{"id":2618,"date":"2009-09-11T07:10:19","date_gmt":"2009-09-11T14:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=2618"},"modified":"2017-06-10T13:55:44","modified_gmt":"2017-06-10T20:55:44","slug":"off-the-cuff-september-11-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=2618","title":{"rendered":"Off The Cuff: September 11, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- \t\t@page { margin: 0.79in } \t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in } \t\tA:link { so-language: zxx } --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Good news, bad news for Dodger fans last night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">We will go with the bad and inform you that the Rockies won again.  The Los Angeles lead is now a two-game lead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">On the bright side, Dodgers didn&#8217;t drop another game playing.  That may have had something to do with the travel day and not having to play.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">The Dodgers play three crucial games against San Francisco.  Winning two of three is very key for them to win the division.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Scanlan brought up the remainder of the Dodgers schedule and frankly it should scare fans.  The Padres play Los Angeles tough, San Francisco won&#8217;t lie down, and Colorado has everything to play for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Down in the Orange County, the Angels keep winning games they should.  Pitchers should watch John Lackey&#8217;s performance last evening to see how to work quick and make the game short.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Usually two hours and three minute games are reserved for the National League.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Had a chance to see Sierra Vista and Hoover last evening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">What Tornadoes coach Christopher Long is trying to do in the Glendale area is admirable.  With last night&#8217;s loss Hoover has now dropped 21-games straight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Last season, Long could have bolted but believes that this team is headed in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">The same can be said for standout-injured quarterback A.J. Pule who addressed the Tornadoes after the loss and informed them that they should keep their heads held high.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Can&#8217;t disagree with that statement.  After giving up a early score, Hoover could have easily done the \u201cwoe is me. Sky is falling\u201d scenario.  They decided to fight and dropped a heartbreaker.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Tonight, I will be at La Salle to cover a budding rivalry when the Marantha takes on the Lancers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Again, if you are in attendance.  Feel free to heckle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Until next time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Off the Cuff appears on Thursday through Sunday at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midvalleysports.com\/\">www.midvalleysports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">Andy&#8217;s Rants returns on Monday evening at www.midvalleynewsonline.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good news, bad news for Dodger fans last night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[792,169,798,800,28,801,799,478],"class_list":["post-2618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-aj-pule","tag-angels","tag-christopher-long","tag-colorado-rockies","tag-dodgers","tag-hoover","tag-lackey","tag-sierra-vista"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2618"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59581,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618\/revisions\/59581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}