Left Coast Sports Babe

So it will be Dusty Baker who will be the new manager of the Nationals. Have to think after Obama it’s “deja vu all over again.” Another black man heading to Washington to fix a mess a white man left.

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The  NFL’s Tennesee Titans have fired coach Ken Whisenhunt. So sorry for those who had Jim Tomsula in the pool

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So at this point with the SF 49ers would TIm Tebow actually even accept the QB job? This year’s team seems less in need of God than St. Jude.

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In Ohio today, voters rejected legalizing marijuana. So  I guess the state’s residents decided that the only legal way to transcend reality in the state is to root for  the Browns

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A Taco Bell spokesman has been fired after his alleged assault of an Uber driver was caught on a video cam. This I think is not what the company meant when they wanted him to promote their Doritos Locos.

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In Mississippi, a Tupelo man who was unhappy the store didn’t sell Confederate flag was charged with allegedly setting off an explosive at a Walmart Sunday morning. Well, they think he set off a small bomb. Either that or it was just what the place looked like after their Halloween sale.

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Notice when NFL coaches are fired the teams always say they want to move in a different direction? And then the lousy teams just keep going in the same direction.

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The GOP is vowing “more bipartisanship” in Washington. Well, they could hardly vow less.

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Urban Meyer said he told QB J.T. Barrett, suspended 1 game, “How do you deal with 20 years of doing right and 30 seconds of doing wrong, or three minutes, or whatever it was, That’s real life.”
Uh, first, it takes a lot more than doing wrong for 3 minutes to get a DUI and an attempted evasion of a checkpoint, second in “real life” you don’t get slapped on the wrist for doing both.

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Larry Lessig announced he iis ending his bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination. And even Lincoln Chafee is going “who?”

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So after the 49ers gave Colin Kapernick a seven-year $126 million contract they are now benching him. With that kind of pay to performance, wouldn’t the SF 49ers’ QB be better suited to Congress?

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woman is suing Nike for $1.3 million after she said she was injured during a running event where participants were not allowed to use anything but Nike equipment. Hmm, I see a whole new revenue source for lawyers with college and professional athletes.

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Now Volkswagen is admitting that they also understated carbon dioxide emissions and overstated mileage on some 800.000 models. Uh, at this point would it be simpler to list what the car maker WAS honest about?

So now the GOP says they won’t have any more debates on NBC. Does this mean Trump might even be sending Megyn Kelly flowers?

California Governor Jerry Brown says that Ted Cruz is “absolutely unfit” to run for the presidency due to his position on climate change. Wow. How did Jerry single out one reason.

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Charles Barkley has “guaranteed” that the Knicks make the playoffs this year. Really?! Is he talking about the NBA playoffs or the NCAA men’s tournament.?

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Jeb Bush says his campaign is “not on life support.” True dat. Life support requires a pulse.

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The University of Louisville apologized yesterday after a picture was released of university president James Ramsey and others dressed up in Mexican ponchos and sombreros at a Halloween party. Well, at least they didn’t dress up as basketball players and prostitutes.

An email released today showed that Hillary Clinton, 68, had to ask for help to type an emoticon on her Blackberry. Said most 60 somethings “What’s an emoticon?” Said most people under 30, “What’s a Blackberry??

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So now the GOP says they won’t have any more debates on NBC. Does this mean Trump might even be sending Megyn Kelly flowers?

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Still controversy over whether NBC should have invited Donald Trump to host SNL this weekend. Thinking at this point what those protests are most doing is getting people to wonder what the fuss is about and thinking about tuning into SNL.

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All of these GOP candidates want Americans to believe they can stand up to our enemies like Al Qaeda and ISIS. When they can’t even stand up to CNBC?

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Chevron cutting up to 7,000 jobs, because their profits have fallen to only $2 billion. Some statements would be funnier if they didn’t need a punchline.