suffer for coming here.

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When it gets right down to it Trump just can’t stand that not only was Obama more popular than him, 44 gets more popular every day

So how many SEC teams have taken Howards off their potential future cupcake list? #UNLV

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Houston was a 45 point underdog, making the game, as far as the Vegas spread, the biggest upset in college football history.

The previous record holder was Stanford, who upset USC 10 years ago as a 39 point underdog.  No real point to bring that up, except that I just like writing it.  #Nerdnation

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Meanwhile, the Dodgers have lost 7 of 8. Maybe that series with SF Giants in mid September will be a competitive one after all?

-Todd Marinovich, 48, went 19 for 28 for 262 yards and 7 TDs in his debut with the SoCal Coyotes, a developmental pro team.   Alas, another QB who is likely to get a job offer before Colin Kaepernick

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It’s been a really tough week for Houston. But at least #Astros not only are able to play at home, they get to play #Mets. #Smallmercies

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Meanwhile, Texas lost their football opener to…. Maryland.    Would that this were a normal time where that would be the worst story for many state residents in a week.

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North Korea just conducted a nuclear test. And this is the country where Trump thinks he’s had his biggest foreign policy success.

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Trump on Harvey in Houston ” As tough as this was, it’s been a wonderful thing, I think, even for the country to watch and the world to watch. It’s been beautiful.” WTF?

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Trump called for a National Day of Prayer. Guess no one told him “You cannot serve both God and mammon.”

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And of course in Houston Trump has to put on gloves and claim “My hands are too big. #Priorities #Harvey

If we’re going to have a nuclear apocalypse this weekend guess it’s okay to have that second or third glass of wine?

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Black smoke seen coming from soon-to-be closed Russian Consulate in SF, they say “just cleaning.” Burning Donny & Vlad’s love letters?

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#WhyTrumpBlockedMe Hasn’t happened yet. But important to have goals.

Brock Osweiler will go down in history as the only undefeated Cleveland Browns quarterback.

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LSU football coach Ed Orgeron,  says for “competitive advantage” over his opponents, that the team will keep 2017 suspensions/discipline private. Translation, stars will get their wrists slapped really HARD.

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Wonder how many @MLB pitchers have had their best outing of the year against #SFGiants?

MLB admitted that the replay umpires in San Francisco made a mistake last night and took a two-run home run away from Brandon Crawford. Well, heck, that could be the difference this year between the Giants losing 99 and 100 games.

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But forget the Cowboys. Real “America’s team” is now the Houston Astros.

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Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl. The child has just been installed as an odds-on 2037 Wimbledon favorite.

A passenger onboard a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu to New York was so disruptive that the plane had to turn around and return to Hawaii. This week he was ordered to pay the airline almost $100,000
Airlines are thinking, hmm, hiring lawyers to deal with jerks might be more profitable than flying planes.

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Too soon to tell, and with luck Hurricane  Irma will fall apart before becoming   a serious threat to the US or Caribbean. But a worst case scenario has it hitting the Southeast Coast of US hard.    Which could include Mar-a-Lago;  so if we are ever going to see some actual Trump empathy….

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Can we start a pool on what fired-resigned Trump official most likely to end up on Dancing With The Stars?

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The Kenyan Supreme Court has ordered a redo of their controversial Presidential election. You can do that? Asking for a country.

I guess I missed the Trump tweet taking credit for the August jobs report.

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White House says #DACA decision will be announced Tuesday. #WTF? DId they also announce who will be the decision’s commercial sponsor?

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A terror alert over someone “acting weird” caused tourists to be locked inside Eiffel Tower tonight. Fear itself is winning. #Paris

On a brighter note for SF Giants fans, this isn’t a season like 2002 or 2016 where you think all winter about ONE game that got away.

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Los Angeles Lakers fined $500,000 for violating NBA’s anti-tampering rule after, as ESPN reports, “GM Rob Pelinka was found to have had contact with Paul George’s agent after the team had already been warned.”
$500,000? Isn’t that about has much as the team wasted for a couple games on Kobe Bryant in the last year of his contract?

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Tiger Woods has been given clearance by his doctore to start “pitching golf balls.”  At this point this seems to be as likely to result in success as Tim Tebow’s hitting baseballs.

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So with #DavidClarke resigning as Sheriff, who’s got him in the pool being hired by @realDonaldTrump before #JoeArpaio?

Well, of course we know President Obama wasn’t golfing during Katrina. He was too busy altering his Kenyan birth certificate. #sarcasm

Trump reportedly to rescind #DACA. Because nothing says humanitarianism after US natural disaster in US like kicking immigrant children out.In polite response to a friend who says Trump still “better than Hillary,” we don’t know what she would be. We know what he is. #deplorable