In case you don’t know it, SbB is based in Los Angeles and most of our writers also emanate out of the west coast.

(View from my eighth story apt. building ok maybe not)

In the aftermath of today’s 5.4, everyone, at least from what I can tell, survived to write another day. It was also a relief to know that I had my trusty Los Angeles earthquake survival kit handy, which includes a flashlight, candles, fresh water and a good book to curl up with.

It’s rather ironic that here in the shadow of Hollywood, the L.A. TIMES and DAILY NEWS employ nary a gossip. The closest thing is probably T.J. Simers, and Daulerio at DEADSPIN spots this quote from Jeff Kent in today’s T.J.: “I don’t hang out with the guys — never have. I don’t go out drinking, look at porn, have a girlfriend or get divorced — so I’m selfish.”

He doesn’t hang out with guys? And to think TMZ’s quasi-homeless camera crew has been camped outside Rage in WeHo waiting all this time for the longtime second sacker.

And Kent doesn’t look at porn, either? Perhaps that means he’s got something in common with Marlins closer Kevin Gregg when in comes to an aversion for adult entertainment.

Or at least I think he does, if the following strange sports radio exchange involving Gregg is any indication.

Gregg guested on Dan Le Batard & Stugotz’s WAXY-AM show in Miami back in May and had this very strange, porn-related non-exchange with the hosts. (audio)

Le Batard while wrapping up the interview with Gregg, who was still on the phone, said, “See Stugotz? That’s the kind of person (Gregg) who doesn’t watch (American) Idol bitch, that’s a man. That man closes games, that man comes in with the bases loaded against a first place team with a 3-1 count and says bleep you Diamondbacks, I’m a man. You go back to your dugout and go watch American Idol. I don’t watch American Idol, I watch porn.”

(long pause - no response from Gregg)

Le Batard (sheepishly): “… or not.”

Stugotz to Le Batard (or was it Gregg?): “Do you watch porn?”

Le Batard: “No! …. Kevin Gregg, you’re a bad, bad man, thank you for joining us.”

Gregg: “Thanks guys, I appreciate you having me on.”

Gregg has since appeared with the two twice more on the station. Hopefully that doesn’t mean they descended into the shadowy, morally bankrupt world that is password sharing.

SBD has this today: “FLO Corp., which markets the FLO Registered Traveler card, today signed a three-year exclusive deal with the Redskins.

“The card allows members to pass more quickly through airport security and will now give members preferred access to FedEx Field.”

Three letters why this deal went down with the Redskins and not the Raiders: T.S.A.

Comcast SportsNet Chicago reports today it received its highest Cubs rating ever with an 8.3 average number for the Cubs-Brewers game. The game peaked at an 11.2 rating and 388,500 households for the 10:15pm CT quarter-hour (just a touch higher than the Nationals ratings this season, I might add).

But no such news out of Milwaukee, where Laverne and Shirley apparently still rule the airwaves.

Jeff Rebjohns of the INDIANAPOLIS STAR reports that IU Hoosiers hoops coach Tom Crean has signed a two-year contract extension to coach the team through the 2017-2018 season - bringing the school’s commit to Crean to eight years and $18.24M.

Did I mention Crean has yet to coach a game in Bloomington?

Bob Raissman of the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS reports this week that NBC’s Bob Costas “already may be looking to split the [Football Night in America] scene. And if past serves as precedent, you never know when Olbermann might pull the rip chord.”

Think that’ll cause the ratings to plummet?

Baltimore plans to spend countless millions to build an arena that is just small enough to never give the city a chance to host a NBA or NHL team.

And now this from Dan Rodricks of the BALTIMORE SUN: “It is absolutely essential that the city recruit a visionary architect to design the new arena, and this design must be green from the ground up, even below ground.”

I broadcasted AHL hockey many times in the old Baltimore Arena, and have spent countless days in downtown Baltimore. The city is an underrated gem, but “green” isn’t nowhere near the reason why.

We all know about Don Imus’ difficult job status in the wake of his off color, on-air remarks of late. And now apparently that condition has spread to an Imus sidekick.

For awhile, ESPN Radio 1050 in New York allowed venerable local sports voice Warner Wolf to work sports updates for both 1050 during the “Mike and Mike” morning shift and WABC-AM’s “Imus In The Morning” show. But Neil Best of NEWSDAY reports this week that ESPN has abruptly pulled the teeth plug on the arrangement.

The reason? Wolf made “off color” remarks about Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic on the Imus Show.

And to think I never knew Golic’s hair was naturally kinky.

Shot of new SbB Girl Whitney, taken last Sunday in Malibu: