(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
1.) Arroyo defeats Temple City, 27-8 on Thursday night.
2.) Los Angeles Dodgers get swept in Arizona and become the first team since the 1969 Baltimore Orioles to lose five consecutive games and still be 50 games above .500.
3.) Thursday night contest between Azusa & Bassett cancelled due to excessive heat.
4.) On this date in 1939, World War II starts, Germany invades Poland.
5.) Los Angeles Angels acquire Justin Upton from the Detroit Tigers and Brandon Phillips from the Atlanta Braves. Lose Cameron Maybin on waivers to the Houston Astros. Astros acquire Justin Verlander from the Tigers just before the midnight trade deadline.
6.) Gladstone at Ganesha tonight will be delayed due to the heat. Kick-off will be at 8:PM not 7:PM
7.) “@superman—El Monte is the team that has me a bit worried. That offense is an animal all its own. We could win 50-0 or it’s a bloody fight. Coach C will know exactly how to scout a defense a find a weakness.”—MVS commenter “FridayKnights”
8.) On this day in 1989, A. Bartlett Giamatti MLB Commissioner, dies of heart attack at 51.
9.) “@Peterson: La Serna fan said your old arthritic fingers are probably the reason you could not muster the strength to type something glowing about the thumping La Serna took from an average Tijuana border team. I feel your pain Pete. Come see me, I have just the cocktail for you.”—MVS commenter “Dr. Kevorkian”
10.) “Whatever happend to Joe Torosiaan?”—MVS commenter “Westalto16”
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When I heard that Kim Jung whatever was bragging about having the missiles to hit the U.S., my response was to say “don’t talk, launch them.” He’s obviously not going to do that, so his words are a mere echo of the blustering done by the USSR when they got nukes. Welcome to the fifties, Kim Jung.
To those who think massive military spending is still needed for American defense, ask yourself: what nation would openly attack this country? The answer to that question will inform you clearly that the big bucks spent on military products is to further the interests of big business, at taxpayer and innocent foreigners’ expense. Wake up and smell the profits.
Is game cancelled wife gets message Friday saying GAME TOMMOROW CANCELLED. I ask a friend who’s son plays on team and coach says game still on. Lol confusion
Yeah, I am sorry, but this trend of administrators canceling NIGHT games because of heat is just stupid.
It is one thing to cancel or postpone a day game–the impact of the sun can drive field temperatures (different than air temp) to a dangerous level. But that impact is far less at night, for what I hope are obvious reasons (hint–it has to do with the absence of the sun).
Apparently it never dawned on them that these kids have been practicing for months, in heat often equal to this (remember, they practice in the heat of the day), for the opportunity to do one thing: play in the damned games! We have certainly had hot spells like this in the past, with minimal cancellations. This is one chicken(stuff) administrator doing it, and the rest playing “me, too” so they can avoid angry parent phone calls. Pathetic.
What is up with all this La Serna crying and whining!!!!! Geez! Are you guys really crying about coverage? In case you haven’t noticed there are only a handful of writers. Maybe instead crying write a detailed breakdown of a game and post it. That’s what this blog is for? But for god sakes stop whining you sound terrible.
Bassett Saturday game now cancelled I got recorded message from school since my kids attend
I don’t know if it was the heat during the practice week or the heat at game time, but something caused Arroyo-Temple City to be the ugliest sloppy putrid(I’m out of adjectives ) game of high school football I’ve ever seen.
Rowland vs Alhambra also cancelled.
Gabriellno Keppel cancelled trending is games cancelled cuz they have lots of two way players San Gabriel cancelled won’t be made up. Last Saturday as I was driving on 605 around 3 I saw probably 10 year old in pads and heat playing lol.
San Gabriel vs. garey cancelled
@Major History, complacency thinking the world will be a better place FOREVER because the world has learned our lessons is a very dangerous assumption.
Moved to Saturday cuz it the San Gabriel Valley game of the week. Bassett vs Azuza lol. Maybe they figured they have a big crowd. Dam they ruined some parents Three day weekend. Friday or Saturday still going to be same temperature. Maybe they moved it so Spathais can coach Los Altos Friday and Bassett on Saturday. Lol.
@MH? “Man has never built a weapon that he has not used eventually. I like the nuclear football close by. Like the Mooch said I can throw a perfect spiral”.
I always feel like I must apologize for liking the Angels on this site. Artie finally loosened the purse strings a little. Josh Hamilton set back the Angels from 5 to 7 seasons financially and yes emotionally. The bats will certainly help Trout see better pitches. I wish Maybin well. He played hard.
Some soft served admins not letting the kids play cause some heat. Smh
Excessive heat? It’s summer time, it’s supposed to be HOT! I watched two Jr. All American scrimmages last night in the same heat.
World War II was unique because of the development and use of nuclear weapons. This precluded a serious war between combatant nations which possessed these bombs. That’s why we’ll never have another major war, and is also why we don’t need to keep spending trillions to have a “strong national defense.” The world got the message on the morning of August 6, 1945.