Left Coast Sports Babe

On Barry Bonds bobblehead day, Barry Bonds showed up to throw out the first pitch. Giants lost 2-1 to the LA Dodgers, getting only 3 hits, none with RISP.

Shame Barry couldn’t have pinchhit.

48th appearance. Most in MLB.. ERA down to 1.55 SF Giants’ Tyler Rogers deserves to be an All-Star. Period

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The UK Daily Mail, famously a conservative tabloid, today headlined Donald’s trying to make Chelsea’s FIFI Club World Cup trophy lift about him.

When you’ve lost the Daily Mail… “Following his presentation of the trophy to Chelsea, he was asked to leave the stage by Infantino but bizarrely chose to stay put.”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-14902171/Donald-Trump-bizarrely-gatecrashes-Chelseas-Club-World-Cup-tropy-lift-leave-unimpressed-Cole-Palmer-appearing-utter-three-word-response.html

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So if MAGA is right that undocumented immigrants have been taking American jobs, why isn’t Fox News and right-wing media full of stories about Americans thrilled now to have finally found jobs in the agriculture, food processing and hospitality industries?

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So JD Vance joins his boss in trashing California every chance he gets. Yet when he wants to vacation with his kids, JD heads to Anaheim’s Disneyland, not Florida’s Disney World… Just saying

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Aso someone in the travel industry can say with some certainty that many if not most of staff at Grand Californian Hotel are immigrants. Along with staff at most Disney area hotels. Did they keep them out of sight for Vance? And when will ICE raid Anaheim?

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There are a whole lot of famous men, Democrats and Republicans, reputedly on Epstein’s list. Only one of them is publicly melting down about it.

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This isn’t hard. If a Democrat is on the Epstein list they should face consequences. If a Republican is on the list he should face consequences. Period

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While media obsesses about New York City Mayor’s race… Most Americans don’t even know their OWN mayors. Let alone who is mayor of NY.

Fox News headline: “AOC should be sued ‘into bankruptcy’ over latest attack on Trump, stunned critics seethe.” 1. Her tweet didn’t actually mention him by name, though he was found guilty by a jury. 2. Any of these “critics” ever heard of discovery?

WTF MLB – They just added rookie Jacob Misiorowski, who has had 5 starts, about 25 innings and a 2.81 ERA to the All-Star Roster. Now mind you Jacob throws an over 99 MPH fastball

But how about SF Giants Tyler Rogers, who throws an 84 MPH fastball, a 75 MPH curve, has 47 appearances and a 1.59 era.

On top of it all, if it’s about entertainment, who is more fun to watch than Tyler . AND he’s been high leverage.

Is it somewhere in the 2025 rulebook that the SF Giants must play one run games?

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Meanwhile Los Angeles Dodgers have lost 7 consecutive games since 2017. Thoughts and prayers.

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Hey Texas MAGA, while Velveeta Voldemort rants about windmills.. What are you going to replace wind energy with?

“Texas has led the U.S. in wind energy over the past 17 years, largely because its abundant space and optimal wind conditions make it an ideal location to capture this resource.”

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Anyone else notice that while Donald will wear MAGA hats that he sells ANYWHERE, cabinet meetings, visits with foreign dignitaries, he at least wore a USA cap to visit Texas? #Smallmercies

Apparently with FEMA now, expenses over $100,000 needed Noem’s authorization?

She spends that much on a week of hair extensions and costume changes.

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Losing track of Trump broken campaign promises.

The only promise he kept was to be a dictator on day 1. This is the worst remake of Brigadoon ever

Rumors that Ken Paxton’s wife filled for divorce because she found out about a new mistress in addition to a mistress she already knew about. Shocking. There are two women who slept with Paxton voluntarily?

There really is no accounting for taste

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There are worse people in Trump’s cabinet but hard to think of a bigger disappointment than Marco Rubio.

As the SF Giants prepare to take on the LA Dodgers this weekend, at least with a 13-0 loss to the Phillies this weekend, their high leverage relievers and some starting position players had a better rest today in later innngs than Dodgers players when their team lost 3-2 in 10 and their closer blew the save.

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GOP Rep Mary Miller today posted a rant on Twitter “In America, we speak ENGLISH — and that goes for truck drivers, construction workers, factory employees, store clerks, delivery drivers, warehouse crews, and everyone in between. If you live and work here, you should speak the language of our country.”

Miller is from Illinois. Anyone told her where the state’s name came from?

Or Fighting Illini

The term “Illini” itself refers to the Illiniwek people, a group of Native American tribes who historically inhabited the region

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JD Vance trying to defend Donald on his definition of citizenship

“I think the people whose ancestors fought in the Civil War have a hell of a lot more claim over America than the people who say they don’t belong.”

He’s married to a daughter of immigrants. His wife Usha and her parents must be so proud.

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As Trump tries to strong arm Brazil into not prosecuting his corrupt crony former President Bolsonaro, by threatening 50% tariffs, remember, this is the same Donald who claims he can’t tell El Salvador what to do with prisoners we send them… and who washes his hands of being able to influence Russia or Israel if they do something awful.

(link for those who don’t know the story

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/07/trump-bolsonaro-brazil-lula

Wait until someone tells Velveeta Voldemort, who didn’t know Liberia’s official language was English, that their capital city, Monrovia, was named after U.S President James Monroe. (Wonder how long it will take until he demands some African nation names a capital after him?)

Pete Hegseth is only still DOD Secretary because everyone told Trump he would be a disaster and Donald can’t admit he was wrong.

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The lies just keep on coming: Trump is actually fundraising with this lie “I just signed into LAW something I’m very proud of: NO TAXES ON SOCIAL SECURITY!” The bill does NOT eliminate taxes on social security. Period.

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Amy Klobuchar on with Chris Hayes “For anyone who has sent their kids to camp this is a heartbreaking moment..” “But we have to perform oversight…. NOAA has lost 1,875 employees, 27,000 years of experience, there are 3,000 vacancies. Attacks on FEMA and science matter….”

With 2025 increasingly looking like a train wreck, the Washington Nationals abruptly fired manager Dave Martinez and GM Mike Rizzo. Too bad it’s easier to clean house at Nationals Park than at the White House.

Dallas Cowboys All-Pro kick returner KaVontae Turpin arrested Saturday & held overnight Allen TX – charged w/ possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana plus “unlawful carrying of a weapon.”

Seriously in gun-mecca Texas is there such thing as “unlawful carrying of a weapon?”

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Such a small thing in grand scheme of things.

But there was no Sunday afternoon baseball today on a holiday weekend for A’s Giants fans.

Why? Because MLB let Jeff Fisher move for three years to Sacramento, where summer temperatures approach oven settings and the game was put at 7:05pm!! Too late even for “Sunday Night Baseball.”

Even though the weather is mild. This July weekend anyway.

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If you believe Epstein had no client list and committed suicide than I have a story about a stolen 2020 election to tell you…Along with a bridge to sell in Brooklyn.If you believe Epstein had no client list and committed suicide than I have a story about a stolen 2020 election to tell you…Along with a bridge to sell in Brooklyn.

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Donald on the tragic Texas floods “I guess they said once in 100 years, they’ve never seen anything like that…” Uh, when we’re having “once in 100 years” events multiple times a year maybe it’s past time to believe in Climate Change.

Pam Bondi in February: The Epstein client list is sitting on my desk right now to review.

Pam Bondi July 6: There is no Epstein client list and no “further disclosure” of Epstein

What happened, did Pam forgot to rake her desk?

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There are actually people stopping to take pictures in Florida of themselves and some cases even their children at the Alligator Alcatraz sign. If cellphones were in existence then these are no doubt the same sort of people who’d have taken selfies at Auschwitz.

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This USA today headline kind of encapsulates today’s media: “Idaho shooter funny, popular, outgoing even as he sketched swastikas.”

How about “man who ambushed & killed two firefighters was a Nazi sympathizer”

Apparently per ESPN, NBA star veteran guard Malik Beasley is being investigate for allegations of gambling related to NBA gams and prop bets

Wonder if this story is being sponsored by FanDuel or Draft Kings?

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Yes, there are bigger questions in the world. But how do the SF Giants win 7 games in a row, trade for one of the best hitters in baseball, and have their offense get WORSE?

This one sentence from Senator Amy Klobuchar should sum up what a train wreck the Big Beautiful Betrayal is… “They need a relief fund for their own bill? Really?”

As Democrats forced the full reading of the big beautiful betrayal bill, the major cuts that will hurt most Americans really haven’t been that big a story,

In part because the media would rather report on whatever BS pops into Velveeta Voldemort’s head (reopening Alcatraz, 51st state projections, flagpoles, etc) than on REAL issues…

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Some GOP complaining about the Senate parliamentarian – “one unelected person” with too much power. Funny, didn’t hear the same complaints when President non-Elect Musk was running the country

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Since Thom Tillis is retiring can he ask for a do-over on that Hegseth vote?

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As Melissa and Mark Hortman were laid to rest, along with their dog Gilbert, your reminder that Donald has not once said their names. And Republicans pretend as if the whole assassination never happened. Say THEIR names!

Tonight is the NBA draft. So good time to bookmark a lot of commentary and predictions as to who will be the biggest steal, and the biggest bust, of the draft. As most of those predictions will be wrong.

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Have said before and will perhaps say again. Still a non-zero chance that Justin Verlander could get his first victory pitching for the SF Giants in the 2025 playoffs.

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Kim Campbell was sworn in today in 1993 as Canada’s first woman prime minister. Putting Canada 32 years and counting ahead of the US.

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Meanwhile, in 2022, Roe vs. Wade was overturned in the United States

For all those who dismiss many worries about what Trump and GOP might do, I’m so old I remember when Democrats who warned about the risk of abortion rights being overturned were attacked as fearmongers.

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Can anyone imagine if Joe Biden dropped the F bomb publicly because he was in a bad mood?

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History will show that in 2024 the country that didn’t know what the f*ck they were doing was America when we elected Trump.

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As Trump along with then President Musk destroyed USAID have to ask…

For the $100 million plus Don’s birthday parade cost, and the $200 million plus Midnight Hammer bombing cost..how many lives could we have saved with aid especially to women and children in poor countries?

Here’s an illustration of the problem, over and over again.

Velveeta Voldemort said “totally obliterated” in reference to his expensive Iran bombing.

The cult believes the first lie. Then all subsequent facts are ignored. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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Is it just possible that the real lesson of the New York City mayoral primary is that Americans are getting tired of assholes?

We are now under 500 days until the midterm elections in the United States

Pretty sure Trump will do what he can to make voting more difficult, but we all need to put as much energy into these elections, as well as 2025 state and local elections as we did into #NoKings and then some.

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Former NBA star center Vlade Divac, 57, needed emergency surgery to implant an artificial hip after he broke his hip in a fall from his motorcycle in Montenegro. Glad he’s okay, but leaving aside being 57, trying to imagine a 7’1″ person on any motorcycle.

The same MAGA who think Senator Alex Padilla should get over being called Jose lost their minds over TACO Trump.

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“Pave paradise, put up a (car dealership) parking lot…”

Pope Leo, “Wherever a journalist is silenced, the democratic soul of a nation is weakened.” Not a Catholic and have many disagreements with the church. But i like this Pope.

Seeing headlines like “Newsom’s stock rises after clash with Trump.”

Great, but can we stop fixating on 2028 and start fixating on saving democracy now

And again

Mark and Melissa Hortman Say THEIR names!

We take our amusement when we can these days:

And for now, Shohei Ohtani has a 9.00 ERA.

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Also amusement- as of today, the first AL Wild Card belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Who are playing 2025 in a 10,000 seat stadium.

MLB usually gets about 15,000 seats per game for sponsors, VIPs, etc

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Meanwhile, speaking of small crowds. Even the late great Montreal Expos are laughing at Donald’s birthday party crowd siz

So is anyone at Fox News brave enough to invite a lawmaker from Minnesota to come on their network?

Why aren’t other GOP Senators, starting with “Leader” Thune, telling Senators Mike Lee he went too far?

Stephen Colbert reporting tonight that analysts say #NoKings was the biggest protest in American history. So Donald got one record on his birthday!

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Why did Donald really leave the G7 Summit early? Did they not wish him a Happy Birthday?

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Anyone notice that Velveeta Voldemort did not spend Saturday gleefully posting pictures of his birthday party or thanking people, or wishing Americans Happy Father’s Day?

Instead he seethed over his small crowd size and went after blue states. #NoKings made wannabe king big mad.

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Indiana Senator Jim Banks just said Monday on the Senate Floor:

“President Trump is the greatest peacemaker of my lifetime.” So 3 questions. 1. What did Donald offer Banks? 2. What did Donald threaten Banks with? 3. Or is it time to give Jim the “person, woman, man, camera, TV” test?

Conservative Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to express condolences for the murder of Melissa & Mark Hortman. Not surprisingly POTUS has not made such a call, though he has found time to insult Walz & other governors. I miss having a President.

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Your reminder, Trump hasn’t had time nor inclination to call Tim Walz or any Minnesota lawmaker But he had time to talk on the phone for an hour to Putin.

And seen by a friend, in Los Altos, California – one of the best signs of the weekend

On a lighter note,

How do you get attention in baseball when you’re not part of the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets or Red Sox?

Answer, make a blockbuster trade with one of those four teams.

Welcome to San Francisco Rafael Devers.

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And the SF Giants got out of Los Angeles with one win out of three. Besides a new slugger. And none of their players, many Latino, being arrested by ICE

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And now the really serious sad stuff.

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Hey GOP Melissa and Mark Hortman. Why can’t you say THEIR names?

And Gilbert: – their beloved Golden who had to be put down after being shot as well.

I miss having a President: “Donald still hadn’t called Gov. Tim Walz as of noon Sunday, per the governor’s spokesman. Former President Joe Biden called Walz “right away” on Saturday, the spokesman said

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Meanwhile, Mike Lee, posted SUNDAY an awful tweet calling the (alleged) killer a marxist

This isn’t from yesterday when no one knew much about the assassin. Not only did Mike Lee just post this today, he PINNED it.

Hey Mike, two of your SENATE colleagues were on his list. And you profess to be friends with Amy Klobuchar. One, you’re lying and you know it. Two, have you no sense of decency?

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Fox News Saturday: “Violent Portland mob injures federal officers in brazen ICE facility attack.

What Portland police actually posted ” We have been informed of 1 injury to a federal officer who did not require treatment. The situation is stable and there is no riot at this time.”

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Also Saturday, Fox headline was about “massive military parade.” Buried lede “Thousands of Americans, including veterans, youth and dads celebrating Father’s Day, flocked to downtown D.C.” Thousands? Maybe. But sounds like more soldiers had to march than people showed up.

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Great effort and turnout for #NoKings day Saturday

Now everyone who participated needs to put equal effort into voting and GOTV for state and local elections the rest of this year and in 2026.