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Pick a word so let’s talk about these topics:

ALL TIME BEST…Giants fans, would you choose Willy Mays (660HRs) and all the dynamics he brought to the lineup..or would it be the lifetime cheat that was Barry Bonds?  Who was the greatest Giant?.

SURPRISE..Of all the discontent in this Padres season..isn’t it an amazing story what we are seeing from journeyman 5th starter-Matt Waldren with his knuckleball, with an (1.83) ERA in his last 8-starts.  He’s saved the disappointing season so far.

2nd GUESSING…Did the Dodgers mishandle rookie starter Yosh Yamamoto, now sidelined with rotator cuff inflammation, as the innings piled up in all these starts, and he started using a hard breaking slider, that he had not used much in Japan?  This is a setback.

DEVASTATING..The Orioles loss of top young P-Kyle Bradish, with Tommy John surgery, that will take him out 14-months.  They never got their former ace John Means back after a 2nd elbow surgery in a 3-years span either.

PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS…No Lakers head coach yet, and now a good coach, coming out of a bad season in Detroit is available, Monty Williams, who did a great job in Phoenix and prior to that in New Orleans.  Goes to Detroit and gets fired after a (14-68) season.  Hold that mess on Pistons ownership who had a (94-290) record in a 5-years window and gassed Williams after one winter.  What do the Lakers do now?

CLIPPERS CRISIS…New arena opens in the fall, but what kind of team will Steve Ballmer put on the floor.  Kawhi Leonard has 200,000 miles on his wheels and 3-years worth of knee issues.  They don’t want to give Paul George a 4th year guarantee.  They are not willing to give James Harden a 3-year extension.  The door is open for Russell Westbrook to exit too.  So what kind of roster are they going to put around Kawhi, and what free agents are willing to come to play for Clippers if Kawhi’s best years are behind him?

TENT REVIVAL SPEECH…Jim Harbaugh praises all things Chargers right now.  The latest speech ‘we have a top tier offensive line’.  Well they do have 3-#1 picks upfront now to protect QB-Justin Herbert, but do they have a  100-reception WR to replace both Keenan Allen or Mike Williams?  Do they have an 1800-yard all purpose RB to replace Austin Eckler?  They never replaced TE-Antonio Gates-who retired?  Anybody think they have any Pro Bowler defensive linemen anymore? Praise hallelujah.  Don’t think they have a complete roster yet despite Harbaugh’s Sunday sermon speeches.

RESET BUTTON…The Kings off loaded high priced-underachiever Pierre Luc Dubois, moving to his 4th team, in this deal to the Washington Capitals.  GM-Rob Blake dumps Dubois’ (7Y-58M) contract on the Capitals after a crummy 16-goal season.  But consider this the worst transaction Blake has ever made.  He traded a 2nd round pick, center Gabe Villardi and defenseman Alex Iafallo and another prospect to get Dubois, who washed out.  And he gets back Darcy Kuemper-journeyman goalie in the Capitals deal, a goalie he had prior.  What a disaster decision.

FREE JOHN GIBSON..The Ducks goalie is stuck in a bad situation in Anaheim and the Ducks are stuck with his contract as this long rebuild continues in Orange County.  Gibson deserves better than what has happened around him.  GM Pat Verbeek’s overhaul continues.  He needs to pay some money, move Gibson now, for veteran players and put some skill around all the kids the Ducks have put on the ice.  This losing has to end sooner than later, and Gibson is a bargaining chip that could speed the rebuild process back.

BLAME GAME…The Oregonian reporting the demise of the Pac 12-began when USC’s last president killed a deal that would have brought Texas and Oklahoma into the league; then created havoc demanding that the Trojans and Bruins get a monster share of the next TV contract because of their big market LA status, not willing to cut up the pie equally; and then taking USC to the Big 10 without detailing what was going on behind closed doors and refusing to share info with the other members of the Pac 12-President’s council.  Nice history Southern Cal leaves behind isn’t it?

Give me  a word to describe all these things now.

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