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Real barnburner brewing in the American League East

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Onesies- Just throwing a bouquet of one-liners your way as the sporting world is blowing up with all sorts of sports so here are some shorts:

Saddle up and head for the Cal Poly gridiron this Saturday as the Mustang’s are bringing their vaunted rushing attack back home with a 2-1 record to do battle with a perennially-tough opponent in the University of Montana.  Staying local, kudos to head coach David Kelly and his Morro Bay High School Pirates as they have entered the stratosphere of the unbeatens and currently sit with an unblemished 4-0 record.

Got a real barnburner brewing in the American League East as the Red Sox, Blue Jays and Orioles are vying for supremacy, and the division title, as the regular season is about to culminate.  Will the San Francisco Giants make it to the finish line and capture a wild card berth or is their anemic hitting and sorry bullpen going to trip them up at the tape?

The South Korean professional women golfers are just killing it on tour as those ladies are steeped in fundamentals, spectacular putting and, most importantly, they exhibit ice water veins and controlled emotions.  Calling Jordan Spieth, calling Jordan Spieth…the PGA Tour is wondering where you are, son!

Baltimore Oriole Adam Jones remark that baseball is a white man’s game is about as idiotic a remark as can be uttered as Major League Baseball is probably the most diverse sport there is with the game being played by whites, blacks, Asians, Hispanics and many Latinos.

Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson just became the front-runner for the Heisman Trophy award as he humiliated the #2 Florida State Seminoles with his deft passing game and fleet feet.  The Ohio State Buckeyes returned but six starters from last year yet their stellar recruiting class is making that a moot point as they rolled Oklahoma on the Sooner’s home field.

How awesome is it for us sports enthusiasts who live on the west coast to not have to wait up past midnight some nights in order to finish watching sporting events?  Lyin’ Ryan Lochte, the United States Olympic swimmer charged with property damage in Brazil, has to be the most attention-seeking individual around nowadays as he competes in “Dancing With The Stars” and gets his wish as two anti-Lochte gents charged the stage in protest after one of his performances.

New England Patriots subbing quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo may very well be handing the ball off to suspended Tom Brady with a Morro Bay-like, pristine 4-0 record when Brady returns after his four game hiatus.  Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher may have bought some time due to the move from St. Louis, but the clock has to be ticking on his tenure as the Rams are hopelessly awash in mediocrity and the fickle El Lay fans will find other ways to spend their Sunday afternoons instead of going to the Coliseum to see the “Lambs” sacrificed to their opponents.

On a personal note, if I may, I had never in my life heard of the  word “onesie” until a few weeks ago when my wife Grandma Deb took me to a baby store looking for outfits for our first grandbaby, who shall bless us with his presence come February.  We bought him a onesie, or four!  And since he is our first, and until we are blessed with another, he shall be our very own onesie!

Picks- Hey fellow beings, how many of these picks can y’all relate to:

* An interception in football.  * A one-hop smash fielded by an infielder in baseball.  * An act some unsuspecting spectator may be performing on his/her nose which is caught on camera.  * An intentional, stationary roadblock set by big basketball players in order to “stone” their defensive opponents.  

* Something that a prognosticator does when he believes he know who is going to win a game.  * An item I›m sure to see in October by attending a long-awaited Cat Stevens concert as he surely shall be eloquently strumming his acoustic guitar.  * And just what brought this subject to mind as I viewed the recent U.S. Open tennis championships:  What Rafael Nadal does to the behind of his shorts before each and every serve he dishes up.

Michael is aglow with anticipation at [email protected].

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