Rams Entering 10th Season Since return, but…

April 19, 2025 | Author: jtorosian

Look to your right, vote in our poll…and leave a comment.

This season will be the Rams tenth since coming back to Los Angeles. They’ve been to the playoffs six times in the previous nine seasons, two Super Bowls, and have won a Super Bowl…while becoming a model franchise.

Still, they are outnumbered in their own stadium. So our question is a simple one…Who’s your favorite NFL team? The usual suspects are in the poll, if your team isn’t…then mark “other” and leave a comment. We just want to know.

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Athletics Notes: 4/19/2025

April 19, 2025 | Author: jtorosian

By Tim Byrnes

The Athletics beat up the struggling White Sox in nearly every way possible and swept Chicago in their own city. They sandwiched a close 3-1 win between two blowouts, 12-3 and 8-0, and are only a game under .500. 

The A’s are showing a core of really exciting hitters, as the days of hitting .216 as a team appear long gone. Read more »

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Q&A With El Rancho Announcer Armie Briones

April 17, 2025 | Author: tpeterson
The “Voice of the Dons” Armie Briones

By Tim Peterson

El Rancho’s Armie Briones is set to enter his 62nd year as the El Rancho PA announcer. The “Voice of the Dons” is an El Rancho alum as he took the walk in the cap and gown in 1967. And ever since then, and yes I mean literally since that time, he has been calling the games from the El Rancho press box. On April 21 the press box will be dedicated in his name by the El Rancho Unified School District. We had the opportunity to sit down with Armie recently for a Q&A.

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Dodgers Notes: 4/18/25

April 17, 2025 | Author: mvs

By Those Deferred BenchWarmers

When we were kids, I remember going to a Dodger game with my dad and his friends where the Dodgers faced a pitcher who was in the midst of some struggles on the mound. I don’t remember the pitcher, the team, or even the year, but I remember the Dodgers loss with a putrid showing at the plate. After the game, one of my dad’s friends said something that has stuck with me all these years. As we were leaving, he said “There’s nothing better to lower your E.R.A. than to face this Dodger Offense.” The moment has always stuck with me, even as the Dodgers have transformed from the late 90s Dodgers, to the mid 2000s Dodgers, to where they are now. As a little homage to all the suffering of those Dodger teams, at least we can amend the quote: “There’s nothing better to improve your morale than to face the Colorado Rockies.” Read more »

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