{"id":51034,"date":"2015-12-01T10:33:51","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T17:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=51034"},"modified":"2015-12-01T10:34:21","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T17:34:21","slug":"fanview-december-1-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=51034","title":{"rendered":"Fanview: December 1, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Joe<\/a>

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

By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n

\u201cThe truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.\u201d\u2014Flannery O\u2019Connor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kick it!<\/p>\n

Right off the Top:<\/strong> Saying there is a terrorist threat in Kabul, is like saying the Cleveland Browns will find a way to lose a football game.<\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t seen a team as cursed as the Browns since Bob Golic showed up at an El Monte practice in 2004 when the Lions were 4-0. EM finished that season 4-6.<\/p>\n

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Last Add Browns: The best quarterback for the St. Louis\/Los Angeles Rams was playing for Cleveland in the fourth quarter last night against the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n

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First Add Rams: The moment Nick Foles decided to wear number five (as an homage to Dieter Brock), I knew he kid was in trouble.<\/p>\n

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I have my ups and downs when it comes to prognostication, but I will say if you\u2019re thinking Charter Oak is going to roll in the Central finals against San Marino\u2026think again.<\/p>\n

The Titans are more than just Carson Glazier and 106 touchdown passes in 37 career varsity games. They are a good, smart, football team. HC Mike Hobbie is the Sean Connery of local coaches\u2026Connery gets older and cooler\u2026Hobbie gets older and smarter\u2026<\/p>\n

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Four years ago this morning I came out of my house and saw the devastation Godzilla wrought in Temple City. Actually it was a windstorm, bad enough to cause that night\u2019s semifinal game between San Dimas & San Gabriel to be postponed until Saturday. Reading the comments on our message boards that day, Saints\u2019 fans didn\u2019t blame Godzilla but then SG HC Jude Oliva for pulling a fast one.<\/p>\n

Last I checked only Jesus could command the wind and water\u2026so it must have been a promotion for Oliva. I doubt it came with a pay increase.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m angry with the Dodgers these days but is getting rid of Howie Kendrick the right move? This is a Guggenheim bank-rolled team, so don\u2019t hit me with the \u201cit saves money\u201d argument.<\/p>\n

I get where Corey Seager over Jimmy Rollins gives them a better chance at winning next season, but is there a second baseman, currently in the system, who gives them a better chance than Kendrick?<\/p>\n

Is Jose Peraza the answer? It\u2019s interesting if he is because the Dodgers are supposedly going the whole sabermetric route, but Peraza has little patience at the plate. Meaning, he doesn\u2019t walk.<\/p>\n

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When it comes to Survivor this season\u2026Anybody but Wentworth!<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m as excited about the new Star Wars movie as I am about seeing Nick Foles or Case Keenum at quarterback for the Rams this week.<\/p>\n

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\nMidbits<\/strong>: When I see Kobe Bryant, I see the greatness of Jerry West.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Yes, La Serna is playing in its fourth CIF final in five years but they\u2019ve been to six consecutive semifinals with four different quarterbacks (Andrew Buenrostro, Frankie Palmer, Evan Pacheco, & Jonathan Ceballos). Great program.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Former San Gabriel standout\/La Verne alum Andres Fernandez turns 22 today.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> As of today I\u2019ve heard \u201cHave A Holly Jolly Christmas\u201d by Burl Ives six times.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Jeff Samardzija\u2026breakout MLB pitcher in 2016?
\nThe Dude abides\u2026<\/p>\n

610<\/p>\n

Psalms 103:10-14<\/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 (7:00 P.M.) at www.midvalleyradio.net
\nLIKE \u201cThe Joe Show\u201d on Facebook<\/p>\n

\""Joe<\/a>

“Joe has captured the essence of the high school football experience. You don’t have to have played or coached to be instantly engaged in the story and identify with the characters. A great read!…Lots of laughs and memories from what high school football is like on the inside.\u201d—Mike Mooney<\/strong>
\u201cA very accurate account of high school football.\u201d—Jon Dimalante<\/strong>
\u201cF-bombing Papa Joe, has written something truly great here…He\u2019s done a great job capturing the moments in the life of a high school football player both big and small from a unique angle.\u201d—Josh Ouellette<\/strong>
\u201cTANGENT DREAMS\u201d<\/strong>
A high school football novel by Joe Torosian will be available soon through Amazon.<\/strong>
(Cover by Pat Cherry www.blackheartart.com)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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