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Joe Torosian

Note to Major League Baseball: I now have a 99 mile per hour fastball exploding out of my left arm…I know I don’t have a body of work to support this, but I’ve employed the Charlie Sheen Formula to my life: Closed my eyes, used my mind, and made it so…

I’m willing to work for the minimum…as long as its guaranteed.

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I never saw him play, but as a Dodger fan it feels like I did. Like he was part of the family growing up. Snider was just part of the experience at Chavez Ravine.

…And of course, Duke was Duke and he hit more homeruns than “Leave it to Beaver”…

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Snow is overrated…Give me some falling flakes during Bonita-San Dimas, Rosemead-Arroyo, or Burbank-Burroughs and then you’ve got something…

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Did everybody and their brother qualify for the CIF Finals in basketball?

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Note to Those Considering a Comeback in Football: If you’ve been away from the game more than a year…Can I suggest a fascinating, low paying career, in the world of local sportswriting.

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Spent the weekend around a bunch of former Righetti football players now living in Bakersfield…Needless to say I didn’t make any Bako jokes at the breakfast table…And this will be the last time I say: “There are worse things in life than death. I mean, if you’ve ever spent any time in Bakersfield you know exactly what I mean.”

I will not use that line anymore…From now all cheap shots about location will be consigned to Fresno… FRESNO, what a rotten name.

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Just discovered I used to work with Maranatha point guard Josh Chamberlain’s dad…Scott Chamberlain was a heck of minister and the master of the jeans and tee shirt sermon downtown, but his court game wasn’t as polished.

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So there is no Lady Bearcats designation? Or has Villathedevil decided to forgo it?

Whatever the case the Bonita girls basketball team is going to the finals…It’s been a nice school year in La Verne.

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Note to Smart Guys: Just like you cannot make a left tackle out of a punter, you cannot make a comedienne out of an actor… I didn’t see a minute of the Oscars last night, but folks really don’t seem too happy with James Franco…Especially Mid Valley Sports Entertainment Editor; Johnny Blue State.

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I recently met a Padres fan,…who believes…really…

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Gabrielino is going to miss Joe Laski….What do you think?

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“Cantu to Arredondo”

Yeah, I like the sound of that…and I know there is a reason for doing it at ELAC…but I would have preferred it up the coast at Cal Poly SLO, NAU, APU, to see the these former Schurr Spartans… Still it should be a show at Weingart…

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“Have You Ever Been Melo?”

I gotta believe they are worried in Miami this morning…

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Last Add NBA: Did you know or do you remember when Chauncey Billups was considered a Rick Pitino miss?

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The actual kick-off for the next football season is six months away. How would you frame it? “It’s still six months away…” or “It’s only six months away…”

There was a time I truly believed in the former, but the last few years…It seems September hits us like a runaway freight.

Perhaps because its almost impossible to accomplish all the things we want during the off season.

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Stay thirsty my friends…

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