(“The Ten” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The Ten”)
- The Astros, Indians and Red Sox all have five representatives in the MLB All-Star game followed by the Yankees and Braves with four each.
- Matt Kemp was voted in as a starter for the NL in the All-Star game. It is his second selection as a starter. (2011) Kenley Jansen was also selected as one of the NL pitchers.
- The Angels’ Mike Trout was selected as a starter to his seventh AL All-Star team.
- Happy 53rd birthday to Bailey’s, Miles’ and Mason’s dad and Mid Valley reader Kennedy Bryant.
- Roger Federer advanced to his 16th Wimbledon quarter final with a straight set victory over Adrian Mannarino.
- Eight years ago yesterday (July 8th, 2010) ESPN aired “The Decision”.
- The APU Cougar Men’s basketball team advanced to the BLIA Cup semi-finals in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Also, the Cougars welcomed in two new players in as transfers – Jonathan Davis from Baylor and Jake Spurgeon from Seattle University.
- On this day in 1988 Nolan Ryan became the 7th pitcher to win 100 games on two different teams.
- LAFC have won five of their last six matches and have pulled to within one point of Western Conference leading FC Dallas.
- “Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal with them accordingly.” Nolan Ryan.
I hear APU’s hockey team is killing it in Mongolia tourney.
Singiser was undoubtedly taken to the limit of what he’s willing to endure as a head coach last Saturday, when he had to personally unclog toilets that had been jammed with two rolls of tissue each. When I read of this valiant act on Sondheimer’s twitter, I was flushed with respect.