Darting here and there …

— We know these are touchy times for the NFL, but until the league can tell us more about what Colin Kaepernick allegedly said, it may be taking Grandma’s quarter swear jar to a ludicrous extreme.

— Kap got slapped $11,025 for saying what it looked like he said on replay? That would be appropriate if it was a slur, but “inappropriate language” casts a pretty wide net, and nobody seems to want to clarify. And what’s with the extra $25 part?

— Colin maintains he didn’t say what the NFL obscenity cops claim he said. All we can tell is that it sure didn’t look like, “What up, Doc?” And yeah, there appears to be a pretty common four-letter bomb in there, too.

— After a fumble and three interceptions that turned a sure win into a loss, a quarterback should get a pass on a little blue language as long it’s not wholly derogatory, eh?

— Hopefully, “inappropriate language” isn’t just about the seven words George Carlin once advised you can’t say on television. What’s pro football coming to when grown men can’t exchange a few salty expletives on the field of play? Doubtful Ray Nitschke or Deacon Jones ever resorted to, “Oh, twaddle.”

— Does the NFL have different fine amounts for various bad words now? For instance, what would a “dammit, Roger” get you?

— And Charles Woodson gets nothing for “we suck” … besides a medal for honesty, that is?

— At NFL inappropriate language rates, Earl Weaver or Billy Martin could have run up a couple million dollars in one umpire dust-up.

— Bob Knight and Al Davis would have been bankrupted if they got dinged for one particular word.

— So, speaking of cursing, how about those A’s?

— Aren’t the Texas Rangers supposed to ride to the rescue as opposed to coming in and pillaging the town?

— If the A’s were assigned a suit to their wild-card hopes, it definitely wouldn’t be clubs. More like spades the way it’s trending.

— If this keeps up through the weekend, cheers of “Let’s Go Oakland!” are going to turn to “Please Go Oakland!”

— Good timing that the A’s are moving their Triple-A operation to Nashville. Fans could use some sad, weep-in-our-beer country songs right about now.

— What’s Wrong With This Picture Dept.: After a years-long territorial rights battle over San Jose, the Giants swooped in and took over Sacramento from the A’s in just a few days.

— Absolutely no truth to the rumor that the Giants’ brass waltzed into Raley Field and drew a crayon mustache and goatee on a large portrait of Billy Beane.

— All we can say is what a crushing development for the River Cats’ Daric Barton Fan Club.

— Meanwhile, Fresno has gone Astro. Oh no. Pass the swear jar.

— Joe Panik, Andrew Susac and now Matt Duffy. Wait, weren’t the Giants supposed to have a terrible farm system?

— Our theory: Buster Posey stem cells at work here, somehow, some way.

— Jake Peavy admitting he thought about Dee Gordon in the shower was hysterical. One can only imagine where he thought about Matt Kemp and Adrian Gonzalez.

— We thought there might have been something to Scotland holding its independence vote right before the Raiders made their trek to Great Britain. Guess even that wasn’t enough reason to break away.

— New England, then Old England for the Silver & Black. Hardly a cup of tea for Dennis Allen in either place.

— Just generally speaking, we’re sure glad we abandoned NFL fantasy before all these nightmares.

— We media critics are one thing, but you know the NFL had better be worried when Anheuser-Busch says it’s worried.

— Nate Thurmond, whose No. 42 was retired by the Cavaliers years ago, told a Cleveland radio station he’d have no problem if Kevin Love wanted to unretire it. Hey, as long as Nate’s retired Warriors No. 42 never goes back into circulation, no biggie.

— Who knows, if Love elects to wear Nate’s No. 42, he might one day block a shot (cold, we know, but couldn’t resist).

— Congrats to Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson for helping the USA to FIBA gold, and just as important, keeping their knees and ankles and hamstrings intact while doing so.

— Finally, has anyone considered that the traffic around Levi’s Stadium is just awful whether a game is being played there or not?

Contact Carl Steward at csteward@bayareanewsgroup.com. More darting on Twitter @stewardsfolly.