{"id":51986,"date":"2016-02-24T08:29:51","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T15:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=51986"},"modified":"2016-02-24T15:08:33","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T22:08:33","slug":"the-ten-2242016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=51986","title":{"rendered":"The TEN: 2\/24\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>

The TEN<\/p><\/div>\n

(\u201cThe Ten\u201d is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)<\/p>\n

1.) The \u201cGodfather\u201d of Mid Valley Sports, Emery \u201cPete\u201d Peterson (father of Tim) passed away Monday night. It was in \u201cPete\u2019s\u201d family room, throughout the 1980s, where Barker, Joe T., & Tim watched nearly every Super Bowl, World Series, and NBA Finals match. A Bob Cousy fan and Mel Counts apologist, who loved fast cars, \u201cPete\u201d put up with a lot but showed us his love. Keep the Peterson family in prayer.<\/p>\n

2.) Bellflower alum\/Retired Dodger Stadium organist Nancy B. Hefley turns young today.<\/p>\n

3.) In the last six years MVS staffer Joe Torosian has attended three La Canada High School basketball playoff games\u2026They\u2019ve lost all three, including last night\u2019s boys loss to San Gabriel Academy, 68-60. \u201cJust stay away,\u201d says former Lady Spartans HC Tamar Hill.<\/p>\n

4.) Adrian Gonzalez, Kik\u00e9 Hernandez, Micah Johnson, Joc Pederson, Yasiel Puig, Corey Seager, Trayce Thompson, Justin Turner Chase Utley and Scott Van Slyke – have already been working out for the better part of a week at Camelback Ranch, tomorrow marks the official report date for physicals for the full-squad. The first full-squad workout will take place on Thursday.<\/p>\n

5.) \u201cThe old movie critic Roger Ebert worked as a High School sports reporter prior to taking over the film desk, and he always said there\u2019s absolutely NOTHING more exciting than a big-time HS basketball game when everything\u2019s on the line.\u201d\u2014MVS commenter \u201cRoger and Tim\u201d<\/p>\n

6.) \u201cHow long do you think it would take for today’s PC crowd to destroy The Marx Brothers?\u201d\u2014Dennis Miller<\/p>\n

7.) \u201cConspiracy Day\u201d\u2026at the bottom of today\u2019s TEN is a reprint of The TEN from February 24, 2012.<\/p>\n

8.) Hall of Fame (Baltimore Orioles\/Los Angeles Dodgers) first baseman Eddie Murray turns 60 today.<\/p>\n

9.) Fifty-six years ago today the US Olympic Hockey team was enroute to its first gold medal at Squaw Valley with a 9-1 victory over West Germany.<\/p>\n

10.) \u201cMel Counts was a good steady ballplayer!\u201d\u2014\u201cPete\u201d Peterson<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

FROM February 24, 2012<\/strong><\/span>
\n1.) The NBA rigged the 1985 lottery so the New York Knicks could draft Georgetown\u2019s Patrick Ewing.
\n2.) Red Auerbach and the Boston Celtics paid to have Magic Johnson\u2019s 1991 blood test show positive for HIV.
\n3.) The NFL hated Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis so much it employed the \u201cTuck Rule\u201d on Tom Brady\u2019s celebrated fumble in the 2001 playoffs.
\n4.) Temple City football always wins the coin flip.
\n5.) NFL covered up \u201cSpygate\u201d because it wanted the New England Patriots\u2014Patriots\u2014to win the title the same season that 911 occurred.
\n6.) Jude Oliva conjured up the windstorm last fall to delay, by one night, San Gabriel\u2019s semifinal match with San Dimas.
\n7.) To ensure the league\u2019s success with revenue and high ratings, the NBA conspired to have only five teams qualify for the finals during the 1980\u2019s (Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Houston, & Detroit).
\n8.) Michigan star Chris Weber was paid off to throw the NCAA Finals against North Carolina in 1993. First by traveling (which wasn\u2019t called) and then calling timeout when the Wolverines had no timeouts remaining.
\n9.) How come Arroyo always seems to have a quarterback?
\n10.) What really happened to Pater Noster High School?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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