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Catching up with Manny Acosta
Love stories like this…Back in the day we used to cover Little League and one of the seven leagues that we covered was South El Monte National that played at New Temple Park. Manny Acosta played shortstop and pitched for the SEM National Pirates and had the word “potential” written all over him.
Galaxy Fit to be Tied
(Carson) – A tie is usually equated to kissing your sister, but for the Galaxy Friday night it was much worse than that. It was more like winning the lottery but losing the ticket on the way to collect.
Galaxy’s Donovan to Retire After Season
Landon Donovan of the LA Galaxy has announced that he will retire after the current MLS season. Donovan is the top scorer in both national team and MLS history and also earned All-Star Game MVP honors on Wednesday night.
The Peterson Principle: 8/4/14
Joe Theisman’s injury was bad; Kevin Ware’s was brutal. Tim Krumrie, whose leg snapped in two places in the Super Bowl in 1989, was hard to watch as well. The injury to Indiana’s Paul George in Las Vegas Friday night was the worst I ever saw.
The Peterson Principle: 7/28/14
Swaggy P, Booze Cruise, Linsanity, oh yeah and that other guy…the Black Mamba…sound like a playoff team to you? At least they all have nicknames.
Last Throw at Arroyo Before Dead
(El Monte) – Whittier Christian, Northview, and San Gabriel joined Arroyo for one last throw Thursday before the dead period begins for the next few weeks.