Left Coast Sports Babe

For all the NBA’s perceived and perhaps actual bias towards big market teams it is not out of the realm of possibility we are looking at an Oklahoma City- (or Minneapolis) vs Indiana NBA final.

ESPN must be thrilled. Thoughts and prayers.

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I disagree with Amy Coney Barrett on many if not most things. But have to think that somewhere this morning RBG is smiling a little

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Amy Coney Barrett is anti-reproductive choice, voted to overturn Roe vs Wade, and would overturn Obamacare. And yet, because Amy shows signs of not being a full-fledged Trump cult member, Twitter Trolls are calling her a “leftist plant.”

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Wonder if Sean Duffy asks him nicely if Pete Buttigieg would come back for a while as acting Secretary of Transportation?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs a bill making Florida the 2nd state to ban fluoride from its water system

Deathsantis says “there are other ways people can get fluoride.” Sure, if they have money.

Republicans hate poor people -including poor children.

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Now Trump in a speech says “when Hitler made his speech at the Eiffel Tower..” How long until Velveeta Voldemort asks “Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?”

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One of the worst things about MAGA’s disdain for education is that there are Trump supporters who will now really believe Hitler did give a speech at the Eiffel Tower.

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Other than the usual racism, there’s another reason Donald might be considering pardoning Derek Chauvin. Velveeta Voldemort WANTS riots. He is desperate to invoke the Insurrection Act.

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Qatar plane is expensive distraction from cuts to Medicaid and other social programs. But it’s not just nearly $1 billion it would cost to turn it into Air Force One, it’s hundreds of millions it would take to turn it back into a civilian plane How many Americans would that feed?

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Qatar PM – “the Trump plane would be ‘coming out of love.'” A bible verse seems apt, including for fhe so-called MAGA Christians 1 Timothy 6:10. “For the love of money is a root of all evil.”

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Beginnning to wonder, Jake Tapper clearly started work on his Biden bashing book before the 2024 election, which he covered on CNN. How much did Tapper deliberately slam Joe in 2024 in hopes of making his book a best-seller?

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Now Trump’s DHS wants 20,000 National Guard Troops for their immigration crackdown. Why am I getting Kent State vibes?

64-18 and Cleveland Cavaliers are out in the 2nd round.

Of course in 2016, The Cavs upset the 73-9 Warriors in the Finals.

This year looking like both teams can replay their Finals matchup, in a video game.

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During a four game losing streak, the SF Giants scored 9 runs, 6 in a 7-6 10 inning loss. They scored one run in each of the other three games. Tonight they scored 10 runs.

Sometimes baseball is just stupid.

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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred took Pete Rose off the permanently ineligible list. If Charlie Hustle were still alive thinking Trump would put him in his administration.

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Remember when most Americans (and most pro-golfers) distanced themselves from the LIV Golf Tour? Donald is turning it into the LIV White House.

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Trump actually just said “U.S. has no greater partner than” Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed Bin Salman. A rich leader who doesn’t allow dissent and murders journalists – Velveeta Voldemort’s kind of role model.

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Scott Jennings is the worst human on CNN. But Jake Tapper is quickly giving Scott a run for his mone

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Has anyone asked Texas Governor Greg Abbott about the Joe Biden potential wheelchair allegations?

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NY Times line under this headline “In High-Stakes Negotiations, Trump’s Opponents Are Learning His Patterns” “President Trump often takes maximalist positions, only to back down & declare a win. His opponents are catching on.” His opponents are catching on. Too bad media isn’t.

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Not making this up. Fox News finally covering the plane story. And their counter attack on Democrats. “House Democrats went on US-Qatar business sponsored trip to Qatar in 2021 and accepted RIDES ON CAMELS!! ” (Which these days costs about $50 a person.)

So at this point in the second round of the playoffs, neither #1 NBA seed is looking invincible – and the conference championships might not have even a #2 seed in them.

That year when the NCAA seedings might be more accurate than the NBA?

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Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks who trade their superstar Luka away for nothing to the Los Angeles Lakers, suddenly end up – with a 1.8% chance -getting the #1 pick in Cooper Flagg.

Well this should do wonders for those who think the NBA is rigged.

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Back to back rookies of the year. And now with #2 pick in the NBA draft, a chance for a three-repeat. So they’re not in the playoffs, but it’s a really fun time to be a San Antonio Spurs fan.

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Wonder how many Dallas Mavericks fans who cancelled their 2025-26 season tickets when the Mavs traded Luka Dončić are suddenly calling to see about getting them back. #NBADraftLottery

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NY Times headline “Trump’s Plan to Accept Luxury Jet From Qatar Strains Bounds of Propriety.” “Strains Bounds of Propriety?”

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Fixed it for you NY Times: “Trump’s Plan to Accept Luxury Jet From Qatar Shoots Emoluments Class in Plane Sight.”

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GOP Senate Majority Leader John Thune is upset Democrats delaying confirmation of what he calls non-controversial nominees & calls on them to end ‘obstruction.’ Funny, Thune didn’t have problems when Coach Tubby was holding up all military promotions to protest abortion rights.

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Media should pay more attention to Amy Klobuchar’s explanation of much of Trump’s insanity. It’s DISTRACTION. “Habeas corpus” issue brought up to distract from economy… As are many of his craziest threats. Media takes bait every time.

So Donald has been lying and claiming that he will pay for his tax cuts by all the tariff money he will bring in. Now he just caved to China on tariffs. No wonder MAGA hates math. They’re really bad at it.

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The only thing I believe that Velveeta Voldemort has said is ‘I’ll be a dictator on day one.” Then Donald got Speaker Mike Johnson for legislative purposes basically to declare the whole year one long day

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Pope Leo XIV calls for Gaza ceasefire & peace in Ukraine ‘no more war’ in 1st Sunday message. To quote a friend “suddenly we have (highly intelligent) American in office with a global megaphone and a cosmopolitan, justice oriented worldview. NOBODY saw that coming 72 hours ago.”

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Trump wants DHS to add at least 20,000 officers to enforce his deportation policies “by deputizing & contracting w/ state & local law enforcement officers, personnel w/ other federal agencies & OTHER INDIVIDUALS?” Velveeta Voldmort is going to hire many convicted January 6 insurrectionists isn’t he?

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Just gonna leave this right here. “Some of the 400 jobs that were cut at the FAA helped support air safety, a union says”

Not just flying, FAA also holds primary responsibility for safety & certification of airport operations Last week, 2 United 777s backed into each other at SFO; both flights canceled. In Charlotte, catering truck hit an American plane, taking it out of service. Are we great yet?

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Trump wants DHS to add at least 20,000 officers to enforce deportation policies “by deputizing & contracting w/ state & local law enforcement officers, personnel w/ other federal agencies & OTHER INDIVIDUALS?” He’s going to hire many convicted Jan 6 insurrectionists isn’t he?

San Diego Padres 21- Colorado Rockies 0.

Through 39 games the Rockies have a -134 run differential.

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Two teams, the Athletics and Rays, are playing this year in minor league stadiums.

Think it’s time to admit that at Coors Field we have a minor league team playing in a major league stadium

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From a friend -“This stuff about ‘Cubs fan or White Sox fan’ is silly. He’s the Pope. He’s obviously a Cardinals and Saints fan.

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As the anti-refugee Trump administration suddenly allows 60 white South African refugees to come to the United States next week – at taxpayer expense….Karoline Leavitt claims ‘
“This group in South Africa has faced racial persecution.”

Can anyone in this administration spell “apartheid” let alone explain it?

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Sally Quinn writing in NY Times. “The hallmark of this administration is cruelty and sadism, vengefulness carried out with glee. Mr. Musk said it best: “The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.” Wish I could say she was wrong

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TRUMP signed deal to remove all US troops & reduced numbers by 1/2. Donald blames Biden for Afghanistan deaths as actual withdrawal happened during his Presidency. Now Air Traffic Control system failing on Donald’s watch & he insists it’s Biden’s fault. All blame, all the time.

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RIP former SCOTUS judge David Souter. The best appointment George H. W. Bush ever made. Too much to hope that Amy Coney Barrett could follow in his footsteps?

In 2024, FAA Reauthorization Act passed including Traffic Controllers Hiring Act of 2023, from Sens Braun, Klobuchar, Marshall, Shaheen, Lujan & Boozman. (3 GOP, 3 Dems) But in Jan 2025, Donald froze hiring of Air Traffic Controllers. Now they’re trying to say “never mind.”

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Apparently Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez will be married on a private island in Venice.

But tell me again how billionaires need a tax cut?

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Shingles vaccine apparently reduces the risk of heart disease AND dementia.

MAGA anti-vaxxers really are dying to own the libs.

So Sovereignty did beat Journalism.

Let’s hope the metaphor is mirrored in reverse.

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Has Donald Trump said he could have won the Kentucky Derby yet?

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Was getting late on East Coast… So even though it was game 7 playoff hockey, wonder how many hockey fans turned off Avalanche Stars game 7 with Colorado up 2-0 on Dallas in the third period?

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Whatever happens with the Golden State Warriors Sunday tomorrow at least they will have outlasted both Los Angeles teams. #BeatLA

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JD Vance defended Donald’s AI pope photo saying “I’m fine with people telling jokes.” Not surprising from a man who said with his wife Usha standing next to him: “Here’s the thing. Cameras are all on; anything I say, no matter how crazy, she has to smile, laugh & celebrate it.

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All the trolls on Twitter are defending Velveeta Voldemort’s picture of himself as Pope as just a joke. Trump. Does. Not. Joke.

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Wouldn’t it be awesome if the conclave elected Pope Joe Biden?

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DOT Secretary Sean Duffy blasted the DOD and by implication Pete Hegseth for a VIP Helicopter trip in DC hat resulted in two commercial planes at National Airport needing to change their approach to avoid a collision. “Take a taxi or Uber’”

Ooh, the sister wives of the Trump cabinet are not happy with each other…

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Wonder if we will ever find out who the VIP was in the helicopter?

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Tonight’s NBC SNL on Donold’s consequential first 100 days. “In 100 days FDR created vital government departments, forged new alliances & established our nation’s social safety net. And President Trump did the same thing, only in reverse.”

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Two favorites in Kentucky Derby: Journalism vs Sovereignty. Seems a little too on brand for our country right now.

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So game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals will happen before game 7 of the NBA Western Conference First round. Don’t ever tell me that baseball is weird.

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Baylor University covered up sexual assaults on campus for years. Jerry Falwell Jr. ran Liberty Unversity like a GOP PAC.

Presidents Obama and Biden didn’t try to take away their tax-exempt status.

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Here’s a memory of Gregg Popovich in 2020.

A fundraiser for Joe Biden including Cory Booker had Gregg Popovich headlining. (Remember days of all those Zoom windows?)

Wasn’t just that athletes were involved, but discovered several big name stars paid their way in just because of Pop.

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Rumors are that Harvard turned down Barron for admission. But thinking more than that.

Either. 1. They turned down DONALD for admission 2. A Harvard/Radcliffe woman turned Donald down for a “date”

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No lie too small: The Take it Down Act”- anti-deep fake porn – which finally passed, was introduced by Ted Cruz & Amy Klobuchar & later gained support of Melania Trump. Rare bipartisanism for a good cause. On Twitter got bots/trolls saying it was all Cruz or all FLOTUS.

Since their White House visit, the mighty LA Dodgers are a .500 team.

So guess not even Donald could kill them but #ETTS ?

Everything Trump Touches Slumps?

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Have to wonder, how many GOP football fans who claim Donald Trump is a genius on everything would let him make their first round NFL draft pick.

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As a friend says “At least the Dodgers didn’t let JD Vance handle their trophy.”

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·Coach Senator Tommy Tuberviille says he is running for Governor of Alabama in 2016.

Meanwhile out of 99 other U.S. Senators at least 95 have to be cheering on a bipartisan ba

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Rachel Maddow was cheerfully reading polls tonight. Velveeta Voldemort does watch MSNBC. I feel for whoever is on White House ketchup duty.

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From a friend, wish I’d thought of it. Can we start referring to Pete Hegseth as “Whisky Leaks?”

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Trump blaming past Presidents for trade deals. Let’s see –United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaced NATFA. USMCA entered into force on July 1, 2020. Who was President then? Dementia is a cruel disease.

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Watching China and much of the rest of the world laugh at Donald.

Sems like on tariffs, Trump was pretending to be the cool guy who could get the most popular girl in school to beg to go to the prom with him. And meanwhile, she and her friends have moved on.

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Lowering egg prices, Russia’s war on Ukraine, Israel’s attack on Gaza…. How many things did Donald promise to do on day one? The only promise he kept was to be a dictator.

Wonder how the “arm teachers” MAGA gang feels about this one.

Sure, there’s a lot of NBA first round playoff drama.

But it’s just possible we’re going to have a lot of time spent on a warm up to an Oklahoma City Thunder coronation.

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Meanwhile, when Camilo Doval is the LESS stressful option in the 9th… you know as an SF Giants fan that torture is back.

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Meanwhile, MLB leader in RBIs as of April 23?

Wilmer Flores. Just ahead of Pete Alonso and that Arson Judge guy. Just like we all expected.

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So who is Donald going to try to bring as part of his entourage to the Pope’s funeral?

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The same Velveeta Voldemort who claims he wants to take over elite universities for the excuse of them allowing anti-semitisim, is now going after everyone else for “anti-Christian bias.”

Make it make sense.

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As Trump offers an “intimate dinner” at his golf club to top buyers of his memo crypto coin, your reminder,
Jimmy Carter had to sell his peanut farm.

From the Oval Office press event today “I asked Governor Trudeau why we are spending $200B to subsidize Canada?”

Does DonOld even remember Trudeau isn’t Prime Minister anymore? My money is on “no”

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As Trump talks about a $5,000 baby bonus, a random google search shows average cost of childcare for an infant in the US is from $1200-3200 A MONTH. Just saying.

Now that the play-in round is over, the NBA playoff season officially started last night – April 18

A possible game seven in the NBA finals would be June 18.

Well, at least they’ll be done before the MLB All-Star break.

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Dodgers now placed Blake Treinen on injured list along with Blake Snell. How long until Los Angeles just buys another team to restock their pitching staff?

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Fellow sports fans, no one likes their team to lose. But when team loses & then wins, think of the San Antonio Spurs in 2013 & 2014, they CELEBRATE!

Trump is still more angry & focused on 2020 election he lost than 2024 election he won. Worst sport ever. #pathetic

One thing that is absolutely clear from this. Not only has he not gotten over his 2020 loss. And he is taking revenge on America

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Trump: “Nobody has done more for Christianity, no one has done more for religion of all types than me.”

To be fair, Donald probably has had more Americans than any President scream “Jesus Christ!”

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Measles was declared eradicated in the US in 2000.

In 2025 there have been over 800 cases in the US, 26 states, now including Virginia.

Forget dinosaurs, Trump & RFK Jr. have turned our country into Jurassic Park for diseases.

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Tiru Chabba and Robert Morales Innocent people murdered at Florida State University by a white Supremacist, pro-Trump, American citizen with a gun. Crickets from GOP. Say THEIR names.

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Winning sign from yesterday’s protests.

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Fox News amplifying another lie: DHS claims stopping illegal immigration is major reason why it’s holding firm to May 7 REAL ID deadline.

Uh, most undocumented immigrants fly in & overstay visas. A passport, from ANY country, will remain acceptable ID for domestic flights in US.

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So in the last month or so Trump administration has…

Accidentally added a reporter to a Signal chat about a miitary attack.

Deported people by mistake.

Sent a threatening letter to Harvard they claimed should not have been sent.

And these people have the nuclear codes…