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The TEN

(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)

1.) “The Mid Valley Sports Show” is LIVE (7:PM) tonight at www.midvalleysports.com (Click on UStream button)

2.) The Cardinals & Red Sox have faced each other three previous times in the World Series. In 1946, 1967, and in 2004 (MVS Staffer Tim Peterson has seen them all.)

3.) On this date in 2004 La Puente rallies from a 34-6 deficit before falling to Azusa 34-32 at Citrus College. When the season ends the Warriors stay home, but the 4-6 Aztecs, under HC Craig Schuster, got to travel to Lompoc for the first round of the playoffs.

4.) “Moneyball”

5.) Mark Keppel is 0-67 this century in Almont League play.

6.) Hall of Fame baseball announcer Red Barber dies on this day in 1992 at the age of 84.

7.) “How we looking Joe? Uh? We’re looking good, we’re always looking good.”—Matt Koffler, Spring 2007.

8.) If El Rancho beats Cal this week, the Dons will make the playoffs for the first time since 2010. The Ranch has not won a playoff game since defeating St. Bernard’s in the first round of the 2001 playoffs.

9.) “I am kind of stunned he would keep his quarterback and crew in there, and still he threw the ball with 20 seconds left. But he did.”— Oregon DC Nick Aliotti about Washington State HC Mike Leach still throwing the ball at the end of a 62-38 loss to the Ducks.

9A.) Nick Aliotti was the defensive coordinator for the 1998 UCLA football team. (Anyone remember?)

10.) “The collision at the plate last night in the baseball game would have drawn a 100K fine in the NFL. America 180.”—Dennis Miller