{"id":39671,"date":"2014-06-18T23:06:23","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T06:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=39671"},"modified":"2014-06-18T23:06:23","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T06:06:23","slug":"fanview-june-18-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=39671","title":{"rendered":"Fanview: June 18, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Joe<\/a>

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

\u201cOh, Professor, you’re full of whimsy.\u201d—Connie, The College Widow<\/strong>
\n \u201cCan you notice it from there? I’m always that way after I eat radishes.\u201d—Professor Wagstaff<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kick it!<\/p>\n

Oh, I’ve always been a Clayton Kershaw fan!<\/p>\n

After tonight’s no hitter I guess Kershaw has put to rest all of those Doug Rau comparisons…<\/p>\n

Does anybody remember how dark the world was before CalPreps? I love CalPreps, I hope those guys are doing well and making bank. If you’re a CalPreps guy reading this drop me a line…<\/p>\n

Talked to a football scout the other day and he said that playing at a prestigious school helps, but he also said if you got the dimensions and the skills they will find you. He used former Duarte trenchman Mike Harris as an example.<\/p>\n

Scout Said:
\n\u201cHarris played at Duarte, in the Montview League, did not play in a CIF final, or play in a game where Duarte defeated a PAC-5 school. But he had the right size, athleticism, and he got it done in the classroom. This is our job, our job is to find talent. Play good football, get good grades, and we\u2019ll find you. Not everyone, however, is destined to play college football.\u201d<\/p>\n

I think the Detroit Lions should lose their trademark\/patent…As a Christian the name “Lions” offend me…So does Arizona State\u2019s use of the name \u201cSun Devils\u201d…and Duke\u2019s use of the word \u201cBlue Devils\u201d…and the \u201cDeacon Demons\u201d at DePaul.<\/p>\n

With five rings, shouldn\u2019t Tim Duncan be considered the greatest basketball player of all time?<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve grown to like LeBron James. For all the pressure that guy is under, he shows a lot of class…But in Game Five against the Spurs he didn\u2019t make his teammates better, thus he is not Magic Johnson or Larry Bird. He didn\u2019t keep scoring and put his team on his back, thus he is not Michael Jordan. As the tide turned against Miami his only response was to start jacking up 25 footers.<\/p>\n

Very good, great? Yes. Greatest of all time, or in the top five? Nope.<\/p>\n

Question: Has Climate Disruption hit south Florida? The new name for its basketball team might be the “Miami Cold” if James departs…Then again, why would anyone leave Florida to pay taxes in California or in the northeast? The perfect landing spot for Lebron might be San Antonio, Texas.<\/p>\n

When does the hockey season start up again? I feel like I’m suffering through a five minute major.<\/p>\n

Guilty…I know I spend far too much time talking about the Arroyo offense and not enough about its defense. Did you know out of the 33 teams in the Mid-Valley division last year, the Knights were 12th in fewest points allowed? Not bad…And they have 6-0, 280 \u201cbad dude\u201d (102 tackles, 9 sacks in 2013) in Robert Sanchez coming back.<\/p>\n

But if I was required to put Monopoly money on the 2014 season, I’d say San Dimas in a repeat…and put some action on Pomona.<\/p>\n

To answer a question…Yes, Blair is playing football this year.<\/p>\n

I have not seen Diamond Bar, and I do not know when I will see Diamond Bar, but I got wide receiver Kanya Bell\u2019s name floated to me. He\u2019s good, I know that, but is he healthy and ready to go for the Brahmas?<\/p>\n

My favorite part of the NBA season? When Avery Johnson and Tony Parker hugged after Game Five…And when David Robinson and Tim Duncan hugged. I’m nowhere close to returning to the NBA as a fan…but the San Antonio Spurs would be easy to root for.<\/p>\n

Everything everyone is saying about Tony Gwynn is true and easy to believe…I know it was his choice to stay in San Diego but, honestly, worst thing you can say about him is that he played for the Padres…Also, I prefer my corner outfielders to drive the ball more…With that said, news of Gwynn’s passing truly saddened me.<\/p>\n

Regards:
\nIn\u00a0regards to<\/strong> being offended: What does it feel like to be offended? Tell me what passions, sensations, and triggers are ignited when you are offended. I think we use the expression \u201cI\u2019m offended\u201d (and the variances of it) far too often.<\/p>\n

In regards to<\/strong> Steve Singiser: According to MaxPreps he\u2019s the new HC at Arroyo.<\/p>\n

In regards to<\/strong>\u00a0avoiding the World Cup:…Not that there\u2019s anything wrong with it!<\/p>\n

In regards to<\/strong> Rio Hondo Prep: Very excited about seeing them compete in the Northwest.<\/p>\n

In regards to<\/strong> The Walking Dead: I need a preview.<\/p>\n

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

564<\/p>\n

Psalms 35: 1-3<\/p>\n

Contact Joe at joe@midvalleysports.com
\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
\nFollow Joe on Twitter @joet13b
\nListen to \u201cThe Joe Show\u201d every Wednesday (6 & 6:30 P.M.) at www.midvalleyradio.net
\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":"

\u201cOh, Professor, you’re full of whimsy.\u201d—Connie, The College Widow \u201cCan you notice it from there? I’m always that way after I eat radishes.\u201d—Professor Wagstaff Kick it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fanview"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39671","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39671"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39682,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39671\/revisions\/39682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}