(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
1.) National League West Standings
Rockies: 14-14
Dodgers: 14-14
Giants: 15-15
2.) “MVL just got a bit more interesting…good football move.”—MVS commenter “Football 101”
3.) Willie Mays turns 85 today.
4.) Former Temple City National Little League Prez Kristen Dearth turns young today.
5.) The Sierra Vista Dons baseball team is 18-1. They’ve won 18 consecutive games and have outscored opponents 112 to 28 on the season.
6.) On this date in 1937 Dodgers and Giants fans attending afternoon ball games at both the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field are thrilled to have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the Hindenberg when it appears over New York, nearing the end of its maiden voyage of the season from Germany. A few hours later, the majestic German zeppelin will explode on a landing strip in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 of its passengers.
7.) The Mission Valley League has lost three girls basketball coaches since the completion of the 2015-2016 season: Tom Shima at Gabrielino, Amanda Gendron at Rosemead, and Cristine Butler at El Monte are all moving on.
8.) ”If you love to coach, be prepared to do it for free.”—Vince Lombardi
9.) Warren travels to Downey on October 21, 2016 to decide the San Gabriel Valley League title and, of course, the fate of the world.
10.) “I care what people think, but that doesn’t change what I say. I am who I am.”—Curt Schilling
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