(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
1.) “I despise the Dodgers bullpen.”—Tim Peterson, Arroyo High School Alum
2.) “I guess I owe Time Warner an apology! I’m sorry for always hating on you for blocking all of us SoCal fans from watching the Dodgers! You actually have saved us from many nights of watching the worst bullpen in baseball blow game after game! So thank you for sparing us the shame!!!”—Steven Cobbs, Walnut High School Alum
3.) “By looking at this picture can you tell who won the freeway series between the Angels & Dodgers ??? Hahahahaha, hahahahaha, and hahahahaha.”—Dave Johnson, West Covina person
4.) “Chris Hatcher = Brandon League, Part II. I feel bad for the guy but enough already.”—Matt Khitikian, Village Christian alum
5.) Former Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, UCLA running back Wendell Tyler turns 62 today.
6.) Diamond Ranch names former El Monte head coach (2002) and Arroyo alum Eric Martinez as its HC.
7.) San Francisco Giants lead National League West by 3.5 games.
8.) On this date in Dodger history, 1979, Don Sutton became the franchise’s career leader in wins with his 210th victory, a 6-4 win at Cincinnati. Von Joshua was the difference with a ninth inning home run. Don Drysdale had been the Dodgers career leader with 209.
9.) On this day in 1985 Larry Holmes wins a 15 round decision over Carl “The Truth” Williams to retain the heavyweight title.
10.) “Dan Snyder oughta keep the name “Redskins” and replace the logo with a color photo of John Boehner. By the way, what special breed of asshat is still huffing Lucky Nons- on a tanning bed in the year 2016?”—Dennis Miller
(Recent Washington Post poll finds 90% of Native Americans not offended by name/logo “Redskins”)
“A page turner…I’m sorry it’s over! Is a sequel in the works?”
“Torosian does for high school football what Hemingway did for the Spanish Civil War…compelling look beyond the scoreboard and into the lives of players…”
“A truly great story unfolds in the pages of Joe Torosian’s first novel. With high school football at its core, the story of Dale Andrade shows how a young man grows in all aspects of his life thanks to being a part of a team and a football community.”
“This is a great read for everyone: from those who love high school football to those who have no idea about the game.”
“This book brings you onto the field and into the locker room…”
Joe Torosian’s high school football novel is available through Amazon.com –click pic–
(Cover by Pat Cherry www.blackheartart.com)
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