Left Coast Sports Babe

Vanderbilt is latest school to suspend football activities after members of the team tested positive for COVID-19. This could be particularly bad news for SEC, without nonconference teams and if Vanderbilt doesn’t play, who will teams like Alabama and LSU use for cupcakes?

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SF Giants announcers shocked that manager Gabe Kapler gave Tyler Anderson an opportunity for a complete game. Giants fans who watched bullpen blow three ninth inning leads in four days a little less shocked.

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You know you’re getting used to the new normal when you order a sample-sized new lipstick from Ebay just for Zoom calls.

So where’s the list of all the prominent Democrats who are speaking at the RNC?

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Reports that some attendees of Robert Trump’s funeral at White House tried to eat dinner at Fig and Olive in DC and one of them punched a server when restaurant wouldn’t seat them due to COVID-19 rules. What?! Donald didn’t feed his family with fast food hamburgers?

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So will President Biden graciously invite Mary Trump and her aunt Maryanne to his inaugural?

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Of twelve headline speakers the RNC is promoting for next week, SIX of them are Trumps. I don’t ever want to hear GOP complain about the Clintons or Kennedys again.

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Karen Pence will appear Wednesday night to speak as well as her husband at RNC. Wonder if Mother will accompany Mike Pence to the VP debate so he won’t be alone with Kamala Harris?

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Trump falsely accused Dems of taking the phase “Under God” out of the Pledge of Allegiance during their convention.  Guessing now Joe Biden at some point just needs to open a Press Conference with – “One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.”

Still wouldn’t have voted for him, but at times like this I really miss John McCain.

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So will MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred now really take COVID-19 seriously as it’s forced the postponement of the Yankees-Mets Subway-Serie$$$$$?

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While I know it will be a bummer for NBA teams being eliminated from the playoffs this weekend,  at least there’s a nice consolation prize – being able to get out of Florida in August.

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Question of the week from Scott Ostler of the SF Chronicle. “If you wear a mask below your nose, do you wear your bra or jock around your knees?.

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The only thing I trust Louis DeJoy to prioritize with the US Post Office is that change of address form Amy Klobuchar said Donald Trump would need to file in January.

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Joe Biden is a nice man. Do you think anyone has ever said the words “Donald Trump is a nice man?”

A progressive Dem. delegate was quoted in SF Chronicle as saying if Kasich had spoken at an in-person convention he’d have been booed. WHY? I’m a Biden Klobuchar moderate & I would never boo AOC or Bernie or Tulsi. Democrats should be better than that.

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Florida passed 10,000 COVID-19 deaths this week, second only to Louisiana for highest percentage of deaths per population. Even w/ every indication state is undercounting deaths.  Helluva job, Ronny (DeSantis) 

Vote as if your life depends on it, because it does.

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If and when Donald Trump ends up in prison can they please give him a job in the mail room?

NHL is playing postseason in a “border bubble”.  For safety all games are in Toronto or Edmonton, and players must remain in limited areas in those cities.  The US was ruled out as too dangerous.

Even though,as we approach the end of round one, there are only two Canadian teams left. From Montreal and Vancouver.

Wonder if we could play American college football in Canada.

Hard really to care about NBA playoffs this year.  Yes, partly it’s the Spurs not being in it. But maybe it’s that basketball isn’t meant to be about “The Boys of Summer.” The schedule now shows NBA finals could end Oct 13.    About a week before the 2020-21 preseason was scheduled to start.

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So Mitch McConnell is avoiding the RNC. Is he afraid he might be asked to call a vote on something?

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Another day, another arrest of one of Donald Trump’s henchmen. So will GOP open RNC Convention with “Will the defendant please rise?

Oh please oh please can someone ask Trump what he thinks of Biden quoting Kierkegaard?

A Navy Seal who claims he killed Bin Laden has been banned from Delta Airlines for refusing to wear a mask. How long until Trump invites him to fly Air Force One? (and/or speak at RNC.)

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As Trump launches again into threats of not helping California with fires because they “didn’t listen to us,” let me make one simple non-snarky statement. President Joe Biden will help ALL Americans when they face natural disasters. Even those who didn’t vote for him.

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus tells a cute story about Biden and the Amtrak Magazine, and points out that “Joe reads everything.” Unsaid, but including, intelligence briefings. 

So yeah, it was a great speech. But how do we really know Joe Biden is sharp enough to be President? I mean, we didn’t hear once “Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV…

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Trump actually tweeted “To get into Democrat National Convention, you must have ID card with a picture…Yet the Democrats refuse to do this when it come to your very important VOTE! Gee, I wonder WHY???”

I got into the DNC with just my TV remote…. So do I need that to vote too?

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Juan Williams on Fox News just said it was a “terrific speech.” How long until Trump demands Fox fire Juan Williams

But even Fox News overall headline “Biden vows to deliver America from ‘darkness’ in nomination acceptance; Trump rips rival as all talk.” Uh, last week Trump on Fox claimed “Joe Biden couldn’t put two sentences together.”

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As Trump gives his RNC acceptance speech from White House, Pence will speak from Fort McHenry national monument, and other speeches will take place at federal properties around DC. I’m so old that I remember when we had a Hatch Act.

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Jill Biden, on upcoming GOP attacks – “We knew this going to happen. We’ve been through the worst thing there that could ever happen to us” – the loss of a child – so we can handle it.

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It would be the karmic event of the century if Donald Trump is eventually convicted of mail fraud.

US Postmaster General Louis Lejoy saying he will stop dismantling postal equipment feels like an NFL team saying they will stop throwing the ball with a four touchdown lead in the fourth quarter.

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Notre Dame has completely suspended in-person classes until at least September 2 after 154 new COVID-19 cases in last two days. Fighting Irish football team won’t practice TODAY and possibly not tomorrow.

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Trump talks about COVID-19 surge in New Zealand…. New Zealand had SIX new cases. And they are implementing new restrictions because of them.

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When told QAnon views Donald Trump as secretly saving the world from a Satanic cult of pedophiles and cannibals.. Trump replies. “Is that supposed to be a bad thing?” I am NOT making this up.

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Fox News Headline: “Obama tears into successor in withering convention speech, as Trump live-tweets rebuttal.” Uh, two ranting all-caps tweets is not exactly a “live tweet rebuttal.”

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Trump was so upset tonight he couldn’t figure out how to turn off his caps lock key. In the spirit of bipartisan unity, hey Donald, it’s to the left of the “A.”

Interesting that Trump attacks Kamala Harris tonight on Twitter by saying “BUT DIDN’T SHE CALL HIM A RACIST??? DIDN’T SHE SAY HE WAS INCOMPETENT???” Uh, Does Donald remember what Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham etc said about him?

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Trump tweets an attack on Goodyear Tires. Well, it’s okay, the company only has 66,000 employees, with about 60% of them based in….Ohio.

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A bit of trivia…. how many AMERICAN companies are in the top 10 tire manufacturers? ONE – Goodyear, which is third. Of the top two, Bridgestone is Japanese. Michelin is French. So is Trump suggesting we make Japan OR France Great Again?

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Asked today ““Is the president saying that if he doesn’t win this election that he will not accept the results?” Press Secretary Barbie responds. “The president has always said he’ll see what happens.” This. Is. Not. Normal.

Keep seeing clips of Barack Obama’s 2004 DNC Keynote Speech and two thoughts come to mind: 1. One of the best speeches I remember seeing ever. 2. He looks so YOUNG.

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When I was a child, thought the speeches were boring. But the roll call nomination was the most fun part of the convention. Loved the virtual tour of our country tonight. They can keep that part!

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Except CNN selling commercial space to Trump campaign during DNC state roll call nominating Joe Biden  is a bad look. Period. Do better.

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Lebron James showed up for Game 1 of the playoffs with a modified MAGA Hat  “Make America Great Again, with “Great Again” crossed out and instead “Arrest the Cops who Killed Breonna Taylor.”

Worst thing with this kind of behavior from Lebron. Makes him hard to root against.

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Meanwhile, SF Giants took a 7 run lead to the 9th inning today, and actually won by six.  But I’m sure I’m not the only SF Giants fan who started thinking “So what is the biggest ninth inning lost EVER?”

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After countless mail sorters have been dismantled along w/s mail boxes taken away, USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says changes now will be “suspended” until after election. Isn’t this like Godfather deciding he’s suddenly become a proponent of rescuing thoroughbred horses?

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Trump’s Susan B. Anthony pardon is the most cringeworthy and ineffectual idea for a photo-op.    I can only assume the idea was Ivanka’s.

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Somewhere the ghost of Susan B. Anthony is thinking “I don’t need your stinkin’ pardon.”

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Whatever Trump says about Susan B Anthony if modern-day suffragettes were marching in Lafayette Square he’d tear gas them for a photo op.

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Trump tweeted tonight  “Senate Intelligence Panel found absolutely no evidence of collusion. There was no evidence that the Trump campaign conspired with the Russian government to influence 2016, affirming the findings of other investigations.”

He said it was from the Daily Caller. But did  Vlad dictate this tweet to him just before bedtime?

NBA started the playoffs today, and the San Antonio Spurs weren’t part of it.

Last time the Spurs weren’t in the playoffs, we had a Clinton in the White House.

I could live with that.

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After over 130 students testing positive, along with 5 staffers, the University of North Carolina abruptly stops ALL in-person classes

This might be a bad omen for college football, if ACC players were actually expected to attend classes…

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Meanwhile, I suppose as a SF Giants fan and a Democrat I should thank the Giants for not making me feel torn this week focusing on the Democratic convention instead of baseball.  …  (At least tonight they only blew a ONE run lead in the ninth inning.)

Politico claims “”Amy Klobuchar wins the award for corniest joke of the #DemConvention so far. “You know, the president may hate the post office.  But he’s still going to have to send them a change-of-address card come January.””

Actually, I approve that joke.

But you know how Midwestern nice Amy Klobuchar is when she delivered that “change of address” joke about Donald Trump without even suggesting the new address might be Moscow or a federal prison.

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They could do that lovely national anthem with all the kids instead of anthems at sporting events. Show the kids and who cares what athletes are doing? #DNC2020

(if you didn’t see it, google it.)

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Trump may really regret pulling GOP convention out of Florida next week. It would have given Donald a great chance to blame 1000s of under counted COVID-19 deaths on heatstroke. Or just excitement from seeing him.

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WTF. Trump wants his brother Robert to have a White House funeral Friday afternoon. Friday, of course, because a weekend funeral would interfere with Donald’s golf game.

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I would never vote for John Kasich. But I respect him as a human being. I miss respecting Republicans as human beings. And you can’t want a big tent and then say you have to restrict it only to people you like. Period.

It’s not just Christmas. Annual retail sales of paper greeting cards are still $7.5 billion. Most households, buy an average of 30 individual cards as a year & (shocking) most buyers are female. Not like delivering cards on time matters.

SF Giants lost five run lead in the ninth Friday night and lost, then lost a three run lead in the ninth Saturday night and lost.

Sunday,  Giants figured one way to avoid that heartbreak for their fans by giving up nine runs in the 5th inning.

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Now it’s the Reds.  Again, makes you nostalgic for the days when a player testing positive just meant PEDs.

As some college athletes, led by Ohio State QB Justin Fields, petition to play football this year, remember “rational part of teen’s brain isn’t fully developed, won’t be until age 25.  Adult & teen brains work differently. Adults think w/ prefrontal cortex-brain’s rational part.”

Although to be fair, a lot of adult brains don’t seem to be working that rationally these days either.

If all these various miracle cures for COVID-19 touted by Trump and his cult of “experts” work why didn’t they give them to Herman Cain?

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So in memory of his brother Robert today, do you think Donald Trump observed a moment of silence on the golf course?

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A Fox News Host compared a Trump boat parade to the Spanish Armada. How long until OANN tries to top them by comparing the Sturgis bike rally to Custer leading troops to Little Big Horn?

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So how many Republicans will turn in to DNC Monday night to watch Michelle Obama give the first draft of Melania Trump’s RNC convention speech?

Forget video of Melania her hand away from Donald on Air Force One steps and remember this instead:   Joe Biden talking last week about Jill Biden “I adore her. It’s gonna sound so stupid, I was saying to her other day, when she comes down the steps & I look at her.. my heart still skips a beat.”

Not sure, but wonder if this vote by mail issue has given Democrats an issue that REALLY upsets white voters. Including many rural voters and seniors. Not so sure that Trump didn’t blow it on this one. (Not so much voting by mail, but medications, checks, shopping, cards.)

And it’s late August, how long until we start expecting those Christmas catalogs?

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But in 2000 maddening how many elected Democrats ran away from Bill Clinton in 2000 over Bill’s being stupid enough to have affair with intern. While in 2020, most elected in  GOP still won’t run away from Trump being stupid enough to get 170,000 people killed, AND ignoring Russian bounties on US troops.

If analytics were the most important part of baseball then Astros wouldn’t have needed to cheat to win.

St. Louis Cardinals President pins the team’s COVID-19 outbreak on close quarters and eating together.    Well it’s a good thing there aren’t any overcrowded classrooms and students don’t eat lunch at schools….

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Oh please. Now Kevin McCarthy is accusing Oakland born Kamala Harris of being from San Francisco. And McCarthy is from California. Which means he’s probably seen a few Giants-As or 49ers-Raiders games and knows how much SF and Oakland people love being equated with each other.

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Just thinking for most of us if we called our brother “our best friend” we’d be at their bedside when they died, not on the golf course or gratuitously attacking a political opponent.

Expecting that Joe Biden will  express more human sympathy over the death of Robert Trump than Robert’s brother ever will.

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So did Robert Trump die of COVID-19? And if so would they tell us

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Well, at least he didn’t say “I like brothers who don’t die.”

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If Biden weren’t accepting his nomination at close to 11pm Thursday night, Trump would try to schedule his brother’s funeral to coincide Come to think of it, I bet Donald thought about it.

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Did not know this but a twitter friend told me former Ohio Governor John Kasich’s dad was a MAIL CARRIER. So yeah, surely Kasich can find time to defend USPS in his Monday night DNC convention speech.

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Trump plans to give a speech in Biden’s home town just before Joe Biden makes his acceptance speech at the Democratic convention. Just before Trump gives his acceptance speech, Biden campaign should simply replay the Axios interview. And perhaps “Person, woman, man, camera, TV.”

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Don’t forget Donald Trump is a master of distraction. The USPS  is returning the mail boxes. They aren’t returning the mail sorters.

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Trump says USPS can’t handle an election done largely by mail. Number of Americans who voted TOTAL in 2016 election: About 138 million. Number of paper Christmas cards sent in the US each year – About 2 BILLION!

Pass it on.

SF Giants, for first time since 1929, lost a game when they had a five run or greater lead in 9th inning.

I miss having Giants pitchers who could hold a five run lead in the 9th.

I miss times when that blown game would be in the top ten list of things today I cared about.

Former Ohio Republican Governor John Kasich says quite simply that the birther allegations against Kamala Harris are “absurd.” Hey, GOP,  see how easy it is?

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Can we stop talking about “Stanford’s” Dr Scott Atlas? Atlas has a medical background in neuroradiology/MRI, and hasn’t been at Stanford Med Center since 2012. He’s NEVER been an infectious disease specialist, or even an internist.  Atlas is a fellow at Hoover, a conservative think tank on Stanford campus, and Scott is a regular GOP ‘expert’ speaking against Obamacare.  But he tells Donald what he wants to hear.

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If Trump says he has to give his RNC acceptance speech at White House to save taxpayer $$$ then WTF is he doing spending another weekend at his Bedminster club when Donald can golf perfectly well at his club near DC?

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As Californian for decades I’m used to Pelosi being attacked as “San Francisco Liberal,” even though Nancy honed political skills growing up in Baltimore. Now Biden’s VP pick hails from Oakland, just across bridge from SF, & GOP attacks her as un-American? Stupid. But on brand.

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Mike Pence today in an Iowa speech. “The Choice in This Election is Whether America Remains America.” When he’s right, he’s right. Vote for Joe Biden. 

Our  democracy depends on it.

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Sad thing, if President Hillary Clinton were in charge, we’d probably be living a semi-normal life as they are in Europe. And GOP would probably be attacking her during re-election campaign by saying she caused too much pain during a serious shutdown over COVID-19 “hoax.”

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Is it possible that President Biden could appoint TWO US Attorney Generals – just to clean up all Trump administration crimes? Because the job is looking like it could be bigger for any one mere mortal, even a woman.

NCAA president Mark Emmert says schools will cancel championship games in 22 fall sports, because not enough teams are participating. The only fall sport saved? FBS football. Because hey, the plan always was a championship ACC team vs an SEC team, or two SEC teams, anyway.

Indians’ pitcher Zach Plesak says he’s tired of being portrayed as a bad person for leaving his team hotel, to go out with friends.   Plesak said he & teammate Clevinger were within CDC guidelines when they broke curfew and were never with “more than eight people the entire night.” So Zach’s defense is he wasn’t a villain, he was just stupid?

On a can of soup. Servings by container – “About 2.” Calories per serving, 110. Calories per container, 250. Last I remember, even in elementary school “about” is not a math concept.  (Also 2 x 110 is NOT 250.)

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AMC is going to open 100 theaters on Aug. 20, and to attract customers, all tickets that day will be 15 cents. A small popcorn and soda, however, will be $25.

24th Amendment prohibits both Congress & states from conditioning right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. Where are some good lawyers who can use this to argue that forcing Americans to pay for ballot postage in pandemic IS a tax?

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell just adjourned the Senate until September without a deal in large part because he claims he didn’t want the Democrats giving Americans $600 not to work.

Can some reporters head to Kentucky or wherever to get daily pictures of Mitch McConnell, who is worth over $22 million, for the next month enjoying his taxpayer funded vacation?

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Wonder how many of these Democrats on Twitter who are just furious that one or another of their favorites isn’t scheduled to speak next week plan on actually watching the virtual convention?

Trump says now he’s going to give his RNC nomination acceptance speech from the White House lawn, because it’s going to be “hot” at Gettysburg in late August. Uh, Donald wanted to give his speech outdoors on the same day, in Florida?!!!

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The President of the United States at 1am just retweeted insults about Biden and Harris  that most 12 yr olds would consider childish, from supporter with no profile picture & less than 1000 followers after being on Twitter 8 years. But tell me again how we should be worried about Joe Biden’s cognitive skills?

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So if Trump eliminates the Post Office how are people going to be able to send cards to say “Merry Christmas” again?

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What’s next, Trump’s going to stop all federal funding for roads because people might drive to polling places?

Owner Jerry Jones says Dallas Cowboys intend to play all their home games with fans in attendance. New slogan “People are dying to watch the Cowboys.”

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says Big Ten & Pac 12 not playing football won’t “damage” meaning that comes w/ CFB national championship. Well, not like the two conferences are ever likely to get more than 1 team in the playoffs anyway.

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Jerry Jones also says the Cowboys won’t reveal their anthem policy but “We’re going to show grace.”

This might be the first time the words “Jones” and “grace” get used in the same sentence.

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A baby boy born on an Alaska Airlines flight was named “Sky.” I shudder to think what the poor kid would have been named if he was born on a Spirit Airlines flight.

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NY friend pointed out to me- while those on West Coast might watch Rachel Maddow and even Lawrence O’Donnell with a glass of wine before dinner, they’re closer to late-night on the East Coast. Especially for those who have to get up early for work.  Bringing up the question, how are you all calm enough to sleep after those shows?

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So a GOP talking point about Kamala Harris is that she apparently has one distant ancestor that was a slaveowner. Guessing Republicans haven’t read much history. May I suggest starting with the story of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings?

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Can one of Joe Biden’s first Executive Orders be to make the Postmaster General an office requiring Senate confirmation?

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Amy Klobuchar coined a nickname for Trump henchman and current postmaster general Louis DeJoy   – #NoJoy.    I think it should stick.

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So in same hour Trump says he will not back $25 billion request from Democrats for Post Office. Then says ‘The Democrats are sabotaging Post Office because they’re not approving the $25 billion that was requested.’

Forget #25thAmendmentNow

More like 25th Amendment yesterday.

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So the latest GOP attack is comparing Kamala Harris to Marge Simpson? Uh, right about now Marge Simpson could beat Trump in landslide. Heck, Bart Simpson could beat Trump in a landslide.

Sigh. Been tweeting enough about Trump now I’m getting Twitter ads for the “Walk to End Alzheimers.”

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I suppose it would have been childish if Joe Biden and Kamala Harris had entered their first joint event by walking up a ramp together and then both drinking a glass of water with one hand.

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Watching Joe Biden and Kamala Harris speak and then watching some of Trump’s speech is like going from high-speed internet back to the days of 1990s dial-up.

Nebraska coach Scott Frost, not happy with Big Ten deciding to cancel football, says the school is “prepared to look at any and all options,” including playing outside Big Ten. As an anonymous friend used to say “That N on their caps stands for Knowledge.”

(and of course one option – going to class?)

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Not that it matters in grand scheme of things but thinking right about now NBA would love to figure out a way for some Western Conference bubble team playing good basketball to take the place of the 0-5 Orlando Magic.

Tampa Bay Lightning won NHL playoff  game tonight against Columbus Blue Jackets in six hours and five overtimes.

In non-hockey terms, that’s almost as long as most Sunday night baseball Yankees-Red Sox games.

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Guess no one told Trump that for many women “nasty” is the highest compliment he can pay.

If Trump is really worried about voting by mail, part of Klobuchar-Wyden NDEBA act is money for EARLY voting. Why not agree to that? More days for people to vote in person reduces time in lines & health risks? It’s not like Donald doesn’t want people to vote at all, right?

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The US has the best testing in the world, if you are a professional athlete or work in the Trump White House. The rest of us are  screwed.

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So what time this Friday night might Trump fire Mike Pence?

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Will say, if Joe Biden did pick his VP over the weekend then he has already proved he can run a much more leak-proof team than Donald Trump ever could.

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While Trump focused on insulting the Biden-Harris ticket: “Coronavirus-related deaths in the United States topped 1,300 on Tuesday, with Florida and Georgia recording their highest single-day death tolls since the start of the pandemic….”

Here’s suggestion for any Democrat and/or progressive not thrilled w Biden Harris 2020.

 Get involved in state & local elections. Heck, consider someday RUNNING in state & local elections. But right now in Nov. it’s not Democrats at stake, it’s our democracy at stake. #TeamJoe

Sarah Palin actually offered congratulations to Kamala Harris for being chosen as Joe Biden’s running mate. Give Donald Trump credit. Who’d a thunk anyone could make Palin look like a statesman, or rather, stateswoman, by comparison?

Trump’s saying the college football season shouldn’t be canceled. Please. Donald cares as much about the well being of college athletes as Gym Jordan.

One reason they may cancel college football this year.   “Myocarditis, inflammation of heart muscle, found in at least 5 Big Ten Conference athletes & among several other athletes in other conferences…

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Another reason Trump pushing for sports to go ahead: You don’t fear myocarditis if you don’t have a heart.

Well, at least Jim Harbaugh and Michigan won’t lose again to Ohio State this year.

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Can we start calling them the San Francisco Giantes?  Because you really can’t refer to this team without an E?  (20 something errors in 18 games.)

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Marc Ragovin  So 7-inning doubleheaders, eh? Well as Ernie Banks said, “It’s a great day for a ballgame, let’s play 1.5555.”

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Ted Cruz whines about a “magic money tree” of giving people unemployment benefits.

I’ve clearly missed all his angry tweets about taxpayer money we’re spending during pandemic for vanity rallies & golf trips (& all the COVID testing) for Donald Trump when everyone else is doing virtual events & canceling vacations.

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A friend tells me that August 11 is “National Presidential Joke Day.” Thinking every day since January 20, 2017 has been National Presidential Joke Day.

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So if Trump gives his acceptance speech at Gettysburg assume he will do it in front of the Robert E. Lee statue there?

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Trump did briefly leave his White House podium today, allegedly over a police involved shooting a couple blocks away.  Or was it something truly terrifying,  like someone warning Donald a woman was going to ask him a hard question?

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So Trump says he’s issuing an Executive Order saying Pre-existing Conditions must be covered. When is Donald going to issue an Executive Order saying Thanksgiving must be the fourth Thursday in November?

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Trump’s wastalking about his middle class tax cut again… that he’ll unveil “in a few weeks.” Along with his beautiful healthcare plan?

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How long until Trump says anyone who votes Democratic is meddling in the election?

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Rachel Maddow Monday tonight – Leaders with authoritarian desires tend to get re-elected because they improperly use power of their govt to hold onto power.

Vote not just because it’s most important election of our lifetimes. Vote because it might be the LAST election of our lifetimes #TeamJoe.

I love Hunter Pence. Period.

Teams in NBA bubble are guaranteed to play at least eight games before going home.

At this rate they may all play more games than the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Cleveland Indians just sent home one of their best 2020 pitchers. Zach Plesac, 1.29 ERA in 21 innings pitched, reportedly violated team rules by leaving team hotel and going out Saturday night w/ friends in Chicago. Even Nuke Laloosh would think that was stupid.

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If you’re looking for an NBA bubble team to root for: Gregg Popovich, without being asked, spent about three minutes before today’s game reflecting on Sunday being the sixth anniversary of the death of Michael Brown. 

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Really cool Trevor Lawrence wants to play in 2020.

Personally, I became bigger Andrew Luck fan when he returned to Stanford for senior year as probable 1st round draft pick. But injuries aren’t COVID. And it’s not a myth that prefrontal cortex (rational part of brain) doesn’t develop until 25.

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Chuck Todd is the Chuck Todd of Chuck Todds.

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Trump thinks Post Office couldn’t handle everyone mailing in a ballot.

Shouldn’t he have done something in his first year so everyone could mail cards saying “Merry Christmas” again?

If some of these anti-mask COVIDiots were in London during the Blitz, they’d be insisting that staying at home in the dark was more dangerous to their physical and mental health than being bombed by the Luftwaffe.

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So as Trump proves how much he loves God, Donald was in church Sunday  while Joe Biden golfed. Oh, wait, never mind. To quote Willy Wonka “Strike that, reverse it.”

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As Trump says states must pay 25% of $400 a week federal unemployment benefits how long until Donald says he will waive that 25% for states like Florida and Ohio?

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Going to keep saying this. As much as Trump loves to brag about numbers, if he REALLY thought most Americans approved of him, Donald would be demanding ballots be sent to every household in country so he could claim the bigliest win ever.

Have always liked Hunter Pence and today will give him extra credit – watching him  completely lose track of that fly ball when Cueto had a no-hitter reminded me of what it was like to scream at the television for something nonpolitical.

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St. Louis Cardinals have now had ANOTHER game postponed against Pittsburgh Pirates, and have not played since July 29.

Give MLB credit for being careful on this one, as the Pirates, with a 3-12 record, and trailing only the SF Giants for errors  – with 15 in 15 games., have pretty much demonstrated they can’t catch anything.

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So how long until Jerry Falwell, Jr. becomes a special assistant to the Trump administration?

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Maureen Dowd today, taking how it had been 36 years since a man and woman ran together on a Presidential ticket – think Maureen  just failed her cognitive test.

Anyone else finding that social distancing not only means not seeing our friends but also losing touch with our better angels?

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Draining money from FEMA at the beginning of hurricane season seems like a good way to win voters in Florida… WTF?

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Karl Marx was trending on Twitter and I’d guess that Trump accused Biden of being like Marx. But pretty sure the only Marx Donald ever could think of was Groucho.

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“I have certainly met much more discrimination in terms of being a woman than being black, in the field of politics.” This 1972 quote is from a woman who ought to have known – Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.

Have to wonder if all this Executive Order BS is just to distract from the fact USA will officially hit 5 million COVID-19 cases this weekend.

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Watching our would be “Dictator-in-chief” at today’s Press Conference thinking maybe Democrats have the message a bit wrong. It’s not just “Vote because this is the most important election of our lives.” It’s “Vote because this might be the LAST election of our lives.”

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When Trump gets called out by a woman reporter on “Veteran’s Choice” being a “false statement,” he immediately cuts off the Press Conference. So triggered. So sad.

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Just once, could White House Press Corp send an all-women team to one of Trump’s vanity rallies disguised as a Press Conference. Donald would waddle out of the room in record time.

As Cardinals Cubs game  is postponed over another Cardinal player testing positive, St Louis manager said earlier this week they believe virus came to the team from someone asymptomatic. And Missouri STILL doesn’t have a mask mandate.

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Okay, you KNOW you’re losing track of time with the pandemic when you go online to see how San Antonio Spurs  game Friday in NBA bubble was going and discovered they already won… you didn’t realize the schedule  game time was EASTERN. 

August 8, 1974, Nixon resigned in a televised press conference that drew over 100 million viewers. Can we dare Donald Trump to beat those ratings.

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Just occurred to me, every April 15, and every Christmas, the USPS deals with a drastic increase in business. Especially in December.  And they cope just fine. #VotebyMail works.

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Everyone insisting VP will really be the President because Joe will be 78 this November…. I missed them saying since Mitch McConnell, who’s already 78, really has Majority Whip John Thune running the Senate.

White House says Trump and Putin have officially talked eight times already 2020. But how many bed time chats? “You hang up.” “No you hang up.”

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Back in 2016, then VP Joe Biden spoke to California Democratic. volunteers & activists at San Jose Convention . All of us not only needed badges, but tight security checks, as in a 90 minute line, just to enter the hall.  (side note, Joe’sspeech wasn’t worth it.)

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And tonight in midst of pandemic Bedminster golf club members w/ wine and children in hand just wandered into Trump Press Conference?

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But since Donald Trump had no problem giving a long rambling speech in his Bedminster Country Club should be a no brainer to have his RNC convention speech there too, right?

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Wait today, Trump says Joe Biden is a puppet. “Just a puppet.” But yesterday Donald said Biden is going to “hurt God.” This is SO confusing.

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So what’s scarier as Trump says he’ll issue an executive order to make insurers cover pre-existing conditions — that he thinks his supporters have forgotten that’s part of Obamacare. Or that Donald himself has forgotten that’s part of Obamacare?

If MLB season ends up being shut down, couldn’t it have been before SF Giants had to go to Coors Field?

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If you claim you’re Never Trump and you’re not voting for Joe Biden then you don’t understand what Never means.

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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine tested positive for COVID-19 before he was scheduled to meet Donald Trump on the tarmac today in Cleveland.  A later test today, however, came back negative.  Glad he’s okay, but thinking no one would blame DeWine if he faked a positive result to get out of meeting Trump.

Trump fundraising email. “If Sleepy Joe Biden is elected, he would not only undo the entire MAGA agenda that President Trump has implemented.” Promise?!! #WeCanSleepAtNightJoe

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“Thighland?” It’s enough to make you really really hope someone asks Donald Trump about GOP Governor Charlie Baker and his state of Massachusetts.

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Really amazed that as much as Trump professes to hate China that he didn’t refer to Thighwan.

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In his next speech will Trump mention In-Toe-Nesia?

I know there’s saving democracy and all that but ok Team Joe, . how long to get the ad up? “Vote for Joe Biden and you can still play “League of Legends” and “Fortnite.”

PSA for anyone with gun owning friends and family members.  The NY Attorney General’s decision to to seek the NRA’s dissolution had nothing to do with guns and everything to do with corruption and fraud.

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If we had a Blue Senate they would not be going home for the weekend without a coronavirus stimulus deal. Of course, if we had a Blue Senate they would have passed a good bill over a week ago.

Must admit some part of me hopes Joe Biden picks for his running mate a woman none of these know-it-all pundits has in the top four-five…. just to ruin their credibility next time.

Eight UCLA football players tested positive for COVID-19 in early July have now completed quarantine.

Just keep thinking how every year before the very biggest bowls some young men do something stupid and get themselves suspended before the game. So of course no reason to think any of these student-athletes will be reckless in 2020.

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SF Giants were ahead 4-2 going into the 7th today at Coors Field So why did it feel when they hung on to win 4-3 that it was a  miracle comeback win?

Lebron James after Trump said said he stops watching when athletes kneel “I really don’t think the basketball community are sad about losing his viewership, him viewing the game.” There are times it is very hard to root against King James.

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Alabama Sen. Candidate and former college football coach  Tommy Tuberville-$600 a week is “way too much. We’re having people just sit out not working because they’re (paid) more sitting around.”

After 5-7 record coaching at Auburn in 2008, school told him to resign & paid Tuberville $5 MILLION not to work in 2009.

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At least  EIGHT Democratic fundraising polls today, asking who I think should be VP…. This is beginning to feel like a political version of “The Bachelor”

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Even in a regular year I sometimes think should just forfeit all games at Coors Field against Rockies & save wear and tear on players. So far seeming even more true in a pandemic.

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There was a delay  today caused by a drone flying overhead at Target Field. Anyone checked to see if Houston Astros are scheduled to play the Minnesota Twins soon?

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Apparently two weeks into filming “The Bachelorette” Clare Crawley informed producers she had fallen in love and wanted to quit the show. How much am I nostalgic for when that would have been the biggest story of the day on social media.

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Florida reports fewer than 5,000 coronavirus cases Monday. Uh, Florida testing centers were closed since last Thursday due to the hurricane. Suppressing COVID-19 numbers like they’re votes….

Anderson Cooper on Trump today. “Have you ever heard someone whine as much as this man?’ Anderson has a 3 month old son, he is an expert on crying babies.

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Juan Williams on Fox News said there is no difference in absentee ballots and mail in ballots. And he’s being absolutely roasted for it online by MAGAs & other trolls. And we still wonder how some Americans could be stupid as to still support Trump.

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There are 53 GOP Senators. And not ONE of them after that AXIOS interview can come forward and say that the Emperor is naked except for a red hat?

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Trump saying Tuesday that Florida is so well run is in itself reason for 25th Amendment.

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Listening to Trump stumble over words makes me wonder if one reason he still touts hydroxychloroquine is that he learned how to pronounce it.

As Trump claims he will work on evictions can some reporter please find out how many tenants Jared Kushner and other Donald cronies are evicting?

–It appears as if Jerry Sheridan by several hundred votes has won the Maricopa County Sheriff GOP Primary.

I know nothing about Sheridan.

Person Woman Man Camera TV” isn’t enough to pass a cognitive test. But “It is what it is” is enough to fail a decency test.

TOPPS often does special 24 hour only runs of commemorative baseball cards.  A card of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s opening day first pitch sold 51,512 copies, a new record.

Now cards are selling on EBay for over $100 each. Don’t tell Donald Trump, this will really make him jealous.

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Raiders are going to play all games this year without fans in the stands.  Well,  considering the recent upstick in cases in Las Vegas,  wonder what happens if they decide they need a safer place to play, like the SF Bay Area?

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Thinking the NY Yankees  are going to be really upset when MLB season is shut down.

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Reports now that some of St. Louis Cardinals went to a casino before COVID-19 outbreak.  Jeez, Pete Rose only bet on baseball games, he wasn’t betting his life.

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If Trump’s approval rating is so great why is he worried about the election?

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Since Trump didn’t want to send ventilators and PPE to blue states, what makes anyone think he’d send blue states a COVID-19 vaccine?

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Reminder….Florida COVID-19 testing centers have been shut down since last THURSDAY due to the hurricane. They reopen mostly tomorrow. So that small drop in cases Trump was praising his mini-me Governor Ron DeSantis for on Monday….

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Wonder if Ivanka told her father to bring an upside down Bible to that Axios interview?

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Jonathan Swan is Australian. So when is Trump going to try to have him deported? #AxiosOnHBO

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Trump literally tonight said cases were going down in Florida. COVID-19 testing in Florida has been largely shut down for FIVE Days with Isaias. Cases in the White House would go down if they stopped testing too.

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So wait, if you don’t test you don’t have a problem, why did Donald Trump submit to a cognitive test?

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