Don’t bet on it.

Posted April 18, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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The NFL formally reinstated five players today who had been banned indefinitely for gambling violations in 2023.

Wonder what were the odds?

At least two teams, the Las Vegas Aces and the Washington Mystics, have moved their games against the Indiana Fever to larger arenas because of higher than expected crowds.

Good for them. Now pay the women more.

Missisippi GOP Senator Wicker is very conservative. But he supports Mike Johnson’s allowing vote on Ukraine aid. Wicker notes his son, like Mike’s, is in US military. Maybe it’s just not wanting to lose child to war against Putin.

But he gets it, for whatever reason. US needs to stand up for democracy


The entire Kennedy clan is going to endorse President Biden. And you think your Thanksgiving family dinner is going to be awkward.


Marge Three Names submitted an amendment to the Ukraine aid bill barring funding until “restrictions on Hungarians in Transcarpathia” and other minorities are lifted.

Bet Marge Three Names didn’t even know Transcarpathia existed.

Trump: It is a shame. I am sitting here for days now from morning until night in that freezing room. Freezing! All for this. This is your result. It is very unfair.

Uh, how the heck should Americans trust a man to handle all the challenges he will face as leader of the free world, if he can’t dress himself well enough to be comfortable in air conditioning?

Gotten attacked by some far-left folks on Twitter/X today for being against shutting down roads, bridges, Democratic events etc to make a point. They say extremism is only way to get real change.

That worked so well in voting for Jill Stein & putting anti-Muslim climate change denier in White House

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Changes in attitudes..

Posted April 18, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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You know one person has made a difference when you see this headline on ESPN.com “Olsen, nation’s No. 3 scorer, transferring to Iowa.”

And you assume, correctly, that it’s a women’s college basketball story

And Caitlin Clark is apparently about to sign an eight figure shoe contract with Nike.

While she has an under $80,000 a year rookie contract in the WNBA.

Most people really making under $80,000 a year probably couldn’t afford to buy the shoes.

Los Angeles Dodgers – 2024 payroll – even with Ohtani and other deferred salaries – $227,309,737.

Record 12-9

Milwaukee Brewers – 2024 payroll – $107,606,690

Record 11-6

No punchline, I just like writing it.

NBA announced Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter has been banned from the NBA for life over a gambling scandal. Stay tuned for in-depth reports on the story sponsored by Fanduel and ESPN Bet.


United said Boeing’s problems this year have cost the airline $200 million. How long until they institute a “Boeing fee?”

Alaska Airlines had a ground stop for ALL their planes this morning for an hour due to an IT issue. Again, this travel agent PSA. If you really have to be somewhere this spring summer, from a cruise to a wedding to a critical meeting… allow extra time.


Despite Trump’s claims, Judge Merchan hasn’t said he can’t attend his son’s high school graduation, saying it will depend how the trial is going.

How mad will Donald be if judge does adjourn for the day and he actually has to go to Barron’s graduation?

If President Biden fell asleep two days in a row in public it would be national headlines and CNN breaking news.

Some of GOP seems completely focused on the idea of prosecuting anyone who lies to Congress. Okay, then, can we start with going after Senators and House members who claim Donald Trump is not influencing their votes?

Kansas GOP Sen. Roger Marshall waneds to adjourn Mayorkas proceedings until Nov 6; day after election so “American people can have a vote on this impeachment trial. Where was this concern for Americans having a vote when GOP rushed through Amy Coney Barrett SCOTUS nomination?

Hey, GOP, when you are done throwing tantrums over this failed impeachment, maybe you could talk to your own Senator Lankford about resurrecting his BIPARTISAN bill to fix some border issues?

Ted Cruz, upset that the Senate dismissed impeachment charges against Secretary Mayorkas: “I don’t know that there has been a more shameful day in the US Senate than today…” Well, this one for starters.

And then there was one?

Posted April 17, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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Good news for SF Giants. With the Warriors out of the playoffs and the A’s heading to Sacramento, the Giants will be getting most of the sports attention in the SF Bay Area.

Bad news for the SF Giants based on their recent play… they will be getting most of the sports attention in the SF Bay Area.


If President Biden wanted to do something that would get him applause from millions of Americans of all political persuasions, maybe Joe could issue an executive order firing Angel Hernandez?

All the numbers are going up. Except one. How about a major raise in WNBA salaries? WNBA Draft drew nearly 2.5 million viewers in record-shattering broadcast. Previous viewership record was set back in 2004 with Diana Taurasi, but it only drew just more than 600,000 viewers.

US Senate working on many things to benefit American people, .including BIPARTISAN legislation on antitrust/competition issues, extending farm bill, regulating AI, reining in Big Tech…

And it all takes a back seat thanks to House GOP performative impeachment of Mayorkas.

NY Times headline: “Melania Trump Avoids the Courtroom, but Is Said to Share Her Husband’s Anger.” Of all teadlines NY Times could write about a trial involving Donald allegedly paying lots of money to cover up two affairs early in her marriage to him, they go with that one?

As his stock continues to tank, when is Trump coming out with a line of Beanie Babies?


Speaker Johnson defiant about Marge Three Names and her motion to vacate: “It is not helpful to the House Republicans to advance our agenda which is in the best interest of the American people.” WHAT agenda? (And what people? Other than billionaires who want more tax cuts.)

Apparently Donald Trump asked if he could be exempted from any proceedings that may arise on Wednesdays.


Stephen Colbert – “What no Wednesdays? There’s no possible better day for a porn star trial than Hump Day.”

Dollars and sense

Posted April 16, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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LA Dodgers have 1/2 billion dollar payroll & will spend more before trade deadline to win.

But for non-Dodgers fans isn’t it fun right now their record is worse than both Milwaukee Brewers & Pittsburgh Pirates? Whose combined payroll is less even without Ohtani deferral. #BeatLA

Meanwhile, in the most watched WNBA draft ever. (okay, until this year who knew WNBA televised their draft, Caitlin Clark went of course to the Indiana Pacers.

But then the Chicago Sky took both South Carolina center Kamilla Cardose and LSU’s Angel Reece.

Wonder how much Sky-Fever tickets will go for in 2024?

CNN Breaking News headline “President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have released a joint tax return that shows they made almost $620,000 in 2023.”

Fixed it for them

Wrong headline CNN. Fixed it for you.

“President Joe Biden & Dr. Jill Biden released their 2023 tax return. While former President Trump still refuses to release any tax returns..”

And yes, your serious reminder at the end of April 15, tax day, that Donald Trump has still never released ANY of his tax returns.

As Donald Trump whines about his hush money trial meaning he is not able to go to his son’s graduation can some reporter ask him in real time on camera what school Barron attends?

Has anyone asked Barron Trump if he WANTS his father at his high school graduation?

We shouldn’t repeat this but sounds like Donald Trump’s nap today lasted longer than what he paid Stormy Daniels for..

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. now says that Donald Trump asked him to be his running mate, and he declined. Clearly RFK Jr. has decided to challenge Trump for the votes of those who admire the biggest liars.

Meanwhile, though it didn’t get the headlines. Few issues are more bipartisan than fairness in pricing and availability for concert/event tickets.

Senator Amy Klobuchar even has Mike Lee on her side against Ticketmaster’s monopoly. And now Biden’s DOJ has clearly beens listening as Ticketmaster will face federal antitrust lawsuit:…

Competence isn’t clickbait.

Always something to cheer about

Posted April 14, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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SF Giants are off to a lousy start in 2024, and have to wonder if they’re cursed for basically firing the wonderful Renel Brooks-Moon. OTOH, at least baseball fans in the SF Bay Area can enjoy the LA Dodgers losing two of three to the San Diego Padres. #smallmercies

The Los Angeles Clippers give all fans a free Chick-Fil-A sandwich if an opposing player misses two consecutive free throws in the 4th quarter. When Houston Rocket’s Boban Marjanović, with his team well ahead, figured that out he deliberately missed a second free throw.

Massive cheers from the fans and the announcers. Hope he didn’t affect the betting spread.

Two of NBA’s biggest stars – LeBron James and Steph Curry will be both be playing in the Western Conference NBA play-in round. And if Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Pelicans play well they could both be gone before the real playoffs start.

Not that James and Curry aren’t capable of leading their teams to victories. But will be very interesting to see how those games are officiated.

As GOP tries using the Comstock Act to stop mifepristone from being sent through the mail, trying to imagine if Democrats found a judge willing to put the same restrictions on Viagra.

Michael Che on SNL Weekend Update “Speaker Mike Johnson traveled to Mar-A-Lago to meet with Donald Trump. “And boy is his jaw tired…”

In California, Google has started blocking some local news as a threat to the legislature which is considering a Journalism Preservation Act, similar to a bipartisan national bill from Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar and Republican Senator John Kennedy.


As Klobuchar said, “Local newspapers are going out of business while Big Tech makes record profits off news content.” Yep, Google revenue in 2023 was a record over $300 BILLION.

Gordon Gecko would be proud.

What’s wrong with US media. Minnesota Senator Tina Smith, former Planned Parenthood executive, on ABC’s This Week talked about abortion rights, including mifepristone & praised Joe Biden’s efforts for women.

Crickets from most of media. Marge Three Names opens her mouth & it’s a headline.

Kari Lake, a proponent of a national abortion ban in 2022 when she ran for Governor, has now done a 180 and claims she’s for a more moderate policy.

Of course, if she somehow got elected to the US Senate she’d do another 180 and vote for a ban.

Chris Sununu makes Susan Collins look good.

(ICYMI, Sununu was for Nikki Haley, almost a “never trumper” but he’s now genuflecting before Orange Jesus.)

WTAF? Marco Rubio – “I for one am prepared to help Ukraine, but want to see us deal w/ southern border. That was the negotiation, the talk, the agreement. It was going to happen & it didn’t happen.”

It didn’t happen because TRUMP torpedoed GOP Senator Lankford’s bipartisan bill. #NoShame

Ups and downs.

Posted April 12, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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SF Giants have still not come up with a credible reason why they essentially fired their great PA Announcer Renel Brooks-Moon.

Meanhwhile, the 5-9 Giants have 3 extra base hits in last 3 games, and no home runs since April 3. SF also went 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position against Tampa Bay.

So maybe they should have kept Renel and let go some of their hitting coaches?

Angel Hernandez is to umpiring what Donald Trump is to election integrity.

New Orleans Pelicans were 20 of 38 from three point range tonight in their 114-109 win against the Golden State Warriors.

Who did the Pelicans think they were? Caitlin Clark?

Meanwhile as a San Antonio Spurs fan who knows the team has a lottery pick and is just playing for pride at this point, I confess that I wasn’t paying attention after they got down 18 points at halftime to Denver Nuggets, who were leading the NBA Western Conference.

Big mistake.

Kentucky GOP lawmakers removed Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear from ANY role filling future U.S. Senate vacancies. Republicans said it was unrelated to health of Mitch McConnell. If you believe that I have a bridge across Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington to sell you.

Will keep saying this: If asked to name member of Congress not their own, thinking most Americans will name one of the crazies. We HAVE to amplify the good ones. Good politicians who get things done exist. But without coverage voters tend to think all government is useless.

Mike Johnson has to know Trump and Marge will eventually throw him under the bus. Why not stand up for Ukraine now, go down in history as a defender of democracy, and write a book about it?

Casey Anthony is trending on social media.. Is she now on the short list to be Trump’s running mate?

When asked if he was “pro-life or pro-choice” Trump said “You know exactly which one it is.” Yes, we do. The only life Trump is “pro” is his own.


Non-citizens already do not vote. Babies are not aborted at 9th months. Trump indictments are not a political witch hunt. Time to start calling it the Gaslighting Old Party.

Bad endings

Posted April 11, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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Tom Brady says he’s ‘not opposed’ to a late-season NFL return.

What about as a captain for the Pro Bowl?

Hey media, You’re devoting countless hours to the life of a man credibly accused of 2 murders (& convicted in civil court of those murders.)

How about focusing some time & attention on the lives of Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman?

And about seriousness of domestic violence.

What next? Will Trump ask for a delay in his trial by claiming he was planning to ask O.J. Simpson to be his running mate?

At the Masters’ Club dinner last night, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson talked about “wonderful experience” with everyone together, and lamented the state of golf amid PGA-LIV rift.

You know who was unavailable to give an opinion on the problems caused by Saudi tour? Jamal Khashoggi.

Add Chris Sinunu to arrogant white male GOP idiot list, saying “let’s leave abortion to states” “I don’t think this is going to be a driver, as big an issue as in 2022. There’s been problems here & there… “

Problems here & there?” Is Sinunu that stupid, or does he think we are?

USA Today “Mike Johnson and Donald Trump to promote bill to prevent non-citizens from voting.”

Better headline – Non-citizens cannot vote in federal elections. Johnson & Trump to promote dishonest bill to rile up their base.”

Today Trump called Michael Cohen &r Stormy Daniels “two sleaze bags who have, with their lies and misrepresentations, cost our Country dearly!” Uh, Velveeta Voldemort,

Michael has receipts. And as for Stormy – suggest you not f*ck with someone who has f*cked for a living.

ESPN analyst Bomani Jones on O.J. Simpson “If 1994 doesn’t happen we’re having a much different discussion obviously…” Yep, and if April 15, 1865 doesn’t happen John Wilkes Booth might have been remembered as a good actor.

Mike Johnson warned that an effort to oust him from his Speakership post “would be chaos in the House.” So different from the House present state how exactly?


Trying to wrap my head around mens’ reaction if Democrats said that the legality of Viagra was a state’s rights issue.

The end of the beginning..

Posted April 11, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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NBA regular season ends this weekend, April 14.

Which means we’re only about 2 1/2 MONTHS from the NBA finals.

Game 7 would be June 23.


Meanwhile

April 15 is the WNBA draft.

June 27 is the NBA draft.

Wonder if women will beat the men on ratings there too.

If you’re already missing women’s basketball, we’re only about three weeks away from the start of the WNBA preseason. And curiously enough, Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark’s next team, will be playing the league’s first preseason game on May 3 against Dallas.

SF Giants offense has been anemic to say the least in 2024. But a 7-1 win brought them to 5-8 and a -15 run differential. The Colorado Rockies, 3-10 already have a -35 run differential. Ouch.

Ohtani’s former interpreter is reportedly in negotiations to plead guilty on federal charges involving both betting and stealing money from Shohei. He originally told ESPN Ohtani had helped him with the gambling debt. Wonder how much he really stole, and how much he might be being paid for changing his story again.

House Speaker Mike Johnson will deliver remarks with Trump on ‘election integrity’ This is worse than if Dan Quayle and George W. Bush teamed up to host a spelling bee.

“I’ll release my taxes as soon as I’m done with a routine audit.” “I have a big beautiful healthcare plan.” “Nancy Pelosi is responsible for January 6.” So many Trump lies. And Donald expects us to believe he wouldn’t sign a national abortion ban…

GOP today “States rights! States rights! States rights!” So does this mean GOP is also dropping their opposition to California’s plan to have all new cars, pickup trucks and SUVs be electric or hydrogen by 2035?

Donald Trump is touting his endorsement from Yankees legend Mariano Rivera. Does he hope his base won’t notice that Rivera is an immigrant?

Some of these anti-choice folks are all over Twitter today claiming that “abortion stops a beating heart.” None of them are concerned that AR-15s and other guns also stop beating hearts. Pro life my a**.


CNN has the headline “Trump says he wouldn’t sign federal abortion ban.” Does anyone other than Susan Collins believe him?

Hey CNN, wrong headline. “Conservatives deal another blow to Speaker Johnson.”

Marge Three Names and her cronies aren’t “conservatives.” They’re radical anarchists who don’t believe in governing.

BC

Posted April 9, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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Before Caitlin Clark

There was Tara, (and there was Pat Summitt, RIP).

But

Stanford coach Tara Vanderveer coached Jennifer Azzi, Kate Starbird, Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike, Candice Wiggins….. So many superstars who paved the way for the glory that is women’s college basketball now.

Can’t remember not seeing her on the Stanford sideline. But wishing her happiness in a well-earned retirement.


As we look ahead to next year and watching college basketball

JuJu Watkins, USC

Paige Bueckers, UConn

Kiki Iriafen, Stanford.

Hannah Stuelke, Iowa.

Tessa Johnson, S. Carolina.

and others will be returning.

Can anyone name a returning men’s college player?

And UConn’s win over Purdue in the men’s final averaged 14.82 million viewers, according to Nielsen.

“That was not enough to surpass the 18.87 million who watched South Carolina defeat Caitlin Clark and Iowa in Sunday afternoon’s women’s final on ABC and ESPN.”

(and the men were in prime time.)

Meanwhile SF Giants, 1-27 recently with RISP went 1-6 with RISP tonight. Including a 9th inning where down two with bases loaded and no outs they scored ZERO.

Two of the right outs would have tied the game.

Too soon to start talking abut the curse of Renel?


I don’t think it’s asked enough. What has Trump promised RFK Jr?

Anyone who works with feral cats knows the cheapest way to prevent unwanted pregnancies is not spaying female cats but neutering males. Seems to me if we really want to reduce abortions men should get vasectomies at puberty, reversible only on proof of marriage & responsibility.

GOP pollster Frank Luntz says that “abortion is a hard core issue for younger women, a little bit less so for younger men. And older you get, it’s still important but it’s not a voter driven issue…” Wanna bet? No longer a ‘younger woman’ & I’m furious. I am not alone.

Kari Lake pretends now she doesn’t want abortion ban.

When she supported a ban in 2022.

Who knows what she’ll say next?

But you know who absolutely wants to protect womens’ right to choose? Ruben Gallego. No need for Arizona voters to take chances on their rights. #VoteBlue

Something that didn’t get enough coverage last night. Recently retired GOP Rep Ken Buck is a very conservative man, first elected in 2014 as part of the Tea Party. And he referred to Marge Three Names, as “Moscow Marjorie.”

Final brackets

Posted April 9, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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President Biden did have both South Carolina (women) and UConn (men) winning March Madness. Has Velveeta Voldemort come out and said HIS secret ballot was perfect yet?

Wonder what the ratings were for the men’s basketball national championship were tonight or more especially, how much lower they were than the women’s final.

72 pitches through 3 innings and three earned runs from the Giants biggest free agent. Along with a completely forgettable male voice announcing the game at Oracle Park tonight.

So far initial reviews – SF Giants could have saved money on Blake Snell and spent a fraction of it on rehiring Renel Brooks-Moon.

So who had April 8, 2024 as the day Trump would start attacking Lindsey Graham? And is it time to start the next pool, when Lindsey goes down to Mar-A-Lago to genuflect before Donald again?

President Biden announces major student debt relief and media – other than the eclipse – is focused on Velveeta Voldemort’s hush money trial. And later in the week I presume there will be more stories how Joe Biden isn’t connecting with young voters?


Dear Wisconsin. Didn’t think it was possible to be worse than Ron Johnson.

But here’s California multi-millionaire Eric Hovde, who is running for Senate in 2024 in Wisconsin.


“We had nursing homes with 100% voting…. If you’re in a nursing home, you only have a 5-6 month life expectancy. Almost nobody in a nursing home is in a point to vote.”

Please re-elect Tammy Baldwin.

Let’s make this very clear: Trump claims to be pro-life.

But as he’s shown with DACA kids & now with reproductive rights, Donald believes your life as a woman is only important if you are lucky enough to be born in the right place to the right parents – or just have rich white parents.

So how long until some Trump supporters who looked at the eclipse without dark glasses start blaming President Biden because Obamacare doesn’t cover vision care?

Trump claims he never had sex with Stormy Daniels. Maybe the real reason he’s fighting so hard against this hush money trial is that the woman has receipts, as in she can accurately describe his small… hands?!

Marge Three Names is a do-nothing Congresswoman from a deep red district in Georgia. Can we stop giving her more attention than members of Congress who actually get stuff done. Sincerely, Americans tired of nonstop coverage of noisy narcissists.

You go girls!

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Congratulations to Dawn Staley and South Carolina. So now what time is the men’s national championship tomorrow? And who cares?

If you can’t appreciate the basketball genius of Caitlin Clark, there’s something wrong with you.

If you can’t appreciate the basketball coaching genius of Dawn Staley there’s something wrong with you.

And classy statement from Dawn Staley “One more thing, want to congratulate Iowa on an incredible season. And I wanted to personally thank Caitlin Clark for lifting up our sport.. she carried a heavy load for our sport, and it’s not going to stop here… she’s going to lift up WNBA as well.”

The pre-game show for the NCAA women’s basketball national championship felt almost like a Super Bowl pre-game show and I am so here for it.

Just saw BS statement from a male facebook acquaintance you can’t call Caitlin Clark GOAT of women’s basketball because she didn’t win a championship.

(Don’t see men going after Mike Trout & Shohei Ohtani in their time with Angels. And Willie Mays had just 1 ring, zero in SF.)

Already missing women’s basketball? May I suggest following Las Vegas Aces. Under coach Becky Hammon, told she wasn’t head coaching material by NBA, with stars Chelsey Gray & A’ja Wilson, Aces are back to back WNBA champions, despite major injuries in 2023 finals.

Washington Post actually has this top headline “Inside Donald Trump’s secret plan to end the Ukraine-Russia war.” And not the more accurate headline “If re-elected Trump would demand Ukraine give Putin everything he wants.”

Hey media, Can someone ask Trump or one of his spokespersons this question. How can you “claim” you can raise $50 million in an evening, but also claim you are too broke to pay the legal judgments against you?

Now apparently an increasing number of pet owners have decided not to vaccinate their animals against rabies.

Great, Trump’s toxic anti-vax campaign strategy isn’t just killing Americans,. It’s going to be killing their pets too.

United Airlines line for customer service last night at Denver International Airport stretched halfway to Boulder. (well over 100 people) Airlines keep trying to tell us they don’t need humans with all their technology. And travel agents just laugh.

Donald basically admitted last night at award ceremony Melania doesn’t live at Mar-A-Lago. Don’t really give a darn where she lives… except. Melania is registered to vote in state of Florida. So if she doesn’t live in FL, shouldn’t she be investigated for election fraud?

And then there were two.

Posted April 5, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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You know women’s college basketball has really hit the big time when folks on social media are just as incensed and screaming “rigged” about a controversial call in a women’s game as in any men’s game.

(For what it’s worth, my serious basketball friends say it was a moving screen and it may be possible UConn just figured refs wouldn’t call it.)

Meanwhlle the men’s semi-finals hope for half the ratings.

Rashee Rice’s lawyer admits KC Chiefs’ wide receiver was driving & racing the Lamborghini that caused chain-reaction collision in Texas. Rice then ran away from accident, without seeing if anyone was hurt.

Fortunately there were only minor injuries to 4 people. Lawyer’s words “He’s a young man that made a mistake.” Uh, more like SEVERAL mistakes.

Meanwhile, out in California, millions of residents who East Coast folks regularly deride as soft and wimpy are giggling over those East Coast reactions to this morning’s 4.8 quake.

Marge Three Names “Gods sending America strong signs to tell us to repent. Earthquakes and eclipses and many more things to come. I pray that our country listens.” This is the worst spoof of “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” ever.

Kari Lake was photographed yet again at Mar-A-Lago in Florida with Donald Trump this week

Dear Arizona. Florida already has two Senators. You have a fine Senator with Mark Kelly. And can add a second in Ruben Gallego in November.

Consign Kari Lake permanently to the sore losers club at Mar A Lago.@patriottakes

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President Biden is a good and decent man who appeals to Americans’ better angels. Donald Trump is a narcissistic would-be dictator who appeals to some Americans’ worst demons. Yes, it is that simple.

Not a dry heat

Posted April 4, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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Rumor has it the Oakland As are finalizing an agreement to play temporarily in Sacramento starting in 2025. The RiverCats stadium in Sacramento, while lovely, only holds about 14,000 maximum. To be fair, that’s bigger than an average A’s crowd now.

But last July the high temperature in Sacramento was 109. Even St. Louis and Kansas City fans are going… that’s hot.

First ever Shohei Ohtani home run as a Dodger was against the SF Giants. What were the odds?

EVERY media outlet reporting Trump continuing to double down on phrase “border bloodbath” should start story by reminding viewers GOP Senator Lankford was lead negotiator on bipartisan border bill Velveeta Voldemort sabotaged – just because he didn’t want Biden to get a win.

So CNN all over Wisconsin 47,000protest votes for “uninstructed,” saying it’s bad news for President Biden.

Uh, what about GOP in Wisconsin?

Trump – 475,375 votes Haley – ⁦76,603 votes⁩ DeSantis⁦ – 20,074 votes⁩ Uninstructed -⁦12,903 vote Almost 100,000 GOP voters don’t want Donald!

Stephen Colbert points out that in NY GOP Primary 4% of voters went for…. Chris Christie? “You’ve got to really piss off New Yorkers to get them to vote for a guy from New Jersey… Who shut down the George Washington Bridge.”

A day late…

Posted April 4, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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Iowa’s Elite Eight women basketball win over LSU averaged 12.3 million viewers and peaked at 16 million viewers. Only NC State – Duke in the men’s tournament was higher.

Even potentially more impressive, tickets to the Final Four in Cleveland are considerably more expensive to the men’s Final Four in Glendale, AZ

The Oakland As are reportedly talking to Sacramento about relocating there for at least three years. But wait, doesnt Sacramento already have a minor league team?

Terrifying quote from Washington Post “More than 80,000 women get an abortion in Florida in a typical year — about 1 in 12 abortions in USA. Now, most of those women will need to find somewhere else to go.” Not a FL resident? What if you have a medical emergency while visiting?

In Wisconsin, President Biden won 88.5% of votes in Presidential Primary, despite some protest votes for “uninstructed” & Dean Phillips. Donald Trump only got 79.1%. With 13.8% for Nikki Haley plus scattered others.

Let’s see if ANY major media reports this as positive for Biden

Lauren Boebert doing well after emergency surgery for blood clot. As member of Congress, Boebert has great healthcare insurance. But she won GOP primary in 2020 by attacking Rep. Scott Tipton for failing to kill Obamacare. Think she’ll be more empathetic now? Me neither.

Donald Trump says Nov. 5, Election Day in the United States this year, will be “Christian Visibility Day.”

Uh, in England Nov 5 is already on calendat, closest thing they’ve had to Jan. 6. In 1605 on Nov 5, Catholic Christians attempted to blow up Parliament & assassinate Protestant Christian King James

#GuyFawkesDay

Alex Wagner points out that Trump lackey Judge Aileen Cannon has still not set a trial date in the Classified Documents case.

Pretty sure Cannon has a trial date in mind – as in the day after never..

Reminder. In Trump/MAGA world, having a family member with political views is enough to demand a judge be recused from a case. What about this deal? NY judge recuses from the hush money deal at the same time Clarence Thomas recuses from all cases involving the 2020 election.

Just heard a Republican strategist on CNN say “Abortion is not high on the list of where voters are.” Has this woman actually talked to any other women about reproductive rights. We vote. And we’re pissed.

Show me the money

Posted April 2, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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Final Fours are set for the men’s and women’s Madness Tournament.

Tickets for the semi finals for the men’s tournament, at the Phoenix Suns’ Arena in Arizona now start at $322.

Tickets for the women’s games at the Cavaliers arena Cleveland start at $420.


Well, the Houston Astros finally figured out one way to avoid another bullpen collapse: Against the Blue Jays, starting pitcher Ronel Blanco threw not just a complete game but also no-hitter.


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Have to wonder – and expect – that this LSU vs Iowa women’s Elite Eight game will end up with higher ratings than any men’s game short of the final. Maybe even the final. #MarchMadness

Thinking a number of people tuned in tonight who didn’t regularly watch women’s basketball. Always think it’s a shame when a really high-profile sporting event turns out to be boring, or even worse, a really sloppily played game. Tonight was not one of those nights. Caitlin Clark and Angel Reece (who played some of the game on a bad ankle) were amazing

Am in absolute awe of everything Angel Reese does on basketball court. But ESPN announcers were shocked she managed to put her contact lens back in without saline solution. Ok, as someone who has worn hard lenses since I was a teenager I can actually do that too!

Dear Dark Brandon.

If MAGAs are going to attack you for correctly recognizing a day, why not double down and declare April 1 “National Trump Day?

CNN was talking Monday morning about Donald Trump’s posts and language. And that Joe Biden’s campaign is NOT stooping to the same insults and violent rhetoric… The point being that “both sides are not the same.”

Almost expected CNN to follow that statement with “April Fools.”

Florida Supreme Court has ruled 6 week abortion ban can go into effect in 30 days! Pregnancy is dated from 1st day of last menstrual period, meaning 6 weeks is really 4 weeks from conception, or less. Before anyone with even slightly irregular periods may now they are pregnant.

Once again, really want to stop abortions? Start regulating Viagra.

As some in media talk about $20 minimum wage for CA fast-food workers being problem for franchise owners & consumers.

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski made $17.7 million in 2022.

Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol made $17.2 million.

Am sure that doesn’t affect costs at all. #sarcasm


Truth Social stock started crashing Monday. Who will Trump blame?

Those gold sneakers are now 75% off.

Truth Social stock is plummeting.

What’s next? Trump Beanie Babies?

Different strokes..

Posted March 31, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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Thinking only four games into the MLB season and Houston Astros fans are missing Dusty Baker already.

SF Giants gave Joey Bart plenty of chances. Having said that Bart might have been forgiven for smiling just a bit at the result from the man who took his roster spot today. Ugh.

“Joey Bart designated for assignment, RHP Daulton Jefferies added to 40-man roster.”

Jeffries was the SF Giants starting pitcher today. Gave up 9 runs, 6 earned, in 2 innings….

The NCAA has announced 3-point lines in Portland for the regional women’s basketball tournament were “not the same distance.” They declined to say how far off.. And four games were played before it was announced.

SF Chronicle, however, reported that one was the correct distance of 22 feet, 1¾ inches that was adopted for the 2021-22 season, and the other was the old 3-point distance of 20 feet, 9½ inches. Over 16 inches difference.

If only the NCAA were an organization that could afford to hire people to get details right. #sarcasm

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/college/article/impact-divergent-3-point-distances-portland-19378182.php

Trump violates gag order in hush money case by REPEATED attacking judge’s daughter, with pictures which make her a MAGA target: Fox News headline is all about Nicole Wallace: “MSNBC host angrily throws her script during show in reaction to Trump calling out judge’s daughter.”

Republican Mark Esper, Trump’s former Sec of Defense told Bill Maher “There’s no way I’ll vote for Trump, but every day that Trump does something crazy, the door to voting for Biden opens a little bit more, and that’s where I’m at.” It’s a start.


House and Senate on vacation for Easter. But has a single GOP member of Congress condemned Trump posting a picture of a kidnapped and bound President Biden. Getting tired of using the line – “I’ll wait.”

CNN actually gets a headline right. This shouldn’t be that much of a shock. “Republicans slam Biden for proclaiming Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter, though it’s yearly observed on March 31.”

So next year Easter, April 20, is on Hitler’s birthday. Waiting to see how GOP will blame President Biden for that too.

Different standards

Posted March 30, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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Not fan of LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey. She’s a Trump fan, has had issues with gay players, and defended Baylor back in the days they covered up women students being raped.

But after a much hyped-Washington Post story basically just rehashed the same stuff we’ve known for years.


America Ferrera’s Barbie speech applies especially for politics & sports. LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey subjected to harsh lens no male coach is.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2024/03/30/kim-mulkey-personality-brings-criticism-no-male-coach-gets/73154743007/?tbref=hp

Meawhile, Iowa has played a couple games in March Madness that had Caitlin Clark fans, ESPN, and advertisers seriously worried about the team advancing. Today was one of those games.

And if Caitlin Clark and some very talenting women’s teams including players like Angel Reese and JuJu Watkins weren’t compelling enough, UConn marching through the men’s brackets looks increasingly like lions vs. christians.

Hoped for great Pac 12 final year in college basketball, so sorry to see Arizona out.

But this story on disappointed Arizona star Caleb Love “I love these guys, been through so much, sad we couldn’t finish it… Die-hard Wildcat? No. not exactly. Love transferred from University of North Caroline to Arizona last spring.

RIP Louis Gossett Jr.

Loved Officer and a Gentleman, though some of best lines are so un-PC they probably can’t be quoted today.

But this one to Richard Gere still works “In every class, there’s always 1 joker who thinks that he’s smarter than me. In this class, that happens to be you. Isn’t it, Mayonnaise?”

Republicans lost their collection sh*t over peaceful protests outside SCOTUS homes & comedian holding rubber Trump head with paint. But their nominee incites violence against judges AND their families, then posts picture of Pres. Biden trussed up in the back of a truck.. .

Collective shrug

Could NYTimes be more in love w/ Trump?

Three top political headlines Saturday

“Why It’s So Expensive to Live in Phoenix” (and how this could affect Arizona for Democrats.)

“Trump appealed ruling that allowed Fani Willis to keep GA case”

“Did Biden, Obama & Clinton look casual or “little disheveled” wearing open-neck shirts at fund-raiser?”

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters chanted outside President Biden’s NY fundraiser last night.

Not claiming that Biden has been perfect. But he’s trying and as some who hates Netanyahu and Hamas, don’t know the solution.

But why do they never protest GOP/Trump events? Donald has promised to deport protestors plus a Muslim ban.

When two Minnesota police officers and a first responder were murdered responding to a domestic violence call Donald Trump said nothing.

Ditto when women and girls are murdered by their husbands and boyfriends.

He doesn’t care about anyone unless it’s a photo op.

Opening daze

Posted March 28, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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So Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland pitches 2.1 innings on Opening Day, gives up 10 runs and exists with a 38.50 ERA.

Followed by Anthony Molina, who gives up 6 runs in .1 inning and exits with a 162 ERA

Then there’s SF Giants pitcher Luke Jackson who gives up 3 runs, doesn’t get anyone out, and leaves with a infinite ERA.

Fortunately it’s a long season.

MLB commissioner on baseball’s Ohtani investigation “I hope [it’s] short, but I just don’t know.” Translation, as soon as we can figure out a way to accept enough of Shohei’s most recent story to keep him playing.

Monday night’s women’s basketball game with Iowa vs West Virginia, with 4.9 million viewers was the most-watched NCAA tournament game — men’s or women’s — on cable this year.

No punchline, I just like sharing that.

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Has a single Republican blaming Biden and Buttigieg for the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse suggested we spend more money on infrastructure? I’ll wait.

And also

Has a single Republican who attacks immigrants regularly said anything nice at all about the six men who lost their lives on the Francis Scott Key bridge? I’ll wait.

Expensive structures known as “dolphins” might have helped Francis Scott Key Bridge survive cargo ship disaster. Or not. But leaving aside how unexpected AND catalysmic the accident was, does anyone doubt if Democrats asked for funding GOP would have blocked it as excessive regulation?

Newest University of Michigan survey shows that consumers are feeling increasingly confident that inflation will continue falling. Waiting for CNN to tell us how this is bad news for President Biden.


This Politico headline – like it’s a bad thing: “Biden opens the door to revisiting early days of the pandemic.” More like “President Biden talking about how Trump’s lying & trying to minimize COVID cost lives. Donald knew it was deadly, he knew it was airborne. And he lied.

Meanwhile CNN’s MJ Lee, on NY fundraiser w/ Bill Clinton, Barack Obama & Joe Biden, which apparently raised over $25 million

“3 presidents together going is to highlight deep anxiety so many Democrats are feeling about prospect of Trump returning to White House.”

How about it’s highlighting how unified Dems are? Do better media.

Some conservatives and right-wing media are upset with NBC letting go Ronna Romney McDaniel less than a week after she was hired.

If Ronna’s so fantastic, why haven’t Fox or Newsmax or some other network hired her yet?

Sam Bankman-Fried today was sentenced to 25 years in prison. When he gets out will NBC try to hire him as a contributor?

Joe Lieberman, 82, most recently of No Labels, has passed away. I wish the best for his family and friends.. But if you can’t say anything nice. Well, enough said.

CNN in eulogizing Joe Lieberman says there are no Senators left with an independent streak now. Because Sinema. Manchin and Murkowski are always party line voters? For starters. (Yes, I know, 2 of those 3 three are leaving… but there are other Senators who work across aisle.

Would hope Americans see through RFK Jr’s act and his absolutely being unqualified to be President. But have to wonder if some enterprising Democrat might do ad “Trump claims to be anti-vaccine but he got behind the COVID vaccine in 2020. Your only TRUE anti-vaxxer is RFK Jr.”

Why would anyone be surprised that Nicole Shanahan says and believes some crazy things. Isn’t accepting the offer to be RFK’s running mate proof of crazy?

Mistakes were made

Posted March 27, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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Hey SF Giants.

NBA admitted they made a mistake in hiring Ronna Romney McDaniel. Now time for you to admit you made a mistake in firing Renel Brooks-Moon.

Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes last Saturday averaged 3.23 million viewers, the most-viewed first-found game in women’s NCAA tournament history.

And round two against West Virginia had 4.9 million viewers, the most watched cable tv college tournament game in history period.

Meanwhile, can anyone name a men’s player?

When Dianne Feinstein was SF Mayor, she learned parapet encircling Candlestick Park was in danger of collapse so spent millions on repairing & reinforcing it- BEFORE 1989 World Series Had it collapsed in quake many fans probably died. We never credit infrastructure when it works.

So which members of Congress will refuse to authorize federal funds to repair the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore? Well besides Marge Three Names.

Some conservatives on SCOTUS seem skeptical of arguments to ban mifespristone or even just to ban it being sent by mail. Maybe it’s occurred to them that such a ban could also be used for Viagra?

RFK Jr’s running mate Nicole Shanahan is so unqualified you almost expect that she would have been hired by NBC News.

We’ll never know. But wonder if Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell threatened to quit MSNBC. Ditto for that matter the cast of NBC SNL and Jimmy Fallon. For whatever reason, NBC did the right thing after doing the wrong thing. It’s a start.

So as Donald Trump is selling Bibles as part of his latest grift, for an extra fee will he autograph the page with all the commandments he breaks?

“We used to have protections for women under Roe. Whether it’s IVF, medication abortion, emergency care, we’re going to continue to see attacks because Trump ended Roe.”

Tis statement from Amy Klobuchar sums up November in one Sentence. “We could codify Roe into law if we elect Democrats who stand on the side of women.”

Sweet sixteens

Posted March 26, 2024 by left coast sports babe
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Who breathed a bigger sigh of relief when Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes came back to win tonight’s game and advance to the women’s Sweet Sixteen. Iowa fans? Or ESPN?

Another reason to cheer for Caitlin Clark, she’s proved if your heart takes you somewhere in college basketball, doesn’t have to be of 1 biggest name schools. If you’re good enough, you & school will be big names. More know Caitlin’s name than any man in college basketball.

Actually, the stars in men’s basketball have become the coaches. At least the names most of us remember.

Why in the world would NBC think they need to give MORE airtime to an election denier? Like most of cable news they already give too much airline to the #1 election denier – Donald Trump

If President Biden announced he had cured cancer increasingly convinced that “Breaking News” on cable TV would be coverage of Donald Trump’s (dishonest) reaction to that news.

Donald Trump whines that you can’t have a trial in the middle of an election – “not fair.” So why hasn’t he told his House GOP cult members to knock off their election year impeachment efforts against President Biden?

Sen. Raphael Warnock was on Face the Nation talking voting rights & defending Joe Biden’s accomplishments -including “Black wealth is up 60%… black unemployment is at all time low…” He got zero headlines. Whereas NBC platforming an election denier…..Competence isn’t clickbait.

WTF? Marco Rubio tried to defend Trump on immunity for conduct while in office, but conceded “Donald couldn’t “go out & basically kill staff overnight inside White House” which Rubio called “absurd” hypothetical.

Right, Donald wouldn’t hang Mike Pence himself, he’d outsource it.

Donald Trump claims that dealing with a trial in court will keep him from campaigning. But President Biden is capable of running the country while also campaigning. Joe is up to the job, but clearly Donald is too old to be President.

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You know how brilliant Joe Biden’s response to Donald Trump’s dishonest bragging about golf- “Congratulations Donald, quite an accomplishment,” was by the number of MAGAs today who say President Biden doesn’t run his own Twitter account.

President Biden’s tweet congratulating Trump continues to go viral & clearly got under Donald’s skin. Joe needs more snarky nice surrogates.

Fortunately Amy Klobuchar supports Joe & is up to task. Remember this from Trump’s illege RNC speech on White House South Lawn?

“@amyklobuchar

·Aug 27, 2020

Get off our lawn.”


Did not have Chuck Todd as one of the first voices of reason attacking NBC News on my 2024 Batsh*t Bingo card.

Rachel Maddow tonight talks about how radical people have wanted to take over American democracy before. “What has always been fringe project before now” has support of major party-GOP. And it could win. Because people in so-called normal politics have laundered it. Nailed it.

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“Want to associate myself with my NBC-MSNBC colleagues who’ve have voiced loud & principled objection to company putting someone on payroll who’s part of ongoing project to get rid of our system of govt. She’s still trying to convince us elections are fraudulent.” Rachel Maddow