Left Coast Sports Babe

Former Giants and currently Indians third baseman Juan Uribe left the game on a cart yesterday after a ground ball gave him a “testicular contusion.” Women are thinking “That sounds painful.” Men are thinking, well, they don’t even want to think about it.

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Not sure how many games this ‪#‎NBAFinals‬ will go. But are ANY of them going to be close?

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Broncos defensive coordinator Wade Phillips said his Super Bowl ring had the wrong name on it. Oops, if they were going to forgot a name it should have been Denver’s offensive coordinator. Does Denver HAVE an offensive coordinator.

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Airport security guy at Heathrow asks me about U.S. election. Says he hopes HIllary will win. Because Trump is crazy and because “Hillary will have Bill to help her run things.” ‪#‎thetimestheyareachangin‬ ‪#‎sortof‬

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Donald Trump, lowering the facts bar again in yet another inflammatory speech post ‪#‎Orlando‬. “Remember this, radical Islam is anti-woman, anti-gay and anti- American.” And many of Trump’s supporters are now thinking “well, they’re  actually right two out of three.”

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Trump is calling again for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. So considering the Orlando killer was American born is the Donald proposing this ban to be in utero?

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“Orlando Police Chief John Mina said the tragedy began unfolding at 2:02 a.m., when three police officers engaged the suspect in a gun battle outside the club.” So even THREE good guys with a gun couldn’t stop this a**hole. ‪#‎moregunsnottheanswer‬

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Islamic State radio today called the U.S. born killer “one of the soldiers of the caliphate in America.” In some ways though it doesn’t matter, if the shooting was mostly about ISIL, or hatred of gays, or if he was just a nasty unstable man (his ex-wife said he beat her.) ISIL still has limited power in the U.S…. unless they can help ignite a race-religion war.

Would sure be nice to wake up the morning and have the headlines  and controversy be back to Draymond Green’s suspension for his crotch hit to Lebron James. #Orlando

Would love to think ‪#‎Orlando‬ might actually result in changes in gun laws. But if 20 dead little children don’t matter, hard to imagine 50 plus gay nightclub goers will make a difference. ‪#‎whenwillweeverlearn‬

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Clay Aiken tweeted out, this, which is sad but true  ” A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay.”

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So why is it so easy for some in the GOP to instantly say “Islamic terrorist” and so hard to say “gay victims?”

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Wow. Trump’s tweet in response to the Orlando shootings: “Horrific incident in FL. Praying for all the victims & their families. When will this stop? When will we get tough, smart & vigilant?
Uh, tough and smart about gun control? Vigilant about people who are hateful? Is that what you mean, sir?

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We all want news on ‪#‎Orlando‬. Understandable. But can media stop mentioning this asshole’s name & showing his picture? ‪#‎nomorefame‬

Meanwhile, a man was caught in Santa Monica with three assault rifles, along with explosives, saying he wanted to “harm people” at the Gay Pride Parade.  He is a young Caucasian guy from Indiana.  So that doesn’t count, right?

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And since if we stop laughing the bad guys win: the Los Angeles Lakers said they have eliminated Magic Johnson’s honorary title of vice president, to “clarify confusion about his involvement with the club.” Translation, while Magic is okay with owning the Dodgers, he draws the line at an association with a semi-pro team.

Ben Roethlisberger says reports are wrong and he will not endorse Donald Trump. So taking underage girls into bathrooms for what he said was consensual sex is okay, but good to know Big Ben has some standards.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Kevin Durant, If he “thinks about leaving, which I hope he doesn’t — Oklahoma loves Kevin Durant, and Kevin Durant loves Oklahoma. But if he’ll stay, I’ll make him a Cabinet person for health and fitness on my Cabinet.”
Uh, did Fallin ask if Durant has any deal-breaking history or beliefs because she made that promise – like being a Democrat?

Big night for ‪#‎Hamilton‬ at the ‪#‎TonyAwards‬. Let’s hope this doesn’t make tickets too hard to get.

Congrats to the ‪#‎Penguins‬, sad for the ‪#‎Sharks‬. Once again, San Jose suffers with home ice disadvantage. ‪#‎StanleyCup‬

In Neon Green.

Even Elton John is impressed with this outfit.

Happy 90th official birthday to Queen Elizabeth II. So when the British national anthem is sung, does she sing “God Save Me?”

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Will be honest, I didn’t know who Christina Grimmie was until I heard the news of her shooting and death. But do we have to post the picture of the man who killed her?

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Meg Whitman now is comparing Donald Trump to Mussolini and Hitler. And it’s still easier to say that as a GOP woman than to say “Okay, it kills me but I’m voting for Hillary Clinton?

We’re all really going to need extra-large popcorn to pass around with Trump vs. Warren on Twitter: The Donald’s latest “Goofy Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to as Pocahontas, pretended to be a Native American in order to advance her career. Very racist!”
Waiting for Warren to respond something like “Trump is pretending to be a plausible human being to advance his…”

Porn star Mia Khalifa, a Nationals fan, offered to streak the field if she got 50,000 retweets. Alas she came up just short. Wonder how many players offered to help her out next time.

Worst thing about ‪#‎Casilla‬‘s recent meltdowns for ‪#‎SFGiants‬ fans? He comes in in the 9th and they stop serving beer after 7.

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Two losses in his last three appearances and a near-blown save in the third. If Bruce Bochy brings Casilla in again this weekend at AT&T Park the loudest cheers will be from Dodgers fans.

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Will the last ‪#‎NBA‬ player to leave Olympic ‪#‎TeamUSA‬ basketball please turn out the lights?

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When asked if Kevin Love will play in game 4, Lebron James deferred “I have an opinion on who’s our general, and that’s Coach Lue. Interesting choice of words, since generals answer to Kings.

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Of course, given Love’s performance, some might say he didn’t play after all.

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So was that really an earthquake in California? Or Bernie fans throwing one last primary tantrum? ‪#‎joke‬ ‪#‎holdthehatetweetsplease‬

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That moment when you get the notice from ‪#‎UnitedAirlines‬ that your flight is delayed and will leave at 130p. At 145pm

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Georgia Sen David Perdue at the “Faith and Freedom” coalition suggested his audience pray for Pres Obama. With Psalm 109:8 starting “Let his days be few.” He didn’t finish the psalm “Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.”
And this is one of those guys who wants to defend ” Christian family values.”

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Mitt Romney on Trump “I don’t want to see trickle down racism.” Never a Mitt fan as far as him being president. but guessing a lot of people, especially Republicans, wonder where this man was in 2012.

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Ann Coulter has written an editorial saying Donald Trump is not a racist. Hmm, is she angling to get on the Donald’s V.P short list?

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A serious thought going forward for all the Sanders supporters who got into politics for the first time this year. If you REALLY want to change the system, stay involved, and start getting ready for future elections. ‪#‎changetakestime‬ ‪#‎changetakescommitment‬

Well, the Donald has gotten enough delegates for the GOP nomination.

And now the media is reporting that Newt Gingrich (?!) is on the list of potential running mates for Donald Trump. If this keeps up ‪#‎theOnion‬ will be out of business. ‪#‎satirecantkeepupwithreality‬

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Heard radio pundit describe #‎WesternConferenceFinals‬ Game 5 as “must win” for ‪#‎Warriors‬. Considering ‪#‎Thunder‬ are up 3-1, yep, he was right.

Game six too…

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A new marijuana-friendly gym will open in San Francisco. It will be the first gym where users can use the treadmill and eat Doritos at the same time?

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Baylor has now fired football coach Art Briles in the midst of sexual assault allegations involving players. Well, now we’re getting serious. Firing the university president is one thing, firing a successful coach who took them to six straight bowl games…..

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The mess at ‪#‎Baylor‬ proves once again the danger of allowing heterosexuals to play football.

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A potential ‪#‎BernieTrumpDebate‬? Is there a room big enough to contain two egos that yuge?

So it’s really possible we might have a ‪#‎Trump‬ ‪#‎Gingrich‬ ticket? Perfect. Who better to defend heterosexual family values than two men with six marriages between them?

As the Hillary email saga unfolds no doubt Donald Trump is thinking that this will not be a problem if he is elected President. Because he will have the most amazing email system ever in the White House. It will be beautiful, awesome, and Mexico will pay for it.

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Canada’s ambassador to Ireland tackled a protester who interrupted a memorial service for British soldiers today in Dublin. Hmm so, if God forbid, the Donald gets elected maybe Justin Trudeau has found his ambassador to the US who can stand up to Trump.

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Congress actually passed a bipartisan bill to strengthen the Toxic Substances Control Act. Hmm, “toxic substances.” Does that include Trump speeches?

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Donald Trump said in Business Week that the GOP will become a “worker’s party.” Right, as in everyone in the party will be working for him.

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Jimmy Kimmel last night suggested that Trump host a “Celebrity Apprentice” where people compete to be his vice presidential pick. Trump responded “That’s a good idea.” And some fools thought he was joking.

Pittsburgh Penguins hold off the Tampa Bay Lightning to make it to the Stanley Cup flnals against San Jose Sharks. So at least one of the teams in the ice hockey championship comes from a city where they actually have ice.