Twitter is ‘not playing ball’ with LaRussa, also not done with sports puns
The Tony LaRussa Twitter saga appeared to end this weekend as rumors of a settlement floated around The Net (starring Sandra Bullock). LaRussa has been using his lawyerly skills to try to browbeat Twitter into admitting fault for a user who impersonated LaRussa and posted nasty things under his name.
But Twitter posted in its blog Saturday that it is “Not Playing Ball” with LaRussa. “Twitter’s Terms of Service are fair and we believe will be upheld in a court that will ultimately dismiss Mr. La Russa’s lawsuit,” according the the post. Hey, Tony, you tell us: Isn’t that an attempt to influence a potential San Francisco jury pool? Get me Perry Mason on the horn.
…Other linkage, not including the dreaded Muni Humper…
Every time Mike Singletary talks, football gold spills out of his mouth. In a lengthy and wide-ranging interview with Tim Kawakami, he discusses the workout equipment in his office (“I don’t like going down to the gym and talking to everybody”), why he drives the team hard even during OTAs (“we’re behind right now”) and why a good football team is like a good lover ( “…it’s kind of like somebody trying to explain when you know you love somebody. You can’t explain it, but it’s that feeling. When you see it, you know it”). Read the full interview or just the column.
We should be commending Gavin Newsom for trying to get the Niners to go green at the Hunter’s Point site. But he might’ve been pushing it a little bit by asking for showers for bike commuters. SFGate
Jose Canseco reportedly offered David Wells steroids in 2001, but Wells said “I’ve got Butterfingers, and that’s all I need in life.” FanHouse
Speaking of steroids, they are to baseball what silicone is to porn. If so, do Barry Bonds’ arms equal Jenna Jameson’s breasts? SportsByBrooks
The Giants’ White House trip was just filled with follies. Apparently a Secret Service agent who was a big Phillies fan grabbed Aaron Rowand and asked him for an autograph. So that’s how Juma and the other bad guys broke into the White House on the last season of “24.” LA Times
East Bay kid watches his biker-gang dad die of an overdose, goes on to star in football in high school and college, becomes a coach, gets busted for selling meth, works his way back by coaching the D-Line at a JUCO. You know, typical boring stuff. Inside Bay Area
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By Peter on Sunday, June 7th, 2009 at 11:47 pm.
Tags: Oakland A's, San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants