Joe T.
“Now, don’t hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away, and all your money won’t another minute buy.”—Kansas
Kick it!
Trying to get some insight in regards to the divisional playoff structure for football…it seems very fluid……and I do believe there will be some serious haggling, arm twisting, and trenchcoat, crooked nose guys, waiting on front porches before things get settled.
If pitch counts work and limiting innings work, and modern techniques work why are so many pitchers getting the “Tommy John Surgery”?
I never speak to my wife about new medical techniques or about new and more proficient technology when it comes to colonoscopes, but I have to say I was taken back at lunch with this conversation.
Ana T.: “Can you believe the Kings?”
Joe T.: “What do you know about the Kings?”
Ana T.: “They were down 0-3 to the Sharks and then came back on Saturday against Anaheim.”
Joe T.: “You knew about that?”
Ana T.: “Duh.”
I was expecting someone to pop out of the plastic plants at Coco’s and say I was being pranked. How could she know these things? Does this make me a bad husband? Is she suddenly Rogie Vachon?
Actually getting a little sick of the “greatest first round of playoff basketball in NBA history” talk…Just because five series went seven games and the contests were close doesn’t mean it’s great basketball.
To help clarify look at the 2006 Mission Valley League. South El Monte, Rosemead, and Arroyo all finished 4-1 in league play. They all made the playoffs, all finished with 5-6 records, and all were blown out in the first round of the playoffs…Nothing shows they were good football teams.
2006 MVL Playoff Results
Schurr 48 South El Monte 20
Saddleback 49 Rosemead 13
La Habra 55 Arroyo 0—I was there, it was more frightening than The Exorcist.
Speaking of shutouts…Arroyo has not been shutout since 2008 when Temple City and La Canada both blanked them in the non-league portion of the schedule.
Last Add Shutouts: Monrovia has not been held scoreless since losing to West Covina, 42-0, in September of 2005.
Playoff Reset Part One:
From “Bobby Knight”: Noticed your welcome back message to Charter Oak. Does this also mean you will no longer cover Diamond Bar and Bonita if they are not put in the Southeast?
Knew this question was coming. Recap of Mid Valley Sports history shows we started with the Mission Valley League and Temple City football. Then we added Monrovia and Arcadia the next year. Then San Gabriel and Alhambra the year after that. Finally, we added Duarte to round out what became our Old School 12.
When the divisional realignments hit going into the 2006 season and and they took into account the geography we began to expand. Financially things were good, new writers came on board, we struck the mother lode with a slew of great interns.
By the time 2009 came around we covered the Mid-Valley and Southeast Divisions, roughly 66 schools. Then before 2012 there was another divisional adjustment. The Alpha League featuring Paraclete was moved into the Mid-Valley while the Montview and the Olympic were booted to the Northwest.
Many thought we were going to let it ride and just stick to the two divisions, but we’d spent too much time getting to know both Maranatha and Whittier Christian, as well as the Montview teams, to give them up. So we expanded to three divisions.
Expanding west has been easy. I’ve got connections in Burbank. Going north we’ve had connections down the 126 and on up to Santa Barbara. Paraclete has always been MVS friendly, and the 605 corridor, going south, has been gold for us thanks to the coaches and fans in the Del Rio, Suburban, and San Gabriel Valley leagues…and the work of Big Tony (Now living in the Garden State).
Going east, towards the IE, is something different. We didn’t follow Charter Oak and South Hills when they were exiled. Oh we kept tabs, but we really didn’t follow them. So when this Palomares-Hacienda League swap of schools (which doesn’t make any sense to us…at least on a football level) occurred we’ve been stressed at the office about what to do.
Peterson has made some great connections with Diamond Bar, and we’ve always felt a good kinship with Bonita. So to say goodbye to them would suck, but moving east for us would be really hard.
So the idea of the Palomares being moved into the Southeast is exciting to us, but not if it means the Suburban or San Gabriel Valley get shown the door. My preference is for the Palomares to come in and the Del Rio to get shipped to the Mid-Valley.
The Alpha can then be moved to the Northwest to replace the Tri-Valley, which some up the coast believe will be moved up a division because of Nordhoff and Bishop Diego’s success.
That’s my perfect world. The guys we picked up to work with us a few years ago were the exception, not the rule, and trying to find replacements for them has been next to impossible. As with most media outlets finances are flatlined…so to add a fourth division means over a hundred schools to connect with…that could be tougher than getting Peterson to open his wallet for lunch.
Then again…how fun would it be to be called “Mid Valley SoCal”? “Mid Valley Southland”? Four divisions, 130 schools, another jump in analytics,…yeah, a fourth division might be alright…
Regards:
In regards to “24” being back: At first it was cool, and then it seemed like any old episode of “24” where Jack asks Chloe to hack into a system.
In regards to what is happening in the San Joaquin Valley: Turn the water back on and the “drought” will be over.
In regards to the NFL Draft: It can’t get here soon enough. Love the draft, just wish it wasn’t spread out over three days.
In regards to Time Warner: Are they still showing Dodger games?
In regards to the Dodgers: Are they still in Los Angeles, haven’t seen much of them this year.
The Dude abides…
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Job 8:8-9
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