{"id":56032,"date":"2016-10-25T16:28:14","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T23:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=56032"},"modified":"2016-10-26T10:15:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T17:15:04","slug":"fanview-october-25-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=56032","title":{"rendered":"Fanview: October 25, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Tribe<\/a>

Tribe fan as a member of the El Paisano staff circa 1987…Note the hair on the side was cropped by the editor…I had a much more distinct Oscar Gamble look in those days.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n

\u201cDeath? You\u2019ve got to be kidding me! For what?\u2026Well, I\u2019ll take it all back! Call them in here! I\u2019ll renounce everything! Let\u2019s get out of here. Let\u2019s go get some Chinese food.\u201d\u2014Socrates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kick it!<\/p>\n

Right off the Top:<\/strong> The New York Mets went further in 2015 than the Los Angeles Dodgers did in 2016.<\/p>\n

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I like the Tribe tonight\u2026look for Indians DH, Andre Thornton to get payback against Chicago for dealing him to Montreal. He\u2019ll take Cubs starter Steve Renko deep in the third\u2026<\/p>\n

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Two weeks on the disabled list with flumonia gave me a chance to think about a lot of things\u2026but only one thing really hacked me.<\/p>\n

Vote for Trump\u2026or don\u2019t vote for Trump\u2026I could give a rat\u2019s kiester who you vote for\u2026but don\u2019t be one of these people who say they were offended by what he called locker room talk when he was caught on tape with Billy Bush.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not telling you to like what he said\u2026and I won\u2019t argue if it changed your mind about voting for him\u2026but please\u2026to have some of these sports media people come out and say they\u2019ve never heard such talk in a locker room?<\/p>\n

All I can say to that is either they\u2019re liars or have never really been in a locker room\u2026Things that are said and done in a locker room are often unspeakable\u2026Off the charts\u2026I\u2019ve heard it all (and seen most of it) at prep, college, and the professional level\u2026pencils, helicopters, and dropped grapes\u2026and that\u2019s as much detail as I can give you\u2026What Trump said wasn\u2019t nice (don\u2019t give him your vote if that\u2019s how your feel)\u2026but he\u2019d be considered a lightweight if that was all he brought with him into a locker room.<\/p>\n

Supermarket night crew\u2026some of that stuff was unspeakable as well\u2026I\u2019m sure Barker could tell you about his days working construction, VillaTheDevil about his days with the Avengers, and Peterson about his times with his brother and Valentine.<\/p>\n

Man, I was actually with a group of Pastors, and many of them didn’t even believe what the Bible had to say…Talk about unspeakable…Locker room talk never sounded so pleasant.<\/p>\n

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Next Add Dodgers:<\/strong> So last Saturday night, I asked my guys, my fun team, Peterson and Barker if they wanted to get together and watch Game Six of the Dodgers-Cubs.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not a Dodger fan anymore,\u201d they said. \u201cSo since you\u2019re not a Dodger fan that makes you riff-raff. We don\u2019t watch important games with riff-raff.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"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

Note to Los Angeles Angels:<\/strong> Mike Napoli sent me a note before starting his third World Series tonight\u2026He\u2019d like me to thank you, after hitting 66 home runs in three seasons (92 in five), for dealing him to Toronto in 2011 for Vernon Wells\u2026<\/p>\n

Vernon Wells\u2026<\/p>\n

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Note to Chino Fans:<\/strong> The Cowboys won their first CIF title, 20-7 over Barstow, in 1948\u2026The same year the Cleveland Indians won their last World Series title.<\/p>\n

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If I\u2019m riff-raff, I wonder what Case Keenum is?<\/p>\n

I hate to see unemployment go up but there are a lot of federal programs to help you move ahead when you lose your job. So, if I was Stan Kroenke, I wouldn\u2019t have any hesitation kicking Jeff Fisher to the curb.<\/p>\n

Sunday in London was some serious 7-9 Bolshoi\u2026<\/p>\n

Six draft picks spent for Jared Goff, and in a make or break season, Fisher has decided to stick with Keenum\u2026That might tell you everything you need to know about Tim Couch\u2026oops, excuse me, sorry, I mean Jared Goff.<\/p>\n

\u2026And who put that offensive line together?<\/p>\n

Jubilee Dunbar!<\/p>\n

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On this night in 1975,<\/strong> Pasadena\u2019s Courtney Robinson rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries in the Bulldogs 28-14 victory at Arcadia. Future Los Angeles Rams kicker, Mike Lansford added both extra-points for the Apaches\u2026<\/p>\n

Same night, Blair beat Burbank 46-0 at PCC\u2026Monrovia defeated Schurr, 28-16, to take over sole possession of first place in the Mission Valley League\u2026SAY WHAT?\u2026I said Mission Valley League\u2026Rosemead got a 30-yard field goal from Gary Loveli with 41-seconds to play to beat Mark Keppel 16-14\u2026In the Foothill League (Not the Pacific)\u2026Crescenta Valley\u2019s Gary Beck rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns in the Falcons 28-6 victory over previously unbeaten Burroughs.<\/p>\n

In the Rio Hondo League, San Marino beat Bell Gardens, 28-14\u2026and South Pasadena defeated Temple City, 21-6, at North Field\u2026Interesting thing about this game is the Tigers, under HC Jim Yang, end up going all the way to the CIF Finals and beat Villa Park, 13-12.<\/p>\n

In 1976, Temple City returns to the CIF Finals for the first time since 1973, and defeat Villa Park, 21-0. (The Rams would also win CIF titles in 1977 & 1978)<\/p>\n

How\u2019s that for research?<\/p>\n

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Last Add Dodgers:<\/strong> Trying to articulate my thoughts on abandoning the Dodgers\u2026I worked this out in my head and then put it down on paper\u2026I think it shares my feelings about the Dodgers, Time Warner\/Spectrum, and the actions I’ve taken.<\/p>\n

But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same support evinces a design to reduce fans to absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such support for a local team, and to provide new guards for their future happiness and fandom.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Might be a little wordy\u2026but it just came to me.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m going with Los Altos this week\u2026call it a hunch\u2026or just the bad taste the Chargers left in my mouth when they were nearly upset by West Covina\u2026It\u2019s cliche to say one team is hungry and another is not\u2026everybody is hungry\u2026but I\u2019m going with the team that has Tyler Nevens.<\/p>\n

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Vernon Wells\u2026Really, Vernon Wells… That’s like the Lakers trading for Mel Counts.<\/p>\n

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I got tagged in a link to Aram Tolegian\u2019s story for the Star News on the state of athletics in the Pasadena school district, and it was a great read.<\/p>\n

A program can suffer a bad season because of a bad coach\u2026I agree with that\u2026but a program (or programs) that suffers for two decades or more is all about leadership at the administration level.<\/p>\n

Also when successful coaches are let go because they are not the right \u201ccolor\u201d\u2026you\u2019re going to have problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cParents will do anything to keep their kids out of the Pasadena school system.\u201d\u2014A local private school coach told me in 2011.<\/p>\n

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Is there an elephant in the room?<\/p>\n

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Okay Elephant In The Room Department:<\/strong><\/span> The Mid Valley News is closing its doors\u2026Not Mid Valley Sports\u2026After the Mid Valley News website went dark the week of the CIF semifinals in 2008, we created this website\u2026We vowed to never, ever, leave the football work we do in the hands of somebody else. So when the suits and accountants start fighting\u2026we can still publish\u2026<\/p>\n

We\u2019re still here\u2026We\u2019ll still be publishing and providing the very best local and national sports coverage available in this price range.<\/p>\n

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Burbank usually finds a way to stick a thorn into Crescenta Valley\u2019s side\u2026but the Bulldogs are going to have to hustle up a passing game (just a modest one) if they’re going to keep pace with the Falcons this Friday night.<\/p>\n

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Midbits (same as \u2018Tidbits\u2019)<\/strong><\/span>
\nMidbits:<\/strong> \u201cWhat do you mean, your Cubbies?\u2026When did they suddenly become your Cubbies? You don\u2019t have any shirts, you don\u2019t have any gear, and you never talk about them.\u201d\u2014Mrs. Andy VillaTheDevil on Saturday night to her husband.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Because I\u2019ve seen it floating around online, let me help Dodger fans with something. Signing Yoenis Cespedes and parking him in left field would be a great move\u2026but I saw 123 Mets games this year and the dude does not want to play, nor feels comfortable playing, right field. He shines in left, he\u2019ll play some center\u2026but he will not play right field.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Carlos Santana is in the World Series for the Cleveland Indians\u2026Can somebody find Casey Blake for me?<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Pedro Cerrano says, \u201cIs very bad to steal Jobu’s rum. Is very bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Indians win the World Series four games to two.<\/p>\n

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MLB GAMES JOE T. HAS WATCHED THIS SEASON (Minimum 5-innings)<\/strong><\/span>
\nNew York Mets: 123<\/strong><\/span>
\nLos Angeles Dodgers: 30<\/strong><\/span>
\nSan Francisco Giants: 20<\/strong><\/span>
\nChicago Cubs-14<\/span> <\/strong>
\nCleveland Indians-10<\/strong><\/span>
\nToronto Blue Jays-8<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

647<\/p>\n

Psalm 140<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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