{"id":5128,"date":"2010-01-05T18:19:08","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T01:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=5128"},"modified":"2010-01-05T18:19:12","modified_gmt":"2010-01-06T01:19:12","slug":"fanview-lite-january-5-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=5128","title":{"rendered":"Fanview Lite: January 5, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You say Edgar Martinez, I say HAL MCRAE!<\/p><\/div>\n

Good Evening!<\/p>\n

T-Minus-258 Days until \u201cThe Mid Valley Classic\u201d<\/p>\n

Actually, I found the Boise St.-TCU game Monday night to be a bit of a yawner.<\/p>\n

Note to Zeke Prado: No, we did not cut and paste our all star selections for area football.<\/p>\n

The sudden passing of Angels announcer Rory Marcus, 54, is terrible news… I wasn\u2019t a huge fan, but his voice distinct and clear…Sad, makes me feel a little more mortal today…<\/p>\n

I roll with Brit…<\/p>\n

Anyone want the job at Texas Tech? Actually, I don\u2019t think Matt Koffler has been contacted yet for the position.<\/p>\n

So Kevin O\u2019Neil, brought in to salvage the USC mens basketball program…does more than that. With departures and NCAA trouble hanging overhead, O\u2019Neil pushes the Trojans to eight consecutive wins, a 10-4 record, and a 2-0 start in the weak Pac 10.<\/p>\n

How does the university thank him and the players who stayed in school and have played their hearts out early this season?<\/p>\n

They self-impose sanctions on themselves, including a ban on post-season this play come spring.<\/p>\n

O.J. Mayo cheats, Tim Floyd cheats, or you can say O.J. May screwed up, Tim Floyd screwed up…but you make Dwight Lewis pay for it.<\/p>\n

To Mr. Blue State: If you are going to preach former Seattle Mariner designated hitter Edgar Martinez to me…Fine! You can even stick him in the Hall of Fame first, but I want Hal McRae the Kansas City Royal DH from back in the day (the first real DH) deserves\u00a0 a long, long look.<\/p>\n

To some of the local coaches and friends of programs giving our All Mid Valley selections such a going over…remember we don\u2019t trade players out. We don\u2019t say give me Little Johnny at quarterback, and I\u2019ll give you Big Sammy at fullback.<\/p>\n

We make arguments with each other, insult each other, call those in the know for clarification…and lately…when I find out I\u2019m wrong on what position Mike Chavez plays for Arroyo (or Cesar Chavez played for Rosmead in 2008)…I give in to the majority.<\/p>\n

Truthfully the last time I really manhandled the All Mid Valley selections was in 2004, since then with our expanded coverage I have had to give our other staffers a real voice.<\/p>\n

Best thing we heard regarding our process (which wonderfully permits no second, third, or honorable mention teams) came from an all CIF selection a year ago who said: \u201cI took being named All Mid Valley more as an accomplishment than CIF, because you guys know what you are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bingo! (…Your check is in the mail.)<\/p>\n

What is up with the 15-1 Montebello Oilers basketball team? These guys are smoking…<\/p>\n

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

189<\/p>\n

Fanview Lite appears Monday thru Saturday at www.midvalleysports.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Fanview, the HD version, appears every Tuesday at www.midvalleynewsonline.com<\/a><\/p>\n


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