CRAZY HORSE

How are you on these NBA matchups? ...certainly drives the pixels, huh... ESPN, ABC, and TBS (TNT?) ...for sure, the next in the west will be a doozy...probably dictate the direction of the finals...the Warriors beat the Clip Joint in a very bizarre series...4-2...now, move on to play the team that the Horse figures to be the one to beat in the league, the Houston Rockets ...er, the Beard and his whiskers... Who will win? ...hey, I am the furthest from a prognosticator...but, feel that the Beard has a great shot at this one...this time...right now ...cuz?... the way the game is officiated ...touch fouls, that seemingly apply ONLY to him...iff, the refs continue what they have done all season long...which will bring the ever temper ladened Warriors to the brink of... combustion ...sure, that's why they play the games...good TV... The Blazers await the winner of the Spurs/Nuggets set ...now at game 7, in Denver...listen, PDX has a great chance at beating either of those teams...

How many of you out there have ever lived in a big city? ...like a downtown?.. .the high rise...the ever constant noise ...er, sounds of 'the city' , that has been mentioned over and over...by those that do...or, stayed in a hotel in one...for most, it's a transition that can't be done... GONE , is the garage ...the place to store all of those items that you so badly need...that you put them away...I guess for safe keeping... The stuff ...that when you finally move elsewhere... you'll probably throw them out, or give away. ..I digress...the city life... makes you condense ...your life...the mega miles to the restaurant or bar, is now BLOCKS... Uber, Lyft, or the cabbie , is the primary way of movement in the evening jaunts to wherever...or, to the airport...or the train...let's just say, it would take a lot of adjustments for YOU to move...to the city... Yet , there is a time, that one figures that a more serene 'home' may be needed ...and that ...

Top of the morning, kids .. .the weather down here in SoCal is finally back to 'normal' ...pleasant, mild, light and breezy, soft sunshine,  well,  you get the drift...it is nice...and why we moved down here... yet, we have that itch to find another spot ...it is what we do...stay tuned...to this bat channel and this bat blog?... How about them Clippers ...go back into Alameda and whupped the Warriors again ...great defense, in a defenseless league, will do it... Doc Rivers has his blokes doing what very few can...good on them...further makes my bold prediction, that Golden St will NOT repea t, a reality...physical play hinders them...and they are too careless with the rock... Fallout from the losing Thunder ... Paul George , the 'defender' of the Dame winning shot...crassly announced that Lillard's 3 ball was a 'bad shot' ...ah, it was for you, dude...and your mates... ya'll have a year to figure out what a good shot is...bye bye... The mig...

Good lawdy, the conclusion to one of the better NBA playoff games ...where solid play was the norm...and not the exception...both teams hitting clutch shots again and again...had big leads, and the other came back with beautiful runs...game tied...an OT lurking, as Damien Lillard , the...make that THE star of the Portland Trail Blazers ...had the ball in hand...guarded by one of the best defenders in the league, Paul George...as he calmly, did a step back and launched a 37 foot jumper ...to WIN the game and the series...his 50th point of the match...bedlam... BEDLAM! ... the shot heard around the league... Down here in San Diego ... the gentle wind is bringing us a change in atmosphere ...as the mighty Padres are churning out things that we are not used to... ah, like wins. ..got numero uno in a 2 game set versus the Mariners last eve...as Reyes hit a couple of dingers ...and the clincher was an ESPN potential highlighter, when C Austin Hedges hit a 2 runs homer...that was in ...

Need I start with politics , today?...as I am always searching for the masses of people, who are NOT blindly voting in the far right ...ha ha...ah, the same might be said for those who vote in the far left ...it's the brigades of humanity that are in the MIDDLE ...that will drive the next presidential election...that of 2020... What percent are we talking about?... 30%? ...maybe more...I have jested about that we need a candidate that talks mainly to that crowd...a 'third party' if you will, and I will...whatever, the key is this... get OUT to vote , whatever your affiliation... Maybe I should have titled today, the right side of the left ....either way...it is the brunt of the conversation... Impeachment ...such is the talk with the Demo candidates ...there are those who say yay, and those who say nay...I say, that time will tell...and whatever the House of Reps uncovers... Trump let this out, and it's a beauty, 'NOBODY disobeys my orders!'... T...

Hey, kids...early tee time...so just a few thoughts to get out there to ya'll...the Sri Lanka bombings were done by an Islamic Radical Group...not sure if I heard of their name yet...but, the numbers are staggering...over 290 killed and 500+ injured...yes, this on Easter Sunday...so sad and maddening at the same time... The Blazers get a huge win at OKC...as Dame and CJ dominated...that has the series at 3-1...going back to PDX...you know, both of these teams are built the same way...2 scorers and penetrators, 2 spot up shooters, and a big....the diff is that Dame is better than Westbrook....true dat... The streak is OVER...as the Pads got a win...finally...been near a week...it's a loooong season...there are peaks and valleys... Trump took some time off from all of his work, to go golfing in Florida... His henchmen, are still at work...were, anyway...as his crew is trying to cuff the heck out of Iran...oil tariffs...good move, Donny...what's the price of gas now?.....

As Mandelbaum said, 'what the ____?' ...a line used quite often around here...this was in reference to one of Seinfeld's many characters... Izzy Mandelbaum ...hired to snap Jerry back into fighting condition...like he ever was...but, I use the phrase for many things...unlike, Donny, I will leave the swearing part out of it ...you know, the rule of law's acting president... Took in our first Padre game of the year, last eve...got some of them great Omni Club seats ...directly behind home plate...sweetness...alas, the charm of them, is that they get you into a special area...after getting into the arena from a private entry...ah, no lines ...a private bar and food spot... HOWEVER, it has been revamped! ...the buffet is gone... what the ___? ...kind of forced us to get on out to the real world, watching the game...$12 beer...$8 popcorn...whatever...oh yea, the Pads?... lost their 7th straight ...woooah, it's already better than I thought, that was ONLY the 6th st...