{"id":55029,"date":"2016-09-08T14:02:23","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T21:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=55029"},"modified":"2016-09-08T14:42:36","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T21:42:36","slug":"fanview-september-8-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=55029","title":{"rendered":"Fanview: September 8, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Joe<\/a>

“What’s that? Oh, the Mets are back in the playoffs…Awesome, looking forward to crushing Dodger dreams in October.”<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Earth has a fever.\u201d\u2014Al Gore<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kick it!<\/p>\n

Right off the Top:<\/strong> With Carolina opening the NFL season in Denver tonight\u2026Can prep stadium announcers avoid sharing the score of this game?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s called a DVR\u2026and most of us have them.<\/p>\n

I hammer this point every year, it\u2019s a PSA that needs to be repeated over and over\u2026I despise Thursday night high school football for this one reason.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an update from Dodger Stadium\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the third quarter, Oregon leads USC\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

And the one that really grinds my gears\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re recording tonight\u2019s playoff game, you might want to cover your ears\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/em> At which point you\u2019ll hear the announcer giggle and then give the score.<\/p>\n

Guantanamo is too good for people that commit such crimes.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Former Cantwell quarterback Matt Valencia will start for the Whittier Poets on Saturday against Whitworth College…Former Arcadia running back Bradley Mills is on the Whitworth roster.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

A feeling\u2026call it a hunch (Ba-dum chi!<\/em>)\u2026is saying, don\u2019t write off Sam Bradford.<\/p>\n

Bradford threw for over 3,700 yards, 19 touchdowns, and had a passer rating of 86.4 while playing for Chip Kelly in Philadelphia. Bradford played entire seasons in 2010 & 2012 and before ripping up his knee seven games into 2013 he\u2019d thrown for 1,600 yards, 14 touchdowns, and a passer rating of 90.9.<\/p>\n

He missed all of 2014 and 2015\u2026It is a big mistake to give up on this guy\u2026He\u2019s fragile, but so is Carson Palmer.<\/p>\n

The Vikings may have salvaged their season with this deal.<\/p>\n

…And some are actually saying (NFL Network) that Shaun Hill is a better fit than Bradford. I’m a Rams fan, I’ve seen Shaun Hill, studied Shaun Hill…Shaun Hill is not Sam Bradford.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

How come Glendora doesn\u2019t have a \u201cG\u201d?\u2026Azusa has an \u201cA\u201d\u2026Monrovia has an \u201cM\u201d\u2026Burbank has a \u201cB\u201d\u2026Duarte has a \u201cD\u201d\u2026Heck, even Hoover has an \u201cH\u201d (of course, it looks like the victory bell at Rydell High)\u2026How come Glendora doesn\u2019t have one? Am I missing it?<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

\"dodgersratfartsmeme\"<\/a>After the New York Mets (and the Cleveland Indians) my whole desire this baseball season has been to see a major collapse by the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n

The San Francisco Giants have not co-operated…thanks for nothing…thanks for making no stinking effort at all to derail the Dodgers\u2026<\/p>\n

Then a thought occurred to me\u2026The Giants are usually at their best against the Dodgers when they have nothing to play for. When they revert to their Johnnie LeMaster form of the 70\u2019s & 80\u2019s and play spoiler\u2026<\/p>\n

So what I\u2019m thinking is this\u2026they\u2019re tanking now to be a better thorn in the side of the Dodgers later this month\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026Unfortunately for this theory to play out the Colorado Rockies are going to have to go on a serious run. So basically\u2026it\u2019s not happening\u2026The Dodgers are going to win the West.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

\"Joe<\/a>

Joe T.’s High School football novel is available through Amazon.com<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cA literary snapshot of what goes on over the course of a high school football season\u2026an awesome read and a story that truly will transcend time.\u201d\u2014Jim Singiser, AD\/HC Arroyo Knights Football<\/strong>
\u201cThrill, dread, anxiety, love, agony, success, and failure; basically all the emotions you feel as a football player\/coach as you do in life, all wrapped up in a single book.\u201d\u2014Marc Paramo, HC Rosemead Panthers Football<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cI read the book and really enjoyed it a great deal. I would think coaches and parents could Learn a lot.\u201d\u2014John \u201cCoach\u201d Kentera, former sports talk host at Mighty 690 & Mighty 1090<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

On this date in 2006, Temple City defeated Arroyo, 35-14 at North Field. Dwight Broadnax rushed for 242 yards, scored two touchdowns, and picked off a pass. Linebacker Joe Reasner (Bad Dude) was in on nine tackles and registered three sacks.<\/p>\n

Paul Aguilar scored two rushing touchdowns for the Knights.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Last Add Dodgers:<\/strong> I’d like to thank them for dealing Jharel Cotton to the Oakland A’s for Josh Reddick…He had a heck of a start for my fantasy team yesterday.<\/p>\n

***
\nMonrovia and Arcadia have met 35 times in football. The first time was in 1954 and the Wildcats won 40-0. The last time was a year ago in a 60-45 shootout at Salter Stadium (Is it still called, Salter Stadium?)<\/p>\n

This is the eleventh consecutive meeting between the schools (Wildcats lead all-time: 21-14) but Arcadia has not won at Monrovia since 2007 when Troy Amhaz rushed for 254 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 41-20 victory.<\/p>\n

M-Town won the schools six meetings in the 1950\u2019s (1954-1959) but Arcadia got its first win on November 18, 1960. The Wildcats were riding a 17-game regular season winning streak but the Apaches were playing to secure their first playoff birth.<\/p>\n

Estimates say 14,000 people were in the stands that night, along with another 2,000 standing, to see Arcadia at home score a 26-13 victory and earn a playoff date against Anaheim. (\u201cFog Game\u201d at La Palma Stadium, Apaches lost 13-12).<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

I know, I can be ridiculously hypercritical about some things in sports\u2026like stadium announcers & Time Warner\u2026but has anybody noticed the level of common, pedestrian, analysis on the NFL Network (mainly the morning show)?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to watch sometimes because their conclusions seem to have no nuance or thought and always are the most basic\u2026whatever.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been trying to find a good Los Angeles Rams podcast. If you know of one, send it my way. I\u2019ve listened to Rams’ podcasts with good production, but like I just said about the NFL Network, the guys talking sound like idiots to anyone with an ear for sports.<\/p>\n

The one I heard Wednesday afternoon was done by two guys who opened their show by saying they didn\u2019t watch the fourth preseason game. One guy said , \u201cIt was the fourth preseason game\u2026Meh\u2026who cares.\u201d<\/p>\n

His partner said he was out and missed the Rams first two drives of the game. Meaning he missed the best part of Jared Goff\u2019s performance and was now ready to critique Jared Goff.<\/p>\n

They couldn\u2019t DVR it?<\/p>\n

Believe it or not\u2026I watch very little political talk because it\u2019s stupid and goes round and round\u2026I no longer listen to sports talk on the radio because it’s as unbearable to hear as the NBA is to watch.<\/p>\n

I can understand someone making a mistake\u2026but preparation\u2026there\u2019s no excuse for not being prepared\u2026A football coach can make a mistake\u2026A coach can be caught in a lurch between going for two or one\u2026But to say he skipped film? Skipped a coaches meeting?<\/p>\n

They don\u2019t do that\u2026so how can somebody who intends to comment on what players do, not be equally diligent?<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Last Add Vikings:<\/strong> They seem to like former Rams quarterbacks the way we used to like former Vikings quarterbacks. I wasn\u2019t much of a Bob Lee guy, but\u2026Oh, I was always a Steve Dils fan.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

You\u2019re going to see history tomorrow night when South El Monte plays Walnut\u2026The teams have never met before.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Last Add Stadium Announcers:<\/strong> Now if the announcers were reading off scores just to be mangy, cheap, dirtbags\u2026I could live with it\u2026I could almost come to respect it and laugh with them\u2026But that\u2019s not the impression they give. When announcers read scores it comes across as if they feel they are giving us all scoop, scoop that we have to hear\u2026Nobody thinks they\u2019re more like God on earth than Politicians, DMV employees, and Stadium Announcers.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Gary \u201cNot Big Hands\u201d Johnson didn\u2019t ruin his chances of being President of the United States by not knowing anything about Syria and Aleppo\u2026He was never going to be President of the United States but he did kill his chances of making it to the debate stage\u2026Bummer, because it might have equaled the fun Alabama fans had watching\u00a0USC play last week.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Last Add Sports Talk:<\/strong> When the Rams were in St. Louis there was a podcast called \u201cRams Addiction\u201d\u2026The guys weren\u2019t entertaining but they were prepared and gave great information.<\/p>\n

\"Speakes2\"<\/a>***<\/p>\n

Midbits (same as \u2018Tidbits\u2019)<\/strong><\/span>
\nMidbits:<\/strong> Cal State Los Angeles offering segregated housing to African-American students.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Longtime area DC Donald Bernard (the DC of the 2003 & 2011 San Gabriel Matadors) turns 39 today.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Still waiting for newly minted Texas A&M fan, Andy VillaTheDevil to deliver his 22 push-ups.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Before the \u201cTim Tebow is keeping someone else from getting a shot\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0rants kick in\u2026Remember the Dodgers once upon a time drafted a pitcher, Bill Bene (Speaking of Cal State LA), who was so bad they couldn\u2019t even let him throw against live batters\u2026Terry Mulholland kept getting work\u2026and talent evaluators at some time thought sending Sid Fernandez to the Mets for Bob Bailor was a great idea\u2026Of course, we all remember Pedro Martinez for Delino DeShields\u2026You know what Lasorda would say about all of these\u2026
\n\u201cAin\u2019t my f-bombing fault! Campanis, he\u2019s the f-bombing guy!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> 10 years, LOL!<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

MLB GAMES JOE T. HAS WATCHED THIS SEASON (Minimum 5-innings)<\/strong><\/span>
\nNew York Mets: 105<\/strong><\/span>
\nLos Angeles Dodgers: 17<\/strong><\/span>
\nSan Francisco Giants: 14<\/strong><\/span>
\nLos Angeles Angels: 8<\/strong><\/span>
\nQuick Pitch (Watney\/Ryan): 80<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

635<\/p>\n

Psalm 128:1<\/p>\n

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

Author of \u201cTangent Dreams: A High School Football Novel\u201d available through amazon.com \u2026and \u201cThe Dead Bug Tales\u201d available this fall.<\/p>\n

Follow Joe on Twitter @joet13b<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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