The TEN
(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
1.) Dodgers lead National League West over Giants by 3.5 games.
2.) “I feel confident because I’m the best player in the world. It’s that simple.”—Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James Sunday night after his team fell to Golden State. Cleveland trails in the NBA Finals series three games to two.
3.) Former Temple City Rams center Nick Fry turns 25.
4.) “A grown man doesn’t like to admit he’d rather play games than do anything else. Because of this, we invent a lot of stories. We tell our wives we play for money. We tell each other we play to win. We only tell ourselves that we play to play.”—Then Los Angeles Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel in 1969
5.) MId Valley Sports’ Joe Torosian and wife, Ana, were married 24 years ago today.
6.) On this day in Dodgers history: In 1996 the trio of Juan Castro, Delino DeShields and Eric Karros enter the Dodger record books as they turn the first triple play in Los Angeles Dodger history and 20th in franchise annals against the Atlanta Braves.
7.) Michael Sam, who signed with the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes on May 22, has been put on the team’s suspended list. Sam, who had been struggling in camp, left the team for personal reasons last week.
8.) On this date in 1938 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer throws second consecutive no-hitter. (Name the teams without cheating?)
9.) Colony quarterback Josh Thompson.
10.) “I don’t miss the game, because it’s a game. Life is not a game. Life is a journey, and life is more important than a baseball game.”—Darryl Strawberry
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