Joe T.
“You see Jackson taking the ball at the top of the key…Little too much french pastry…drives the lane keeping his eye on the basket, the sign of a pro.”–Al McGuire
By Joe Torosian
Kick it!
Right off the Top: ISIS can burn all the Bibles it wants…it does nothing but make those who share my faith stronger.
…Killing people, on the other hand, will Fast Pass you from the frying pan and into the fryer.
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I could have sworn during last night’s Providence-USC comedy that I saw Trojans HC Andy Enfield screaming at the Friars bench. He was saying: “Help me, help you! Help me, help you! Help me…help…you.”
As a longtime fan of USC basketball (Gus Williams, Marv Safford, Don Carfino, Dwight Anderson etcetera, etcetera)…The buzzer-beating loss to Georgia Tech on James Forrest’s three-point heave in 1992 was far more painful.
Thursday’s contest against Providence was entertaining and really hopeful. I think going forward Trojan basketball is in great hands. If everybody stays and the trajectory doesn’t change this will be a Top Ten team next year.
The problem against the Friars was that they were very young. So, to me at least, the collapse felt inevitable. And because it was inevitable, I slept very well.
Nothing (Wyoming, 1982) I hadn’t seen before.
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Joe Torosian’s high school football novel is available through Amazon.com
I’m finding it difficult to write about the Los Angeles Rams these days. Now that they’ve returned every personnel move feels more personal…I think proximity has increased my fandom so (almost) every change they make is viewed with terror until I see a better outcome.
With that said I embrace any and all changes on the offensive line, at quarterback, and wide receiver.
Catch me during a tough weekend in September and I might embrace a coaching change…With the snap of a finger.
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After discovering the disappearance of sliders from the menu…I’m asking waivers on Buffalo Wild Wings for the purposes of granting them their unconditional release.
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If the current argument for “free diapers for all” continues—a true debate starting to spark up in D.C.—will there also be a discussion about free tissue for all? I mean with everyone crying about everything these days shouldn’t free tissues be a right?
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Lastly: Whether it is the NCAA tourney, Survivor, or American Idol…I am so sick of knowing everyone’s back story. Before every game, every performance, I got to hear about how someone’s motivation to achieve is to do it for their three-armed sister or five-eyed brother…Pretty soon pieces are going to be put together about how a particular athlete’s grandfather survived Katrina and a victory would be a great boost in the arm for the family.
Gag…Gag, I say!
Do you know what intrigues me most about the NCAA tourney? It’s the senior taking the floor knowing his athletic mortality is on the line…It could end in a blowout, a missed free throw, or on a heartbreaking chuck from James Forrest.
Midbits (same as ‘Tidbits’)
Midbits: I think Adam LaRoche is wrong…If the White Sox want kids in the clubhouse/workplace they can have kids…If they don’t, then they don’t. If you don’t like it that’s tough Bustamonte.
Midbits: I got the MLB package…life is good. Go Mets!
Midbits: What is my obligation to the La Canada girls basketball team? I’ve been forbidden to come to any of their games—something about me having bad mojo according to former HC Tamar Hill—but is it wrong to root for them in their regional final mañana against Antelope Valley? Will my positive thoughts infect them with a bad case of the Alfords?
Midbits: Yeah, I bought, I was rooting for Florida Gulf Coast against North Carolina…Yes, I’m overjoyed at Wichita State’s victory over Arizona. The less all things Tucson, the better…Living in Tucson is like living in El Paso…If you can call that living.
Midbits: Amazingly, my NCAA brackets remain perfect! If you want to know my full-proof formula for prognostication just drop me a line.
The Dude abides…
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Psalm 108:13
Contact Joe at joe@midvalleysports.com
Author of “Tangent Dreams: A High School Football Novel” available through Amazon.com
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“Joe T.’s Scoreboard” is found at www.midvalleynews.com every Wednesday & in the hard copy of the Mid Valley News, published every Wednesday
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