By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n
Good Morning!<\/p>\n
T-Minus-34 until Manny Ramirez returns to Dodgers lineup<\/p>\n
I am so sick of the Angels…<\/p>\n
When shooting around with folks who understand the concept of \u201cchange\u201d it goes without saying that when you stick in a\u00a0 22-footer from the wing they toss the ball back.<\/p>\n
When somebody doesn\u2019t you get a real sense of their basketball IQ.<\/p>\n
I can see giving somebody a fist or some skin after they hit a free throw…I can see it, I don\u2019t necessarily approve of it…seems gratuitous to me…but I\u2019ll accept it.<\/p>\n
What I can\u2019t accept is the same kind of reaction when someone tosses up a brick at the foul line. What is that all about?<\/p>\n
Rashard Lewis clanks one and everyone steps up to give him a fist-bump…My reaction is \u201chit the blanking free throw!\u201d and then maybe I\u2019ll give you some love.<\/p>\n
Can you imagine James Loney swinging and missing at the plate then having Mariano Duncan, Larry Bowa, Casey Blake all racing quickly to the box to bump fists with him?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s like the government saying they created a thousand new federal jobs (Hooray!) and then raising everyones taxes to pay for it…<\/p>\n
Get the hit, create the job, hit the blanking free throw!<\/p>\n
If Cleveland ever lets LeBron James get away while still in his prime, they should just fold the franchise…<\/p>\n
I thought the experts were saying James had help this year…Mo Williams and the brain-dead Delonte West are not enough…The Cavs should be down 3-0…<\/p>\n
Go Denver!<\/p>\n
Could this season\u2019s NBA champion be the weakest ever?<\/p>\n
Lots of buzz floating our way about high school football, the latest one I got said not to overlook South Pasadena in the Rio Hondo.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gil Ruedaflores is back at Alhambra for another season, and says this will really be it.<\/p>\n
We have a lot of fun with Ruedaflores but few coaches are as entertaining with the quotes.<\/p>\n
From praising the Almont as \u201ca tough Mexican League\u201d…To questioning what his linemen ate for breakfast \u201cyou ate too much huevos rancheros this morning\u201d…To imploring his defense on the sidelines \u201cyou can\u2019t just stand there! you have to make plays!\u201d…This guy is a lot of fun to be around…I kind of hope he outlasts us all…<\/p>\n
But I\u2019m done with retirement stories…I\u2019d sooner let Scanlan lecture me about Juan Pierre\u2019s GPS…or is that OPS…UPS?<\/p>\n
Stay thirsty my friends…<\/p>\n
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