{"id":38891,"date":"2014-05-06T14:54:29","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T21:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=38891"},"modified":"2014-05-06T15:24:58","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T22:24:58","slug":"fanview-may-6-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=38891","title":{"rendered":"Fanview: May 6, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Joe<\/a>

Joe T.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cNow, don’t hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky<\/strong><\/p>\n

It slips away, and all your money won’t another minute buy.\u201d—Kansas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kick it!<\/p>\n

Trying to get some insight in regards to the divisional playoff structure for football…it seems very fluid……and I do believe there will be some serious haggling, arm twisting, and trenchcoat, crooked nose guys, waiting on front porches before things get settled.<\/p>\n

If pitch counts work and limiting innings work, and modern techniques work why are so many pitchers getting the \u201cTommy John Surgery\u201d?<\/p>\n

I never speak to my wife about new medical techniques or about new and more proficient technology when it comes to colonoscopes, but I have to say I was taken back at lunch with this conversation.<\/p>\n

Ana T.:<\/strong> \u201cCan you believe the Kings?\u201d
\nJoe T.:<\/strong> \u201cWhat do you know about the Kings?\u201d
\nAna T.:<\/strong> \u201cThey were down 0-3 to the Sharks and then came back on Saturday against Anaheim.\u201d
\nJoe T.:<\/strong> \u201cYou knew about that?\u201d
\nAna T.:<\/strong> \u201cDuh.\u201d<\/p>\n

I was expecting someone to pop out of the plastic plants at Coco\u2019s and say I was being pranked. How could she know these things? Does this make me a bad husband? Is she suddenly Rogie Vachon?<\/p>\n

Actually getting a little sick of the \u201cgreatest first round of playoff basketball in NBA history\u201d talk…Just because five series went seven games and the contests were close doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s great basketball.<\/p>\n

To help clarify look at the 2006 Mission Valley League. South El Monte, Rosemead, and Arroyo all finished 4-1 in league play. They all made the playoffs, all finished with 5-6 records, and all were blown out in the first round of the playoffs…Nothing shows they were good football teams.<\/p>\n

2006 MVL Playoff Results<\/strong><\/span>
\nSchurr 48 South El Monte 20
\nSaddleback 49 Rosemead 13
\nLa Habra 55 Arroyo 0—I was there, it was more frightening than The Exorcist.<\/p>\n

Speaking of shutouts…Arroyo has not been shutout since 2008 when Temple City and La Canada both blanked them in the non-league portion of the schedule.<\/p>\n

Last Add Shutouts: Monrovia has not been held scoreless since losing to West Covina, 42-0, in September of 2005.<\/p>\n

Playoff Reset Part One:
\nFrom \u201cBobby Knight\u201d: Noticed your welcome back message to Charter Oak. Does this also mean you will no longer cover Diamond Bar and Bonita if they are not put in the Southeast?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Knew this question was coming. Recap of Mid Valley Sports history shows we started with the Mission Valley League and Temple City football. Then we added Monrovia and Arcadia the next year. Then San Gabriel and Alhambra the year after that. Finally, we added Duarte to round out what became our Old School 12.<\/p>\n

When the divisional realignments hit going into the 2006 season and and they took into account the geography we began to expand. Financially things were good, new writers came on board, we struck the mother lode with a slew of great interns.<\/p>\n

By the time 2009 came around we covered the Mid-Valley and Southeast Divisions, roughly 66 schools. Then before 2012 there was another divisional adjustment. The Alpha League featuring Paraclete was moved into the Mid-Valley while the Montview and the Olympic were booted to the Northwest.<\/p>\n

Many thought we were going to let it ride and just stick to the two divisions, but we\u2019d spent too much time getting to know both Maranatha and Whittier Christian, as well as the Montview teams, to give them up. So we expanded to three divisions.<\/p>\n

Expanding west has been easy. I\u2019ve got connections in Burbank. Going north we\u2019ve had connections down the 126 and on up to Santa Barbara. Paraclete has always been MVS friendly, and the 605 corridor, going south, has been gold for us thanks to the coaches and fans in the Del Rio, Suburban, and San Gabriel Valley leagues…and the work of Big Tony (Now living in the Garden State).<\/p>\n

Going east, towards the IE, is something different. We didn\u2019t follow Charter Oak and South Hills when they were exiled. Oh we kept tabs, but we really didn\u2019t follow them. So when this Palomares-Hacienda League swap of schools (which doesn\u2019t make any sense to us…at least on a football level) occurred we\u2019ve been stressed at the office about what to do.<\/p>\n

Peterson has made some great connections with Diamond Bar, and we\u2019ve always felt a good kinship with Bonita. So to say goodbye to them would suck, but moving east for us would be really hard.<\/p>\n

So the idea of the Palomares being moved into the Southeast is exciting to us, but not if it means the Suburban or San Gabriel Valley get shown the door. My preference is for the Palomares to come in and the Del Rio to get shipped to the Mid-Valley.<\/p>\n

The Alpha can then be moved to the Northwest to replace the Tri-Valley, which some up the coast believe will be moved up a division because of Nordhoff and Bishop Diego\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s my perfect world. The guys we picked up to work with us a few years ago were the exception, not the rule, and trying to find replacements for them has been next to impossible. As with most media outlets finances are flatlined…so to add a fourth division means over a hundred schools to connect with…that could be tougher than getting Peterson to open his wallet for lunch.<\/p>\n

Then again…how fun would it be to be called \u201cMid Valley SoCal\u201d? \u201cMid Valley Southland\u201d? Four divisions, 130 schools, another jump in analytics,…yeah, a fourth division might be alright…<\/p>\n

Regards:\u2028<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In regards to \u201c24\u201d being back:<\/strong> At first it was cool, and then it seemed like any old episode of \u201c24\u201d where Jack asks Chloe to hack into a system.<\/p>\n

In regards to what is happening in the San Joaquin Valley:<\/strong> Turn the water back on and the \u201cdrought\u201d will be over.<\/p>\n

In regards to the NFL Draft:<\/strong> It can\u2019t get here soon enough. Love the draft, just wish it wasn\u2019t spread out over three days.<\/p>\n

In regards to Time Warner:<\/strong> Are they still showing Dodger games?<\/p>\n

In regards to the Dodgers:<\/strong> Are they still in Los Angeles, haven\u2019t seen much of them this year.<\/p>\n

The Dude abides\u2026<\/p>\n

547<\/p>\n

Job 8:8-9<\/p>\n

Contact Joe at joe@midvalleysports.com<\/p>\n

\u201cJoe T.\u2019s Scoreboard\u201d is found at www.midvalleynews.com every Wednesday & in the hard copy of the Mid Valley News, published every Wednesday<\/p>\n

Follow Joe on Twitter @joet13b<\/p>\n

Listen to \u201cThe Joe Show\u201d every Wednesday (6 & 6:30 P.M.) at www.midvalleyradio.net<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mid Valley Sports Show\u201d is LIVE every Tuesday (7:PM) at www.midvalleysports.com (Click on \u201cUStream\u201d button)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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