{"id":15734,"date":"2011-03-31T09:37:33","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T16:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=15734"},"modified":"2011-03-31T09:37:33","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T16:37:33","slug":"fanview-lite-march-31-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=15734","title":{"rendered":"Fanview Lite: March 31, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joe Torosian<\/p><\/div>\n

Good Morning!<\/p>\n

Opening Day!<\/p>\n

Get all excited and go to a yawning festival\u2026<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Note to Arcadia: Even with Sheldon McKinley and Rodney Arnett in the backfield\u2026Clarence Irvin needs some touches. He might be the physical guy you\u2019ve been looking for since Troy Amhaz graduated a few years ago.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Looking forward to seeing Alhambra quarterback Josh Mendoza throw the ball next month.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

I\u2019m supposed to be excited that the Dodgers locked up Chad Billingsley with a new contract? Okay, but tell me you\u2019ve reacquired Burt Hooton and then you\u2019ve got something\u2026<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Decision making\u2026That\u2019s why Maranatha\u2019s Andrew Elfers and Arroyo\u2019s Steven Rivera are top flight quarterbacks\u2026And yes \u201cCovina Hater\u201d that\u2019s why Covina\u2019s Billy Livingston is on this list.<\/p>\n

I understand \u201cThe Dude\u201d abides\u2026but somebody has to get the ball to \u201cThe Dude\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Part of the reason baseball doesn\u2019t work for me anymore is because of the internet. Funny, but the thing that provides tons of information is also the thing that turns me off most when it comes to baseball.<\/p>\n

I can remember reading and pouring over the box scores in the daily hard copy of the newspapers. The Sunday edition was great because it listed all the batting stats from top to bottom; from someone flirting with .400 to the undead living below the Mendoza Line.<\/p>\n

The effort and investment of time was what drew me\u2026now I get it all a few points and clicks.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Last Add Baseball: Nothing you can do about it now, but player movement kills attachment to a team. The 1981 title for the Dodgers was sweet because you knew a key part of the squad had suffered through three previous World Series failures. The 1985 Kansas City Royals was good to see because they had been knocking on the door consistently since 1976 with a core group of guys.<\/p>\n

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Watch out for the SuperSonics this post-season\u2026Lonnie Shelton has got it going on.<\/p>\n

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After some consideration and a 39-spot from Carmelo\u2026I feel confident in sharing; That I have always been a Knicks fan!<\/p>\n

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Last Add Dude: \u201cThe Dude\u201d is Covina stud Vinnie Venegas.<\/p>\n

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Wait a second you mean SEC football is not made up of a bunch of good guys?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Note to Auburn Fans: Don\u2019t worry, you\u2019re clean. The NCAA did a full, thorough, 45-minute study of your situation. All is good. You sparkle like John Calipari.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

I like the Kansas City Royals chances this season, especially if Amos Otis can bounce back after a couple of off decades\u2026<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Really Last Add Baseball: The internet works for the nerds who have taken control of the game. Only a stat freak (Blue State) could tell you a guy who hit .305 with 21 homers and 86 Rbis did not have a very good year because his OBP, KGB, PMS, OBGYN wasn\u2019t whipped enough\u2026<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Kameron Germany\u2026<\/p>\n

SAY WHAT!<\/p>\n

Would you let me finish?\u2026I said Kameron Germany, former Northview Viking running back has apparently earned a spot on the USC football team as a walk-on.<\/p>\n

OH THAT\u2019S A BUNCH OF BULL!<\/p>\n

Hey I don\u2019t make\u2019em up paly\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cKameron Germany walked on at USC and made the team,\u201d says Northview HC Marcel Perez. \u201cWe have a Viking on the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Stay thirsty my friends\u2026<\/p>\n

388<\/p>\n

Fanview Lite appears most days Monday through Saturday<\/p>\n

Contact Joe at\u00a0 joe@midvalleysports.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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