The TEN
(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
1.) The Angels beat the Dodgers Thursday night, 2-1, at Dodger Stadium in front of 36,505
2.) “Careful there Laugh factory… Your name was trending everywhere from Calexico to Eugene! Haha! Hope all is well coach!”—His Arroyo Baldness to former area HC Ted Clarke
3.) On this date in 1996 Baseball umpire John McSherry died after collapsing during a game between the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos.
4.) Boston Red Sox name Travis Shaw starting third baseman over 2015 free agent acquisition Pablo “Panda” Sandoval. Sandoval is in the second year of a 5-year-$95-million contract.
5.) Mid Valley Sports co-founder Joe Torosian named freshman quarterback coach at Glenn High School in Norwalk.
6.) “So excited for the Final 4 this weekend…and Wrestlemania!”—Dennis Miller
7.) “Common decency? Aren’t we getting mannerly? If they don’t want a sports guy to leak info then why whisper in sports writers ear in the first place? “I’ll tell you Mr. Sports but you can’t tell anybody until everybody else is told”. Yeah right. They leak you stuff so you DO spill your guts. “Oh I knew a long time ago but I couldn’t talk”, sounds pretty phony to me. Although I guess I’am an indecent dude.”—MVS commenter “@Pete” to MVS staffer Tim Peterson.
8.) On this day in 1985 Villanova beats Georgetown 66-64 in the NCAA Basketball final.
9.) “They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.” ― Wilt Chamberlain
10.) Happy birthday to Sorsha Khitikian as she turns the big One-One.
Joe Torosian’s high school football novel is available through Amazon.com
(Cover by Pat Cherry www.blackheartart.com)
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