{"id":15708,"date":"2011-03-29T07:48:21","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T14:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=15708"},"modified":"2011-03-29T07:48:21","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T14:48:21","slug":"fanview-lite-march-29-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=15708","title":{"rendered":"Fanview Lite: March 29, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3566\" style=\"width: 158px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Joe-Torosian.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3566\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3566 \" title=\"Joe Torosian\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Joe-Torosian-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Torosian<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Good Morning!<\/p>\n<p>A guy waits all his life, works all his life, to get to the point where he can be a top draft pick in the NFL\u2026<!--more-->and then veteran players are going to try and guilt them from going across the stage when their name is called on Draft Day?<\/p>\n<p>This is where you tell someone to take a hike\u2026and you bust them in the jaw if they hint at any physical repercussions towards you\u2026<\/p>\n<p>I was at one union meeting in my life\u2026I heard the union leader physically threaten his own people from a microphone if they crossed the picket line\u2026I knew right then and there I would never stay part of a union\u2026and if I ever came across a guy like that\u2026who threatened me\u2026the moment after the threat was made I vowed I would remove his teeth.<\/p>\n<p>There is a right to form a union, I agree\u2026but the right to not join the union should always be maintained.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Go to YouTube and look at some of the old NCAA Tournament tapes&#8230;One of the best parts of college basketball for me growing up was the player introductions&#8230; \u201cAt guard a 6-3 senior from Hackensack, New Jersey number 21; Aaron James!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;And all of the television broadcasts have completely gone away from it&#8230;Stupid, especially in an age where players come and go so fast.<\/p>\n<p>Give me; \u201cAnd at forward a 6-8 freshman from Altus, Oklahoma number 3; Gerry Wright!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>I have a feeling about Virginia Commonwealth&#8230;then again I had a feeling about Marvis Frazier against Larry Holmes, \u201cSaving Private Ryan\u201d versus \u201cShakespeare in Love\u201d, and\u00a0 Rob Johnson as a quarterback in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>So go Butler!<\/p>\n<p>***\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last Add Union: Yes, all those years ago I supported the replacement players in baseball. I supported Mike Busch when the Dodgers called him up and came to think of Dodger union rep Brett Butler as a little worm.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Funny how in college basketball VCU is given the benefit of the doubt and allowed to compete for a national title, but in college football TCU has to sell its soul just to get into an important, albeit non-championship, game.<\/p>\n<p>For those still interested\u2026My brackets remain perfect.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>What sort of person willingly ignores the NHL season, but eagerly looks forward to the NHL playoffs?<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>This issue keeps coming up: Will Rosemead have enough fire power on offense?<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Hey, what do you know, the Knicks won one.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Dodgers take a lead into the top of the ninth, Jonathan Broxton takes the hill, and the Angels take a 5-4 victory Monday night. Nice to see the Bums are in mid-season form.<\/p>\n<p>You think Broxton misses Orlando Hudson playing second base?<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Carl\u2019s Jr. seems to be having a tough time promoting its turkey burger\u2026but I believe they really want you to go out and try it\u2026They seem to have spared no expense.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Turkey: I wouldn\u2019t go to jail for Erin Andrews.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Note to Ben Negrete &amp; Schurr Football: I don\u2019t know who is going to play quarterback for you this September, but until that situation is settled run Bradley Powell or Eric Magos behind Jose Trejo.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>The Almont will be wide open this fall.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>By the way, does anyone know what became of Sir Jamalot?<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Are they still canceling baseball games because of the rain?<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Stay thirsty my friends\u2026<\/p>\n<p>386<\/p>\n<p>Fanview Lite appears most days Monday through Saturday<\/p>\n<p>Contact Joe at\u00a0 joe@midvalleysports.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Morning! 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