Deep thoughts, cheap shots & bon mots ... You hear speculation and debate over how Giants’ fans will greet Madison Bumgarner if (when) he pitches in San Francisco as a Dodger. I predict skirmishes breaking out between booers and cheerers. But what difference does it make? No matter how the fans greet him, MadBum will still be gone, and he’ll still be Blue. If Bumgarner does go Blue, that should tell you something: For the most part, Giants’ players don’t share Giants’ fans’ hatred for Los Angeles and the Dodgers. Gabe Kapler tells fans he’s not strictly new-school, that he’ll manage the Giants with emotions and personalities in mind. But there’s plenty of new-school there. Kapler says his in-game decisions will be made in collaboration with coaches Ron Wotus, Kai Correa and Andrew Bailey. Will the Giants will be building a separate conference room in a corner of the dugout? Khalil Mack played Santa for more than 300 … [Read more...] about Madison Bumgarner in blue? Bruce Bochy in France? Sunday Punch answers
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Sen. Mike Braun: As Dems debate, let’s remember that Trump has already remade judiciary for decades to come
close Video What topics can we expect the first Democratic presidential debate to cover? Trump campaign advisory board member Madison Gesiotto and Democratic strategist Kevin Walling look ahead. As Democrats descend on Miami for their first presidential debate, it’s a good time to reflect on the fact that President Trump has kept his promise to nominate great conservative judges, with the Senate approving 125 judges since Trump took office — including 40 since I’ve been in the U.S. Senate. Shortly after assuming his duties at the White House, Trump hit a home-run by selecting conservative Neil Gorsuch to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Justice Gorsuch has been a steadfast defender of the Constitution over the last two years. It’s also great to have a voice on the court who comes from Middle America instead of the East Coast, like nearly all of our other Supreme Court justices. A year later, … [Read more...] about Sen. Mike Braun: As Dems debate, let’s remember that Trump has already remade judiciary for decades to come
Racing! Tough day at Los Alamitos
Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as there is one more day before Southern California racing hits the reset button for next year.Everyone was on such a high this weekend celebrating the impending retirement of longtime announcer Ed Burgart. But things went way south in the first race on Saturday at Los Alamitos when two horses died after racing in a $15,000 maiden claimer.It’s a tough way to end the year. One broke down and the other collapsed while being unsaddled. The one that broke down was trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, making it the eighth fatality he has had this year. If you want to know all the details, just click here.Here’s the deal, this story is not going away. I think everyone was hoping a clean Breeders’ Cup and a clean Del Mar meeting would ease the tension. Neither happened. Advertisement So, let’s take a deep breath during the 10-day break coming up and hope nothing happens in training. Santa Anita … [Read more...] about Racing! Tough day at Los Alamitos
Racing! It’s Ed Burgart’s final weekend as race caller
Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we wish nothing but happiness to the best quarter-horse announcer … ever.We’re going to go off script today and not lead with thoroughbreds or some industry gossip or the doings of the California Horse Racing Board.This weekend is the last for Ed Burgart as the full-time regular caller at Los Alamitos Race Course. He’s done it for almost four decades. Talk about someone who can’t get a new job. Seriously, Ed is as much a part of the fabric of Los Alamitos as the cheap beer and hot dogs. He’s a track treasure and they even named a restaurant at the track after him a few weeks ago.I interviewed him on Friday and he had some interesting memories. You can read it, just click here. Advertisement So, we’re going to move Orlando Gutierrez’s Los Alamitos nighttime weekend preview to the top of this newsletter. It’s not just Ed’s last weekend, it’s the … [Read more...] about Racing! It’s Ed Burgart’s final weekend as race caller