(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
- Dodgers third baseman Edwin Rios is out for the rest of the year after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder.
- Monrovia Football is looking to fill the following coaching stipend positions. Var-OL Frosh-HC Frosh- OC Frosh-DC All interested please send a DM. Or email resume to head coach Chris Williams at Coachcw3mhs@gmail.com.
- Former Minnesota Vikings head coach Jerry Burns passed away at the age of 94.
- A group headed by former MLB star Alex Rodriguez has reached a verbal agreement to purchase the Minnesota Timberwolves for $1.5 billion.
- The Las Vegas Raiders will host the Baltimore Ravens on September 13 to kick off the 2021 Monday Night Football schedule.
- The Chargers will open the 2021 season Sunday September 12 at Washington. The Rams will open the same day on Sunday Night Football at home against the Chicago Bears.
- Former Sierra Canyon assistant Mark Serve has been named the new head coach at Westlake High School.
- Albert Pujols, released by the Angels last week, cleared waivers and is now officially a free agent.
- Gabrielino basketball is in first place in the Mission Valley League with a record of 8-0 after a 51-36 win over South El Monte Monday night.
- Former UCLA/ NBA guard Jerome “Pooh” Richardson turns 55 today.
This is sad, high school football is becoming the 14 year old + division of PopWarner/Jr. All American.
I’m going to categorize some of these coaching vacancies
The “I’m leaving for personal reasons but I’m too good of a guy to leave during the middle of a pandemic”
– Dave Pierson
– Riley Saxson
The “How did I even get this job in the first place.”
– Darren Spence
The “I’m too old for this s****”
– Ted Clarke
The “I better resign before I’m fired”
– Pat Harlow
The “I’m not leaving because I’m an alum but my admin needs to be put on notice!”
– Steve Hagerty
– Adrian Medrano
The “How’d you get fired on your day off?”
– Josh Cronkite
The “How dare you, I quit!”
– Sergio Villasenor
What is happening already is that some walk-ons charge each kid 1000-1500$ to play football plus a ton of mandatory fund raisers. Coaches feel entitled to pocket this money and admins look the other way because they know stipends are about as valuable as the filthy penny lying in the gutter. Let the coaches suck their pay out of the kids and parents. No harm no foul.
The Associated Press and USA Today Sports are reporting that Albert Pujols will sign a major-league contract with the Dodgers in a matter of days.
The Dodgers apparently intend to use Pujols as a right-handed pinch-hitter and part-time first baseman. The bulk of his pay for the rest of the 2021 season would come from his former team, the Angels.
Heard Haggerty from Amat is leaving
Who wants to play for a Joe Blow? I guess the same guys who want to be ruled by a Joe Biden. Seriously, let’s consider that it costs money for a parent to have a kid playing sports, and money is one thing everybody has less of these days. Speaking of having less money, I imagine many of the coaches who are quitting HAVE to go do something else that pays better, again because of the economic picture. So yeah, those of us who have survived this plague have the privilege of living in a dead world. Whose fault is that? I blame Joe Blow.
With socal football listing 56 coaching changes in the last several weeks and with passing and big man tourneys starting up in a few weeks plus many openings are not as yet listed something smells bad. Every day more coaches quitting football. Is it the crappy pay, too few kids want to get their bells rung, are schools dropping football, too much hassle from parents and admins? An HC football coach is no longer the respected position it once was but is now a minimum wage job for someone from the streets. Who wants to play for a Joe Blow?