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Grab Bag Quickies: March Madness upsets have begun, Warriors home cookin', Odds and ends.
Good Day, gentle readers! This Grab Bag is gonna be a quickie-basically to catch ya up on what you might have missed! March Madness: I...
Mar 213 min read
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Grab Bag Winter Blues and Moves: 49ers get their DC, Aussie Open surprise, woe be the Warriors, weird food stuff and Eye Candy!
Greetings, gentle readers! Well, lets just say that besides the weather here in the USA and other parts of the world being so cold and...
Jan 314 min read
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Tennis Legend Rafael Nadal retires, 49ers rookies shine in Thursday Night win, Cal with another agonizing loss, F1's Lewis Hamilton chairs 2025 Met Gala, plus Drunk monkeys and horny tarantulas!
Welcome! I survived and had a great time during Fleet Week here in San Francisco! It was a pretty straight-forward week in the Sportsball...
Oct 18, 20245 min read
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Grab Bag Snacks: Giants make a seismic front office change, Niners rebound, Cal Bears score MAJOR PR coup, and an instant college football classic.
Well, it's been a scorcher of a week, and not just with the weather, because a LOT happened. Congrats to those that survived Folsom St...
Oct 4, 20246 min read
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2024 Us Open Wrap-up: First time players make the semis, a physically tough men's semi, and your US Open 2024 winners!
Congratulations to Aryna Sabalenka for winning the 2024Women's US Open, defeating American Jessica Pegula in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5 and...
Sep 9, 20243 min read
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US Open 2024- Part 2: You get an upset, you get an upset! Who is left standing going into the semi-finals this weekend!
Well, this certainly has been an unpredictable US Open! If you were a betting person, you have probably have lost money with this years...
Sep 5, 20245 min read
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The last Grand Slam of 2024: Up Open opening rounds- and one of the biggest upsets of all time (sniffles)!
We have made it, after the Australian, French and Wimbledon Grand Slams, we have made it to the US Open in Flushing, New York to...
Aug 30, 20242 min read
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Wimbledon Wrap! Grand Slam #3: Major upsets, agonizing player withdrawals, rematches in the last days, and Princess Kate!
Start of Wimbledon- First week notables: Osaka wins first match, loses second. Sir Andy Murray plays final match at Wimbledon. American...
Jul 15, 20246 min read
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Grab Bag time! A Giants baseball legend passes, Historic Negro League game, 49ers sign their #1 draft pick, classic comedy video.
Howdy! It's going to be a bit emotional recapping of SF Giants games this week due to some events that has occurred. Giants: The Los...
Jun 21, 20244 min read
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Grab Bag Goodies: French Open Finals, SF Giants, Spain Doubles Olympic Dream team, Belmont Stakes, and my fave Marvel post-credits scene!
SF Giants: San Francisco arrived at Arlington, Texas to play the Rangers, and Logan Webb started, went seven innings, 94 pitches, 2 runs,...
Jun 13, 20243 min read
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Grab Bag Goodies! Happy Pride Month! French Open nail biters nears its final matches, Doctor Who goes Black Mirror lite, Giants mired in losing streak, plus, Best Godzilla movie ever?
Oh, THAT happened last week! We don't do politics here, but a 0 for 34 is an awful batting average! Also, LOTS of the 2nd Grand Slam...
Jun 7, 20249 min read
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Grab Bag Goodies: SF Giants comeback kids, French Open starts, F1 drama at Alpine team, Star Trek: Discovery completes its final mission.
Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. Lots happened on the tracks! SF Giants: After two exciting come from behind wins in...
May 31, 20248 min read
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Mother Maya is Mothering, SF Giants injuries pile up, 49er's 2024 schedule, Golden State introduce new WNBA name/logo, A Jinx Monsoon/Doctor Who collab, and Puppy Eye Candy!
Howdy! Gonna do something a bit different before we get into the Sportball and other items this week. I'm going to start with one of the...
May 17, 20247 min read
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Grab Bag Round Up: Giants pitching rolling, Carlitos eye candy video, Madrid Open, F1 news, and one of my fave TV shows of all time!
SF Giants: The Pittsburgh Pirates came to town for a weekend series, and I was NOT expecting that kind of pitching duels that occurred....
May 2, 20245 min read
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Grab Bag time: Dodger scandal, NFL Free agency signings, trade surprises, a crazy bee swarm tennis match, and Giants get their pitcher, but also drop a legendary employee
Warning: Potential rant coming: In a move that not only shocked San Francisco Giants fans, but the baseball world, and the sports world...
Mar 21, 20249 min read
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Grab Bag Notes: SF Giants make moves, F1 drama, Caitlin Clark goes pro, 49ers choose their DC, Rafa/Carlos match in Vegas
In San Francisco Giants news, the baseball team had a flurry of activity both good and bad, since we last checked in. First the good:...
Mar 7, 20244 min read
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Grab Bag Notes: Giants Spring Training Starts, NFL wrap-up and more!
Ahh, as one season ends (NFL) another begins (MLB, F1), and another takes a (NBA All-Star) break. Here are some items you may have heard...
Feb 20, 20245 min read
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Australian Open Semis and Final Results- Champions are...
This year's Australian Open (and the first of the four Grand Slams) was certainly one for the books, as records were broken, upsets...
Jan 28, 20244 min read
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Australian Open: Quarter and Semi-final match-ups
In the Australian Open Quarterfinals in Melbourne , some of the results shook down like this: No. 4 seed Coco Gauff overcame a flood of...
Jan 24, 20243 min read
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Sports ball Grab-bag, and Locker Room Buzz-January 10th, 2024
Every once in a while, I will write up several stories into one post, to save time and get them out of my over-stuffed thinking hat and...
Jan 10, 20245 min read
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