{"id":88607,"date":"2025-02-21T13:26:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=88607"},"modified":"2025-02-21T13:27:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:27:59","slug":"fanview-2-21-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=88607","title":{"rendered":"FanView: 2\/21\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-88608\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joe-Cool-e1740169295247.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joe-Cool-e1740169295247.jpeg 885w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joe-Cool-e1740169295247-272x300.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joe-Cool-e1740169295247-63x70.jpeg 63w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joe-Cool-e1740169295247-768x848.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joe-Cool-e1740169295247-136x150.jpeg 136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/>By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI went to Heaven and return with good news and bad news. The good? There\u2019s football. The bad? You\u2019re playing tomorrow.\u201d \u2014Anonymous&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kick it!<\/p>\n<p>Congrats to Canada\u2026they needed it.<\/p>\n<p>However, I have to admit I was really disappointed by the first nine seconds\u2014I was expecting so much more.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve said it before, I\u2019m a casual hockey fan during the NHL regular season, but nothing is better than USA versus Canada\u2014except USA versus the Soviets.<\/p>\n<p>Loved the mashing of the Herb Brooks speech in \u201cMiracle\u201d with the USA hockey team last night\u2026.and the way it immediately cuts to them brawling with the canucks\u2014it was beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing Wayne Gretzky out as an honorary captain for Canada wasn\u2019t a surprise\u2026And it was a perfect move by the USA to make Mike Eruzione its honorary captain.<\/p>\n<p>Loved the national anthem and the crowd singing\u2026and the next time some scumbag elitist tries to shut you down for patriotism, send him to Brittain.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_88150\" style=\"width: 297px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88150\" class=\" wp-image-88150\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RamImage.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RamImage.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RamImage-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RamImage-70x70.jpeg 70w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RamImage-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RamImage-144x144.jpeg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>RamView Live Today (5PM) on YouTube<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>So that\u2019s hockey\u2026and the NBA loses rising star Victor Wembanyama for the season with a blood clot in his shoulder\u2026<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nDid you see Dodger pitcher Bobby Miller get Herb Score\u2019d yesterday against the Cubs? If that dude didn\u2019t believe in God before, he does now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The sound of it made me think he was fast-passing into eternity.<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nIs it wrong to reference Kelly Stafford as Yoko Stafford?<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nSomething no one is talking about, but I\u2019m getting a lot of positive responses to\u2026is the suggestion that the Rams trade Kyren Williams now\u2014while his value is high\u2014and take another running back in this year\u2019s draft.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams already have Blake Corum in house and its a deep draft for RBs.<\/p>\n<p>Would you do it?<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n***<br \/>\n<strong>Last Add Stafford:<\/strong> Matthew Stafford wants 2 years at 120 Rocks\u2026fully guaranteed\u2026I\u2019d do it. He\u2019s been underpaid his whole time in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nDallas Cowboys guard Zack Martin retires. Yes, he\u2019s been fading, but a fading Zack Martin is better than anything Dallas has to replace him.<\/p>\n<p>By the way\u2026did you know\u2026Dak Prescott\u2019s cap hit in 2025 is 89.8-Rocks. Prescott is 32% of the Cowboys salary cap. CeeDee Lamb is 12%\u2026and they haven\u2019t extended Micah Parsons yet.<\/p>\n<p>For a Dallas fan, this must be their worst time ever\u2026how marvelous!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_87607\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Game-Day-RamCave-Joe-Torosian\/dp\/B0DFTLJVY6\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SAHW68UJ3CZC&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Zo34Nr0isA2akU5ECiDbST3wghLpICBp4zENj_RbcFyjgpcx0P3uhxL4fRPaa2VtOHkL7DkkrIfaUS99yYbe4k6NzzZmwJG4T9X6ahyQq2v7hFvVOSqpHaChPVrvgvLXWp8OQx2Ni1RZyFIpuTXg1jwy-aT84Agtv2d5dKdgn7x-k4m3Adg_XxNv38H_s_ZH_etxUbU0S_MEpdhxT5z1Htpri4QwhA_CywY7pl__EWc.2vLNlSIw-yCMckN-XXPQuhVdkOsEaQY0ZEz3Fz4x2yQ&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=joe+torosian&amp;qid=1740169437&amp;sprefix=Joe+Torosian%2Caps%2C174&amp;sr=8-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87607\" class=\"wp-image-87607\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamCAVE.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamCAVE.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamCAVE-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamCAVE-47x70.jpeg 47w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamCAVE-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamCAVE-100x150.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-87607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>The Rams are playing the Packers in the NFC title game&#8230;and the bad mojo needs to be kept from the RamCave in order for them to win.<\/em><\/span> (Click pic for link)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>***<br \/>\nI think it\u2019s smart for the Angels to move Mike Trout from center to right\u2026but it also feels like a confirmation of Trout\u2019s diminishment as a player.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Games Played by Mike Trout since 2021:<\/strong><br \/>\n2021: &nbsp; 36<br \/>\n2022: &nbsp;119&nbsp;<br \/>\n2023: &nbsp; 82<br \/>\n2024: &nbsp; 29<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nESPN\u2019s association with MLB will end at the conclusion of the 2025 season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s the draw to keep watching ESPN? Is Monday Night Football enough? The NBA is horrible, and college basketball is over-saturated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I will watch football, but the network does continue to lose relevance.<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nFormer Rams TE Gerald Everett (2\/44\/2017-South Alabama) has been released by the Chicago Bears. A salary cap casualty, Everett is 31.<\/p>\n<p>Everett was the first pick of the McSnead era.<\/p>\n<p>The Dude abides\u2026<\/p>\n<p>1,230<br \/>\n2 Corinthians 1:9<br \/>\njtbank1964@yahoo.com<br \/>\nFollow Joe on X: @joet13b<br \/>\nInstagram: @joet13b<br \/>\nYouTube: \u201cRamView\u201d (MWF)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joe Torosian \u201cI went to Heaven and return with good news and bad news. The good? There\u2019s football. The bad? You\u2019re playing tomorrow.\u201d \u2014Anonymous&nbsp; Kick it! Congrats to Canada\u2026they needed it. However, I have to admit I was really disappointed by the first nine seconds\u2014I was expecting so much more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fanview"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88607"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88610,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88607\/revisions\/88610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}