Left Coast Sports Babe

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?

After all the hype about USC – Ohio State, which turned out to be a rout… no one paid much attention to the USC-Oregon State game.  Including apparently USC.

Beavers 27- Trojans 21.

Guess USC was a little too focused on their big upcoming rematch with Stanford.

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So now Sarah Palin thinks she understands Russia being from Alaska because “we have trade missions back and forth.”

Does this mean she thinks she is ready to deal with Japan because she has helped her son trade Pokemon cards?

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Why not?  Even if Obama and McCain both do want to meet with President Bush about the economic crisis.

The debate is scheduled for 9pm Washington time.  That’s past Bush’s bedtime.

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First Lady Laura Bush said that Sarah Palin really didn’t have the foreign policy experience to be president, but that she was a “quick study.”

And yes, that worked out so well with Laura’s husband.

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The New York Mets had a lead, money, and experience, not to mention several big name stars on their team.   Yet they  are now in danger of losing the pennant race.   Who’s managing this outfit, Hillary Clinton?

Proving that the apple does not fall far from the twisted tree, this effort is basically from my son, Carey Schwartz:

Polls now show he is losing to Barack Obama.  And this week John McCain cited the U.S. economic crisis as a reason to cancel Friday’s Presidental debate.

In a gesture of solidarity, the New York Yankees asked Major League Baseball to cancel the playoffs.

John McCain said he was concerned that the bailout plan “gives a single individual the unprecedented power to spend $1 trillion dollars without any meaningful accountability.”

Well, unprecedented since President Bush started a trillon dollar war.
 

As the dust settles, Americans are increasingly demanding that the Government take punitive action against reckless spenders…   And the Yankees responded,  “wait a minute, wasn’t missing the playoffs punishment enough?”

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Referees’ errors have helped Denver win a second home game in a row.  Any truth to the rumor the Broncos are changing the name of their stadium from  “Invesco Field”  to “Verizon Field” –  because of all the missed calls?

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And the New York Yankees have now missed the playoffs for the first time since 1993.

To give you an idea how long ago that was.  In 1993, Barack Obama was a newlywed community organizer, Sarah Palin was in her first term on the Wasilla City Council.  And the biggest thing George W. Bush was mismanaging was the Texas Rangers.

Both Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium will be demolished piece by piece, as New York law prohibits large scale implosions.  Unfortunately, someone forgot to tell the Mets bullpen.

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Both Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium will be demolished piece by piece, as New York law prohibits large scale implosions.    Apparently someone forgot to tell Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

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Whats the difference between Yankee Stadium and John McCain?   One is an out-of-date old relic  being honored for past glories this summer.  The other is a baseball stadium.

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Manchester United, perhaps the most famous soccer team in the world, has been primarily sponsored for the past few years by AIG.  After last week’s taxpayer bailout, we may have a new contender for “America’s Team.”

Congrats to the Tampa Bay Rays, who have just clinched their first ever playoff spot.  Now fans just hope that the pressure of the postseason doesn’t get to the young team. 

It’s not that folks in the Tampa area aren’t used to being disappointed in October.  It’s just usually that it’s by the Buccaneers. 

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And apropos of nothing, the last time the New York Yankees missed the playoffs?   1993.   Five years before the Rays franchise was founded.

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Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers celebrated his 16th birthday by renting out Dodger Stadium for a party.  Apparently the team offered him a half price deal to have his party the following day before Los Angeles played the San Francisco Giants.  But Jonas and his friends didn’t want to commit to vacating the premises for fans by the third inning.

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