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Fanview Lite: April 2, 2014

“Go melt back into the night…Everything inside is made of stone There’s nothing in here moving…An’ anyway I’m not alone.”—Bob Dylan Kick it! I’m really out of my element when I talk about Catholic school stuff, but why not Salesian, Paraclete, and La Salle in a revamped Del Rey League? (Tee me up and take […]

Fanview Lite: April 1, 2014

“Yes, how many times can a man turn his head…Pretending he just doesn’t see?”—Bob Dylan Kick it! I love baseball. It’s great to be back into baseball after being away from it for so long. Opening day is great. However, fantasy baseball does, at times, cause me to howl at the moon. So over the […]

Fanview Lite: March 27, 2014

“I had my moment on the stage. The trick in life is to know when to leave.”—Al McGuire Kick it!

Fanview Lite: March 26, 2014

“Sometimes, I say things I shouldn’t. I go berserk. If I were a university, I wouldn’t hire me.”—Al McGuire Kick it! Don’t get me wrong on the NCAA Tournament…While my interest isn’t at the street rat crazy level it used to be, it’s not as bad as boxing. In comparison to boxing the Tourney is […]

Fanview Lite: March 25, 2014

“I don’t think any decent human being enjoys recruiting.”—Al McGuire Kick it! Writing a column the day after Jude Oliva steps down at Maranatha, might be the easiest thing I’ve ever done…

Fanview Lite: March 20, 2014

“You don’t kiss the cheerleaders and shake the hands of the parents until the game is over.”—Al McGuire Kick it! Oh, I’ve always been a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo fan.

Fanview Lite: March 19, 2014

“My rule was I wouldn’t recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house. That’s not my world. My world was a cracked sidewalk.”—Al McGuire Kick it! Hey what do you know…Baskin Robbins finally got “Baseball Nut” in the ice cream case. Nothing like a little media pressure to change the world.

Fanview Lite: March 18, 2014

“All love affairs end. Eventually the girl is gonna put curlers in her hair.”—Al McGuire Kick it! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a prep football fan to recognize the times have changed.

Fanview Lite: March 13, 2014

“I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.”—Al McGuire Kick it! “It was a dagger.”—Spartan Nation tweeted

Fanview Lite: March 12, 2014

“I’ve never blown a whistle, looked at a film, worked at a blackboard or organized a practice in my life.”—Al McGuire Kick it! Wouldn’t the Del Rio be a better fit in the Mid-Valley Division these days?