Left Coast Sports Babe

Grammys start  Sunday at 5p PST. The “In Memoriam” segment should be done by 8p.

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SF Giants are inviting Barry Bonds as a special instructor in Spring Training. Instructor? Based on last year thinking Bonds could still out hit most of the team

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So some folks are upset because the Naperville Rib Fest has booked Toby Keith for their opening night concert.in June, since he also performed at the inaugural. Really? No one is making anyone buy tickets. Seems more interesting that the best gig the country singer can now get is the Naperville Rib Fest.

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An Orlando Police officer resigned a week after being reprimanded for arresting a man when she mistook doughnut glaze in his car for methamphetamine. Guess she couldn’t face being known as a cop who couldn’t recognize something from doughnuts?

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You’d think if Democrats could pay all these protestors they’d have just paid people back in Nov. to vote for Hillary.

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While Trump was not wearing an earpiece while Japanese PM Shinzo Abe was speaking Friday, the President was seen smiling and nodding during the speech. Probably because he was agreeing with the voices in his head.

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Wonder how many games of golf Trump is on pace for…?

Just imagine if Obama had a place he referred to as “Winter White House” that had $200,000 initiation dues. #MaraLago 

Wonder when Trump will present Ivanka with a Purple Heart for all the suffering she has endured.

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Did Bud Selig leave idea of starting a runner at 2nd in @MLB extra innings in a farewell note in the new Commissioner’s desk?

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Spring Training starts next week.  About time. February is kind of a comedy wasteland for sports humor.  Although to be fair, in New York, the Knicks and Nets are doing their part.

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Anyone who follows my FB feed knows I argue with my father all the time on social media. Have to wonder, what would it take for Ivanka to say “Dad, just STFU?”

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And the classiness just keeps on coming. Kellyanne Conway this morning on “Fox and Friends: “Go buy Ivanka’s stuff. I hate shopping, but I’m going to get some myself today. It’s a wonderful line. I own some of it. I’m going to give a free commercial here. Go buy it everybody. You can find it online

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But really, did KellyAnne Conway expect women would take fashion advice from a woman who wore a high school band uniform to inauguration?

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Trump will do anything to get people to buy Ivanka’s clothes except order her to have them made in America

Uh, oh, so did our President just commit billions to California? In a meeting with airline execs, when “you go to China, you go to Japan, they have fast trains all over the place. I don’t want to compete with your business, but we don’t have one fast train,”
Paging Jerry Brown.

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Now Trump back to tweeting John McCain is a loser. Wonder how far he has to go before McCain might actually vote against him in Senate

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Another angry Trump tweet -“Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who never fought in Vietnam when he said for years he had (major lie), now misrepresents what Judge Gorsuch told him?
Shouldn’t Vietnam expert Trump be commending Blumenthal on his alternative facts?

Nordstrom stock up 4% yesterday, and up again today. Just saying.

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Could #BettyWhite on @SNL play someone in Trump administration. Because I really would like to see him DARE go after her.

So is @realDonaldTrump calling new AG Sessions asking him how to fire judges?

Let’s get to the real outrage: Donald Trump’s Twitter tantrums keeping internet from fully enjoying George & Amal Clooney’s pregnancy.

We interrupt tonight’s “Steve Kerr can drop the F bomb and get ejected story”:   Gregg Popovich now winningest coach w/ single franchise in NBA history-1128 wins. #GoSpursGo

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Meanwhile, give the #Knicks credit, with the closing of Barnum and Bailey Ringling Bros, they fill a real void for fans of circuses.

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Terrell Owens is not happy about the HOF “Unfortunately I DID NOT MAKE IT again this year. Thanks to ALL my fans & supporters. #FlawedProcess”
So maybe TO isn’t Hall of Fame material, but he sure sounds Presidential.

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FOX is showing a special Bill O’Reilly Super Bowl pre-game interview with President Trump tomorrow. Presumably sponsored by Budweiser as a shameless promotion to sell more beer?

If protestors REALLY get paid maybe this is all a secret strategy to get them all rich enough to become Trump voters?

We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”
“Ask not what your country can do for you..”
“That shining city on a hill.”
“You think our country’s so innocent?

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says he is going to add a “simple scrambler” to the locker room to keep players off social media before games. Wow, if this works can they put one in the Oval Office?

#SergioRomo to the Dodgers? Well, Los Angeles fans have plenty of advance notice to restock their liquor cabinets.

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Congrats to Stanford women’s basketball coach  Tara Vandeveer on her 1,000th coaching win.  Wonder how much longer it would have taken her if Tara had switched over at some point to coach the men?

Once again, in a United States where it seems like there is no single trusted news source, I miss Walter Cronkite.

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Spirit Airlines is going to cut the space for passengers’ free bags, from 2,688 to 2,016 cubic inches. Meaning the standard carry-on of 21″ x 14″ x 9″ is now too big, Anyone with a larger bag will have to pay $100 at the gate to board.
Two things. 1. How long until a major carrier follows suit. 2. How the heck do they expect average Americans to have a clue about what a cubic inch is?

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So can someone explain to me why Baylor still has a football team?

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Well, for a little  diversion – Drew Brees on “Fox & Friends” this morning before the Super Bowl. “I’m not ruling it out. It’s not the first thing I’m gonna do after I step away from the game, but I will certainly give it consideration.”

The “it”? Brees is talking about?  Running for office.

(I actually don’t know what party Brees would run as a candidate for…seriously. but hey, he seems decent, and not bat sh*t crazy.)

Billionaire Vincent Viola. who owns the Florida Panthers hockey team, has withdrawn as Trump’s choice for Secretary of the Army. The Military Times said he cited business interests that made the confirmation process nearly impossible.
Uh, not like it stopped any of Trump’s other choices?

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Trump quickly tweeted “A new radical Islamic terrorist has just attacked in Louvre Museum in Paris. Tourists were locked down. France on edge again. GET SMART U.S.”
This because of one guy with a knife, who injured a soldier, but no fatalities. Not good to be sure. But where are all the tweets about the fatal terror attack in Quebec City?

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How long until @realDonaldTrump calls for a Congressional Investigation into Hillary Clinton’s role in not preventing #BowlingGreenMassacre

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So when is Trump going to issue a travel advisory for #BowlingGreen?

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Kellyanne Conway attacked ChelseaClinton for Chelsea’s mocking tweet about #BowlingGreen. “It’s called class, grace, deep breath.” Like her boss?

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Give @KellyannePolls a break, maybe she meant “Green Bowl” massacre. How many avocados will give their lives for guacamole this #Superbowl ?

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Why America is already great: Google https://t.co/iE9jyuYAE8 It links to a donation page for the ACLU.

Hashtag of the night  –  #PaulRyanin4Words.  Whatever Donald Trump wants.

From my Canadian friend T.C.  “Trump called NFL Commish Goodell ‘Weak, Stupid, Dopey & unfit to be a leader’.  No punchline needed here.”

“Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody who has done and amazing job & is being recognized more & more.  I notice. ” Okay, does Trump think he knows what team Douglass  plays for?

Anyone else remember halcyon days when you could out go out for an evening and not worry about what @POTUS might have done during dinner?

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A young woman complains she was kicked off a Spirit Airlines flight from New Orleans to Fort Lauderdale because her top was too low cut and exposed too much of her chest. Well, makes sense, on Spirit, passengers have to pay fees to see cleavage.

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New 49ers GM John Lynch said one of the reasons he signed with the team is that they passed his test of keeping their interview meetings secret. Of course, SF also gave him many million other guaranteed rea$on$..

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Anyone else think that maybe @49ers discussions with John Lynch didn’t leak not because SF49ers were so secure as because nobody cared?

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Stanford alums are shocked by this headline: “Elite California school forced to cancel speech by right-wing firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos as students set off fireworks at cops, tear down barricades and set the campus ablaze in protest.” Cal is an “elite California school?” #sarcasm

Hmm, Sheldon Adelson has backed out of the Las Vegas Raiders stadium deal, now Goldman Sachs is reportedly mulling over their commitment. Pass the popcorn, and keep firing up those tailgate grills in Oakland..

NY Giants WR Victor Cruz on the team’s boat party before their loss to the Packers. “It definitely wasn’t worth it.” Does he mean the trip or posting pictures

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31 lbs of cocaine, worth over $400,000, discovered on American Airlines plane in Tulsa. Was the forecast for snow?

Apparently Chipotle, which imports most of its avocados, limes and tomatoes from Mexico, is the restaurant chain most at risk from Trump’s potential new tariffs. So maybe this is all just part of a plan for Trump Grill REALLY to have the best taco bowls?

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So when is Sally Yates going to run for office?

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And give Trump credit.  Who else could make a “Daily Show” celebrity out of the President of the ACLU?

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in June a federal judge ruled that a married same-sex female couple can both be listed on their children’s birth certificates. Now the state of Indiana is appealing. Seven words this time – “Pro life and pro family my ass.

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War sucks, I get it. But if this botched Yemen raid resulting in the death of a Ryan Owens, a Navy Seal, and Nawar al-Awlaki, an 8-year old girl who was an American citizen, happened on Hillary’s watch GOP would have already launched Congressional investigations.

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#AlternateJobsForClowns trending on day of Trump cabinet appointee confirmation hearings. Sure it’s just a coincidence

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So wonder how ratings were for tonight’s 8pm Special Edition of Presidential Apprentice?

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Trump announced his #SCOTUS pick at 8pm ET & 2 finalists were called to DC. Anyone got pictures of their fantasy suite?

But really disappointed, shouldn’t Trump have given Gorsuch a rose?

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Wow, privileged white male w/ private school & IVY league education, looks like he could play judge on TV. “I’m shocked” said no one #scotus

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Betsy DeVos apparently plagiarized at least two quotes in her written questionnaire for the Senate nomination committee. Looking at Monica Crowley have to think this might derail her. Because hey, in this administration past racism, sexism, questionable business dealings….no problem, but plagiarism is serious.
(unless you can blame it on a speechwriter.)

SF  49ers reportedly sign John Lynch to a 6 year contract as GM.   Not a bad deal if it’s guaranteed as if York stay President of the team Lynch will probably only have to work 3.

Give the #ProBowl players credit, they produced a game that was more compelling than 8-11 NFL playoff games.

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But to be fair, the Pro Bowl uniforms look like they should have footsies on them.

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Delta Airlines tonight had a “systems outage that has resulted in departure delays for flights on the ground” This a week after United Airlines had a similar problem. Can we blame Trump?

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As a pro left-hander, have to wonder, soo is this is what America deserves for mistake of electing right-handed President to follow a lefty? #lefthandersareonlypeopleinrightmind

(George H.W., Bill Clinton and Obama were all lefties.)

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Starbucks defiantly said tonight they would hire 10,000 refugees in next five years. Standby for “lousy coffee” tweet from Trump in 3.2.1..

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A story making the rounds about a Colorado woman trying to frame some Trump inauguration memorabilia last week, and being turned down by a framing store because the clerk didn’t feel comfortable about it.
Where are the defenders of religious freedom on this one?

Story many people never expected to see: “A spokesman for Angela Merkel President said yesterday the German chancellor ‘explained’ the Geneva Refugee Convention to the new President.”

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Priebus on Meet the Press “Everyone’s suffering in the Holocaust, including obviously all of the Jewish people affected.” Yes, he said it.

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Realize millions of Americans support Trump’s actions. But millions voted for him thinking he’d never do many things he said. #sad

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OK, as he said, it’s just preliminary, but CNN reports that White House Policy Director Stephen Miller says Trump officials “are discussing the possibility of asking foreign visitors to disclose all websites and social media sites they visit, and to share the contacts in their cell phones. If the foreign visitor declines to share such information, he or she could be denied entry.”
So wonder how Americans would feel about doing the same upon arrivals in other countries when WE travel?

Already nostalgic for when “Tiger Woods misses cut” was the most headshaking headline of the day

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Skip Bayless tweeted out that if Mason Crosby hadn’t “lucked in” a 56 yd field goal, “the Cowboys would have beaten the Falcons and would be playing the Patriots. A shame.”
Uh, yeah, and if the SF Giants had a closer they’d still be saying “Wait until next year” in Chicago. #WTF?

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How did this happen? Lebron James, 32, will be the oldest player in the NBA All-Star game.

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Chargers RB Melvin Gordon to ESPN on the team’s move to LA “I don’t think we’re going to lose everyone in San Diego.I really don’t think of it like that. I just think of it as we’re on a break — like a relationship. You know? But she’ll be back and we will be back. We will be back together. That’s how I look at it.”
Shockingly, Gordon is single.

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Trump honoring #HolocaustMemorialDay by saying Christians to be given priority over other refugees seeking to enter United States. #WTF

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If the question is #WWJD, pretty sure He would not demand proof of Christianity to save someone’s life.

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and so what happens if some potential refugee claims they are trying to enter the US to avoid being forced to have an abortion

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Russia’s parliament just voted 380-3 on Friday to decriminalize domestic violence, when it doesn’t cause “substantial bodily harm” and doesn’t repeat within 12 months.
Waiting for the Trump tweet on this one….

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So if Donald Trump really believes that illegals voted, why doesn’t he call for a new election?

Remember innocent days when U.S. tourists were viewed as ugly Americans just for being too loud with too much money?

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How long until Donald Trump replaces words on Statue of Liberty “give me your tired…” with ad for Trump Hotels?

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“The media is the opposition party.” Small act of resistance. “Welcome to your unlimited digital access to The Washington Post” #Subscribe

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And okay folks, if you’ve stuck with me this long especially since the 2016 Presidential election you either share or put up with my politics –  But for another serious example of why I am very fond of Cory Booker – from a Friday interview.

“I don’t understand why the media is treating Donald Trump with such kid gloves. These are not ‘untruths.’ These are not ‘alternate facts.’ These are lies and propaganda.”