Left Coast Sports Babe

Hillary Clinton won a narrow victory in the popular vote in Texas, and a larger victory in Ohio.

So last Thursday it snowed in DALLAS,  and Saturday Ohio was hit by a major blizzard.

Does this mean that one older woman who is not supporting Hillary Clinton might be Mother Nature?

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And in retrospect, it’s amazing that so much controversy was stirred up last week about NAFTA and… Canada?!!.   Though maybe not so amazing for all those Americans who lost their jobs to Canadians.  Especially all those poor hockey players.

But there are singers and musicians and actors too.  Not to mention that our longest running American game show, Jeopardy, has been in Canadian hands for decades.

Just one question, if we overturn NAFTA can we send Celine Dion back?

UCLA’s men’s basketball team has now won two games in a row, against Stanford and Cal,  that they had basically lost without the referees making bad calls. 

Who knew that college refs would become the superdelegates of the NCAA?

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The movie “10,000 BC” opened number one in theatres this weekend.

Apparently a lot of people are curious about what it was like when John McCain was born.

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Obama advisor Samantha Powers had to quit the  campaign after it came out that she called Hillary a “monster” in an interview, even though she thought the reporter had agreed not to print it.

In related news, Bill Clinton is frantically calling journalists to remind them what “off the record” means. 

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Although this t-shirt is already for sale on Cafe Press : “Monsters gat things done – Hillary 08”

So NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is going to go all out to prevent  future SpyGate scandals.   Wonder if his plan includes putting all NFL teams under strict surveillance?

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The following Clinton quote is actually from the New York Times:

Hillary Clinton campaigned in Cheyenne this week,  and while promoting her experience said she had “been in the Oval Office a few times.”

Almost as often as Monica?

The Democrats are grappling with the problem of what to do with the disputed delegates in Michigan and Florida.

In Michigan, the issue is simpler since only Hillary Clinton’s name was on the ballot.  In Florida there are a couple issues, first that all candidates were named on the ballot, second, the request from Miami that any do over this winter also involve the Heat.

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The San Francisco Giant’s slogan for 2008 – All out, all season.  It was bad enough that…”all out, all season” could be uncomfortably accurate fto describe the team’s batting, or lack thereof. 

But as Noah Lowry joins Omar Vizquel and Ray Durham on the injured list, maybe what they meant was “All out, FOR all  season.”

Wish I had written it.

A key aide for Barack Obama was quoted as calling Hillary Clinton a monster. Hillary was so upset upon hearing this she broke through her chains and stormed the village.

After hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent, and millions of votes have been cast, the Democratic primary could be decided by a group of party leaders and insiders known as “Super delegates.”

It’s hard to do, but by comparison, the Dems could make the BCS look good.

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All of these millions of votes could just basically be disregarded?    Don’t we usually invade countries when they do that?

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Many people have ideas as how to decide who gets the advantage.  Bud Selig suggests the candidates’ teams play an otherwise meaningless exhibition game.

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Now Hillary Clinton is saying that John McCain has more experience than Barack Obama.

So do Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld.

“Experience” got this country into the mess we are in.

Judgment will get us out of it.

Today Packers fans woke up to the sad news that Brett Favre had retired.

And Bears fans woke up to the sad news that Rex Grossman hadn’t.

As many colleges start worrying about their positions in the NCAA  tournament, Mike Krzyzewski remains relaxed about getting a number one seed.  After his long tenure at Duke he is counting on superdelegates.
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So can we now say Randy Moss has 27 million reasons to be happy he’s a Patriot?

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Texas Tech lost by 58 points to Kansas on Monday night.  Are we sure the game wasn’t played in the Alamodome?

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And not satisfied with touting her “35 years of experience,” Hillary Clinton talked monday about her “lifetime of experience.”  Since it’s all about the years, would her presumptive running mate be Senator Robert Byrd?

The new Will Ferrell movie “Semi-pro” was the most popular of the weekend, but did not do nearly as well as most of his other films in their first weekends:

Of course, many New Yorkers stayed away because they thought it was a documentary about the Knicks.

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Another new movie, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” is getting a lot of positive pre-release buzz.  But considering that Harrison Ford is now 65 years old, might a better title have been “Indiana Jones and the Gold Watch?”

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Harrison Ford is indeed 65 years old.  Or as John McCain calls him, “a mere child.”

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Hillary Clinton’s campaign is thinking of suing over the complicated Texas primary system.  In addition, they are trying to seat the disputed Florida and Michigan delegations, and use superdelagates to win the nomination.   If this all happens it could mean that the months of primaries will just have been an expensive time consuming exercise that won’t really decide anything.  

Sort of like the NBA regular season.

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A complaint many have about the Clinton campaign is the sense of entitlement, that they were experienced, talented, and that by simply showing up they would win.  Unfortunately that only works if you are Tiger Woods. 

There has been a mini controversy over John McCain’s being born in the Canal Zone.  Barack Obama has co-sponsored a bill that makes any child born to US Military Personnel stationed overseas, automatically a natural-born US citizen.

Hillary Clinton is considering sponsoring a bill to revoke the statehood of Hawaii.

Hillary Clinton started running an ad asking “Who do you want to be answering the phone in the White House at 3am?”

So we are supposed to think that she will be especially alert because she will be awake and waiting for Bill to come home?

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And one of George W. Bush’s top aides, Tim Goeglein,  had to resign today after admitting to plagarism.    CBS  News reported that twenty columns he wrote for an Indiana paper had material copied without attribution.

President Bush was shocked – one of his aides actually reads?

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And back to sports:    The San Francisco Giants  are already starting the season without Barry Bonds.  Now they learned this week that two of their highest paid players, 41 year old Omar Vizquel, and 37 year old Ray Durham, are likely not to be available for the season opener with injuries. 

Maybe GM Brian Sabean misunderstood what it means when they refer to the National League as the “Senior Circuit.” 

So Senator Barack Obama has been dealing with some controversy regarding people using his middle name,  Hussein, which obviously has a negative connotation to many Americans.

It could be worse – his middle name could be W.

For a few minutes, the Green Bay Packers website reported today that Brett Favre was retiring,  but the page was quickly taken down.  

Good thing too, Brett certainly has never wanted for there to be any confusion about his possible retirement. 

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Arkansas running back Darren McFadden has at least one child already, and has two by two different women due this summer.  If by chance he falls far enough in the draft to be picked up by the New England Patriots, I guess their 2008 slogan will be “Oh Baby.”

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George W. Bush said today that the economy is not heading into a recession?   Which I suppose is accurate, we are already there.

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And the weekly hockey joke.    As we approach the end of February, NHL teams are beginning to think about the playoffs.  Or as the Maple Leafs call it – “spring break.”

The CEO of the Tribune Company, which owns the Chicago Cubs, has said he might sell the naming rights to Wrigley Field.

May I suggest”Coppertone” stadium?  Because your tan also will fade in September.

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If if you saw those pictures of President Bush dancing in Africa, well it had to happen eventually.  Someone who actually makes Mark Madsen look good.

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And Congress has asked the Justice Department to probe into the Roger Clemens case.  Seems like maybe they finally have learned not to trust the honesty of a man from Texas.

Injured Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden today endorsed Barack Obama for President.

So much for all those who say that Obama will never capture the senior vote.

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The San Francisco Giants were already facing a challenging year with no slugger to replace Barry Bonds.  Now, their Gold Glove shortstop Omar Vizquel is having knee surgery.  Manager Bruce Bochy thinks the team will be competitive – yeah, maybe with the Pac 10.

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Raul Castro is taking over the presidency of Cuba.     Without an election but appointed as the best man for the job by his brother.  Yet another reminder of how a banana republic likes to keep power concentrated in one or two families.

Kelvin Sampson received $750,000 from Indiana to resign.  Which means that since 2000 the university has now paid more than $4 million to ex-coaches and athletic administrators.

4 million to people who do nothing for the school anymore?   Well, that’s about the same deal Notre Dame has with Charlie Weis.

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And it still might be a better deal for Indiana University than the $2 million Hillary Clinton is paying Mark Penn.
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 Kelvin Sampson is getting $750,000 to leave Indiana University.  This might be the best deal ever involving a broken contract and a cell phone.

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Alfter being taken to the hospital by ambulance for an irregular heartbeat, Mark DeRosa of the Chicago Cubs was found to have a treatable heart condition.  Still, it’s surprising ….generally the ones with the heart conditions are Cubs fans. 

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Ralph Nader might have cost Gore the 2000 election, now in 2008, his entry in the race may hurt John McCain.  Because since Nader turns 74 this week, he may well remind Americans of how quickly senility can set in.

Either that or he will make McCain look young and vigorous.

It’s been a rough week for John McCain.   First the New York Times story alleging his involvement with a lobbyist, then a campaign finance issue, now even the Academy declares it is “No Country for Old Men.”

After that New York Times article on his alleged indiscretions, John McCain is riding a new wave of conservative support, and getting more donations.

So now apparently the Clinton campaign has called the Times to complain:  They should be running the story accusing her with Vince Foster.

On Hillary Clinton’s website, they refer to her young supporters as “Hillblazers.”

Which of course means that other demographics need a  name.

Those who support her because of Bill  – Hill-Billies.

Her senior supporters  –  OlderthantheHills.

Her latino supporters -with partial credit to carlos mencia – Hillofbeanos.

Her supporters who have switched to Obama –
OvertheHills.

Beltway insiders – including some super delegates  – Capitol Hills.