Vote for Pablo
Congratulations are in order for Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum, who were named to the National League All-Star team Sunday. Pablo Sandoval was left off the roster and out of the lineup for the Giants’ 7-1 loss to the Astros, but he’s in the running for a trip to St. Louis.
Sandoval is one of five players on the NL Final Vote ballot. You can vote early and often right here. If we can put BHO in the Oval Office (foreshadowing), we can put a Kung Fu Panda in the All-Star game. As Andrew Baggarly dutifully points out, “it’s every Giants fan’s obligation to make sure Sandoval at least beats out Matt Kemp in the final tally.” And also Cristian Guzman.
Andrew Bailey is Oakland’s lone All-Star. Somehow, Matt Holliday didn’t make the AL Final Vote ballot. Crabs and Elephants will resume next week, but here’s an item that we’d normally classify as “Crabs Down”: Randy Johnson will undergo an MRI on his ailing shoulder today.
…Other linkage, not including the absurd video of Phil Hellmuth dressed as Caesar at the WSOP…
An inevitable (wait, what?) comparison of 20-year-old Stephen Curry to 20-year-old Allen Iverson. Next up: 20-year-old Michael Jordan. Golden State of Mind
TK stirs the pot by blogging that, according to “several people very close to the situation and in the league,” Warriors owner Chris Cohan is seriously considering selling his 80% stake in the team in the next year or two. What say you, Flunkster Dude? Talking Points
A Raiders fan makes the case that Al Davis is too much like Barak [sic] Obama. “Davis doesn’t trust anyone else to take matters into their own hand and has had spats with current coach Tom Cable and some players. Obama doesn’t trust the American people and therefore is taking it upon himself to try to control us all.” The fan somehow neglects to mention that Davis and Obama both support teams that wear silver and black, or that Obama’s parents named him Barack so that his initials would be B.O. in honor of Bo Jackson — who wasn’t even born yet! It’s your civic duty to read the analogy in its entirety. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
A Niners fan makes a less politically charged analogy, comparing Jed York to Jon Irsay. 49ers Gab
It’s old news by now, but Steve Young will join Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic as the second team for ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcasts. As we’ve seen before, Young, who replaces Mike Ditka, is plenty cool under pressure. Awful Announcing
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By Scott on Monday, July 6th, 2009 at 6:00 am.
Tags: Golden State Warriors, Oakland A's, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants