{"id":95869,"date":"2026-04-20T09:18:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=95869"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:23:31","slug":"fanview-4-20-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=95869","title":{"rendered":"FanView: 4\/20\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_89497\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89497\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89497\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/OSCAR-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/OSCAR-300x300.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/OSCAR-70x70.jpeg 70w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/OSCAR-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/OSCAR-144x144.jpeg 144w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/OSCAR.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe T., always working hard&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n<p>Kick it!<\/p>\n<p>How does the greatest team in MLB history lose twice in Colorado?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure Dianna Russini will be blamed for it.<\/p>\n<p>Staying in Denver, on the ice, for a moment, I thought the Kings had a shot against the Avalanche.<\/p>\n<p>Not prime time\u2026 but you can see them on Prime. Yet Prime only broadcast three of the NBA&#8217;s eight playoff games this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>But for some reason, it felt like they were broadcasting all of them.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Of the four NBA playoff games played yesterday, the average margin of victory was 22 points.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to see the Atlanta Hawks against the Knicks tonight in Madison Square Garden, a single ticket in the West Balcony will cost you $355.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m trying to remember a time, if ever, I&#8217;ve seen Luke Kennard play like the go-to guy he was for the Lakers on Saturday against Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, with all the injuries the Lakers have, he had to be, but I didn&#8217;t know he could be. I expected to see the spot up three-point specialist I saw with the Clippers\u2014and every other NBA stop of his.<\/p>\n<p>It was one game, and, yes, he hit threes, but seeing him go and get his own shot against the Rockets, along with everything else, may have changed a lot of opinions on Kennard.<\/p>\n<p>My recent statement about no longer being into sports has nothing to do with the New York Mets losing 11 games in a row, or being eight games out of first place in the third week of April.<\/p>\n<p>It must be Dianna Russini&#8217;s fault. (The new Zola Budd)<\/p>\n<p>#28\u2014May the San Francisco Giants rot and lie stinking in the earth\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Temple City &amp; The Company of The Ages\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"520\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?asin=B07QDLTBJB\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Cincinnati Bengals making moves? Spending money? I hardly recognize them.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if they&#8217;re the right players, but the Cincy front office doing anything is a stop the presses event.<\/p>\n<p>Adding, now former New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence to their roster in an AFC North that is in flux\u2014to be kind, chaos\u2014to be honest, makes them the favorite.<\/p>\n<p>For the Giants, moving off Lawrence was a good move. They get the 10th overall pick, get rid of a player who is no longer young, his contract, and the headache of dealing with his contract.<\/p>\n<p>In this week&#8217;s draft, the Giants could get Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles at #5, and USC receiver Makai Lemon at #10. Boom!<\/p>\n<p>This trade definitely has a ripple effect on the Rams at #13.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams need a playmaking receiver, a backup tackle ready to take NFL snaps, and could use an off-ball linebacker in a draft full of off-ball linebackers.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona State wide receiver Jordon Tyson&#8217;s stock was rising and being linked to the Rams at #13, but the Giants-Bengals deal creates another obstacle between them, Lemon, and Tyson.<\/p>\n<p>Do they trade up? I think they trade back.<\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco 49ers have given left tackle Trent Williams a two-year, 50-rock extension. That&#8217;s great for him, great for them\u2014if he stays healthy. Williams will be 38 when the season starts.<\/p>\n<p>If it all falls apart&#8230;they can say it was all Dianna Russini&#8217;s fault.<\/p>\n<p>1,273<br \/>\nLuke 5:27-32<br \/>\njtbank1964@yahoo.com<br \/>\n\u201cRamView\u201d M-W-F<br \/>\nFollow Joe on X: @joet13b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joe Torosian Kick it! How does the greatest team in MLB history lose twice in Colorado? I&#8217;m sure Dianna Russini will be blamed for it. Staying in Denver, on the ice, for a moment, I thought the Kings had a shot against the Avalanche. Not prime time\u2026 but you can see them on Prime. 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