{"id":57109,"date":"2017-01-07T16:47:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T23:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=57109"},"modified":"2017-01-07T22:24:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-08T05:24:44","slug":"fanview-january-7-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=57109","title":{"rendered":"Fanview: January 7, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Joe<\/a>

Joe T. feels for Raider fans.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n

\u201cDo I dare disturb the universe? In a minute there is time. For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.\u201d\u2014T.S. Eliot<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kick it!<\/p>\n

Right off the Top:<\/strong> I always knew about Hall of Fame Detroit Lions quarterback Bobby Layne\u2019s curse after he was dealt to the Pittsburgh Steelers while Ike was still in the White House.<\/p>\n

I did not know that current Lions\u2019 quarterback Matthew Stafford went to the same high school as Layne.<\/p>\n

Man, cue the Twilight Zone music.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Reminder to Green Bay Packers Fans: Jared Cook giveth…and Jared Cook taketh away…over and over again.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Who would you rather be\u2026A Raiders fan seeing your team in the playoffs for the first time in 14 years with Connor Cook making his first start\u2026or a Texans fan seeing your team in the playoffs again with Brock Osweiler at quarterback?<\/p>\n

Speaking of which\u2026why didn\u2019t the Raiders go vertical?<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Do the Dodgers have a second baseman yet?<\/p>\n

\"Joe<\/a>

Joe T.’s High School football novel is available through Amazon.com<\/strong>
“If you love high school football then Tangent Dreams is a must read…”–Longtime SGV HC & Assistant Coach Greg Vaniman<\/span><\/strong>
“Joe captures the essence of high school football and does it with a local flavor that makes this book especially interesting.”–Mike Maggiore, HC West Covina Bulldogs<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cA literary snapshot of what goes on over the course of a high school football season\u2026an awesome read and a story that truly will transcend time.\u201d\u2014Jim Singiser, AD\/HC Arroyo Knights Football<\/strong>
\u201cThrill, dread, anxiety, love, agony, success, and failure; basically all the emotions you feel as a football player\/coach as you do in life, all wrapped up in a single book.\u201d\u2014Marc Paramo, HC Rosemead Panthers Football<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cI read the book and really enjoyed it a great deal. I would think coaches and parents could Learn a lot.\u201d\u2014John \u201cCoach\u201d Kentera, former sports talk host at Mighty 690 & Mighty 1090<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

***<\/p>\n

Remember, way back, what a high school football game looked like when the local cable channel was providing coverage? Shaky, bouncy, and all the action was from field level?<\/p>\n

Re-watching the Arroyo CIF title win, which holds up as well as a Seinfeld episode, I was thinking how far the broadcasting has come.<\/p>\n

My thought, now, is that Fox should incorporate some overhead drones to give us that angle.<\/p>\n

I know there\u2019s a CIF \u201crule\u201d about drones, but that didn\u2019t seem to stop the ones I saw this season\u2026give the rights to Fox and take the coverage to another level\u2026<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

I\u2019m waiting for the Facebook link to show up saying:
\n\u201c20 Things The Producers of \u201cBishop Amat Football\u201d Hid From Fans\u201d<\/p>\n

Followed by the: \u201c20 Things The Producers of \u201cMid Valley Sports\u201d Hid From Fans\u201d<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

I have to say; I\u2019m really not interested in the Clemson-Alabama game\u2026the national championship game\u2026Nope\u2026No Sam Darnold\u2026No Joe T. watching\u2026<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Besides getting a new offensive line it is imperative that the Rams re-sign Trumaine Johnson and T.J. McDonald\u2026<\/p>\n

Note to Rams: Trade Todd Gurley while he still has value.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Midbits (same as \u2018Tidbits\u2019)<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2028Midbits:<\/strong> Arroyo alum Bill Hobbs turns 54 today. Hobbs was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 1981 MLB Draft. He was a left-handed pitcher. In the same draft, the Cubs selected Joe Carter, Vance Loveless, and Darrin Jackson\u2026Hobbs chose to attend Cal State Fullerton.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> It would have been nice to hear some boos from the fans at the Coliseum last Sunday afternoon as the Rams were in the midst of being hammered, 44-6 by the Arizona Cardinals\u2026While attending my first Rams game at the Coliseum since 1978 all I noticed was an improvement in the food selections and a bunch of fans, wearing jerseys, wanting to appear on Flex-Cam\u2026as far as caring about what was happening the field\u2026It did not seem to be a priority.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Finally, the Kansas City Royals traded Jarrod Dyson. That guy\u2019s been on the block in KC since Willie Wilson was playing there.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> If you\u2019ve ever been around Peterson or Barker in the morning\u2026then you\u2019d know the Legion of Boom has a entirely different meaning.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> \u201cWhat’s the last possible day I have to take my Christmas tree down?\u201d\u2014South El Monte alum Annette Storms<\/p>\n

The Dude abides\u2026<\/p>\n

655<\/p>\n

Psalm 148<\/p>\n

Contact Joe at joe@midvalleysports.com<\/p>\n

Author of \u201cTangent Dreams: A High School Football Novel\u201d available through amazon.com \u2026and \u201cThe Dead Bug Tales\u201d available this fall.<\/p>\n

Follow Joe on Twitter @joet13b<\/p>\n

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