Left Coast Sports Babe

Turns out that “Joe the Plumber” doesn’t even have a plumber’s license.  But he can see the licensing bureau from his house.

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And “Joe the Plumber” says he favors McCain’s economic policies.  He figures there will be less taxes he will have to evade.

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The reason McCain talked so much about “Joe the Plumber.”  In his debate prep bringing up his friend G. Gorden Liddy the Plumber didn’t go that well…

But whatever Joe thinks,  Josephine the Plumber was listening to the part of the debate about equal pay.  And she is pissed.

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John McCain said of the Obama-Biden ticket “We’ve got them right where we want them.”  Funny thing, that’s exactly what the Dodgers said about the Phillies.

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The Tampa Bay Rays scored five runs in four innings against Daisuke Matsuzaka, aka Dice-K, but let the Boston Red Sox come back to win in game 5.

Don’t you love karma and payback…

Fox owns the rights to televise the World Series, although many playoff games have been on TBS.  To increase ratings, the playoffs games have generally been in the evening, with the “prime” games starting about 830p.   Yes, 830p, guaranteeing that the games won’t end until close to midnight at best.    But yes, all in the name of ratings, even if chlldren, and many adults, can’t stay up for the games.

So how perfect is it that we are one win away from the Fox World Series rating bonanza of Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay?

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John McCain said in Wednesday’s debate that he would put the “most qualified” candidate on the Supreme Court. 

Like he chose Sarah Palin? 

(Guess this means his pick would be a toss-up between Amy Brenneman and  Judge Judy.)

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The University of Wisconsin band will be allowed to play this weekend, following a suspension for a hazing, alcohol related incidents and a “pattern of humiliating behavior.” 

In related news, despite their “humiliating behavior” against Toledo, the University of Michigan football team will be allowed to play this weekend too.

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Despite Manny Ramirez’s .520 batting average and four home runs in the post season, Los Angeles was bounced out of the National League Championship Series in 5 games by the Phillies.

Guess Manny being Manny wasn’t enough to offset the Dodgers being the Dodgers.

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Many viewers didn’t even bother to turn on game five of the Dodgers Phillies series, since they figured the outcome was a foregone conclusion.

The same rationale many other viewers used not to watch the third Presidential debate.

Despite the Philadelphia Phillies’ 3-1 lead in the NLCS, Ryan Howard is hitting only .188.

Maybe he really is the next Alex Rodriguez.

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But Philadelphia fans are still thrilled.  With one more win they get to boo their team in the World Series.

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What’s the difference between a free market capitalist and a socialist? 

About 3000 points on the Dow.

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John McCain is stepping up his attacks by association on Barack Obama.    Next apparently he will say that while in Chicago Obama was a fan of Rex Grossman.

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Three members of the Miami Dolphins were fined $10,000 each by the NFL for last week’s “excessive celebrating” after a touchdown.  Well, at least there’s one thing that probably won’t happen to the 0-6 Cincinnati Bengels.

(Of course, maybe it’s just my imagination, but weren’t the Bengals playing better when they were getting arrested?)

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Monta Ellis of the Golden State Warriors was fined $3 million for getting injured while driving a moped, which was forbidden by the terms of his contract.  No word on how much he will also be fined by his teammates in kangaroo court.  A moped?!

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According to ESPN, after Friday’s practice, Adam “Pacman” Jones apparently apologized to Dallas Cowboy teammates for his latest “incident.”

Then he vowed that such a thing would not happen again.

Well, one out of two’s not bad.

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A group in Detroit is trying to raise $15 million to save what is left of baseball’s old Tiger Stadium.    Some area fans have promised to donate the group will also look into tearing down the football stadium, Ford Field, preferably with the Lions in it.

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Joey Chestnut of San jose ate 45 pizza slices in 10 minutes Sunday to win the first Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship in Times Square.  Well, we may be struggling in Iraq, and struggling with the economy at home, but suppose it’s nice to know that America is upholding our superpower ranking in SOMETHING.

John McCain has vowed if elected to cut capital gains taxes..   Of course, given the way the market is going, most Americans won’t HAVE any capital gains taxes….

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McCain also vowed that during the debate he would kick Barack Obama’s ‘you-know-what.”   He wasn’t trying to be cute, he just forgot what he was going to kick.

Who’d a thunk with our 401Ks, that the K would stand for strikeout?

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Although I think I can safely guarantee the market will not go down on Monday.  Monday is Columbus Day.

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Good news:  the price of gas is going down.

Bad news:  most Americans now can’t afford their car payments.:

John McCain’s campaign has been trying to discredit Barack Obama by his association with a former Weatherman.  But the accusation isn’t getting much traction.  Most voters under 50 say they don’t even watch the Weather Channel.

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And a version for readers over  50…

John McCain’s campaign has been trying to discredit Barack Obama by his association with a famous former Weatherman.  But the accusation isn’t getting much traction.  For most older voters, the only person that brings to mind is Willard Scott. 

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Barack Obama has purchased 30 minutes of network primetime for October 29.  Well, that ought to be almost enough for some introductory remarks by Joe Biden.

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Former NHL goalie Clint Malarchuk accidently shot himself after he placed a .22 caliber rifle between his legs after shooting rabbits. The bullet hit his chin. 

Tonight, Malarchuk reportedly said he considers himself “the luckiest man in America.”.

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The NHL season opener was Thursday night, which means in the US, that hockey television ratings were about the same as they were Wednesday night.

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From my funny friend Bill Littlejohn: 
“Kevin Costner and Ron Sheldon are reportedly discussing a sequel to ‘Bull Durham’.This time, Crash and Annie help Nuke after Laloosh was named in the Mitchell Report”

For the third time in a row, the Angels-Red Sox playoff game finished up well after midnight Eastern Time.  It’s all part of Major League Baseball’s “No child left awake” policy.

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And silver linings for Cubs fans.  At least they won’t have their hearts broken in the World Series.  Plus think of all the money they will save on Series tickets.

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Sarah Palin said that voters “don’t know the real Barack Obama.”  Considering that Senator Obama has been campaigning under a media microscope for almost two years, isn’t it more likely that voters don’t know the real Sarah Palin?

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The John McCain campaign is really hitting new lows of negativity.   And if the story about former radical and current University of Chicago Professor Bill Ayers doesn’t work, the next thing they may say is that while in Chicago, Obama associated with Rex Grossman.

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The University of Wisconsin marching band has been suspended for alcohol, hazing and sexual misconduct.   Along with possible additional charges of -impersonating the Stanford band.

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Now former Raiders coach Lane Kiffin has been advised to sue Oakland owner Al Davis for defamation.  And Kiffin might have a strong case.  As long as he could convince potential jurors that by taking the job in the first place, the young man wasn’t showing signs of insanity…

Finally a great thought from Nick Coombs

John McCain announced last week that he was pulling his operation out of Michigan today.  To think he says he’s the candidate for change? He’s just doing what most businesses in the state have been doing for the past 30 years!

Who knew that the biggest difference between the Yankees and Mets would turn out to be that the Yankees got a one week head start on choosing tee-times?

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And what kind of a year has it been for Chicago vs. New York?  Let’s see, Obama, the Cubs and White Sox still competing.  Hillary, Rudy, the Yankees and the Mets all watching at home.

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Sarah Palin has borrowed Hillary Clinton’s phrase about putting cracks in the glass ceiling.  But realistically, after some of her interviews, if the glass ceiling were made of ice, Governor Palin would be the Zamboni.

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A man was arrested last week on the field at Dodger Stadium for impersonating a Los Angeles Dodgers player.   In related news, members of the Mets bullpen have been arrested for impersonating major league pitchers.

John McCain’s campaign had a web ad posted Friday morning saying that Senator McCain had won Friday NIGHT’s debate.

Presume the ad was placed next to another ad selling Yankees playoff tickets.

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And Yahoo.com headline..

Swiss man flies over Channel on jet wing

My first thought, great, now the airlines are charging you extra to sit inside?