{"id":97880,"date":"2026-08-18T07:45:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=97880"},"modified":"2026-08-18T07:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:45:46","slug":"the-ten-8-18-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=97880","title":{"rendered":"The TEN: 8\/18\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The TEN<\/p><\/div>\n

(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)<\/p>\n

1\u2014Jeanie Buss is contesting family\u2019s sale of stake in the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n

2\u2014\u201cIf you want true rivalries and true hatred in sports, the WNBA is for you.\u201d\u2014Barstool\u2019s Dave Portnoy<\/p>\n

3\u2014Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs (his 28th and 29th of the season) and finished with four hits as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies 11-5.<\/p>\n

4\u2014Former San Gabriel quarterback Frankie Bernard turns 40 today. Bernard led the Matadors on their CIF run in 2003 with victories over Arroyo, La Serna, and Santa Fe.<\/p>\n

5\u2014Cubs walk off White Sox in Crosstown Classic \u2014 Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his first career walk-off home run (a two-run shot in the 10th inning) as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 7-5 win over the White Sox at Wrigley Field. Crow-Armstrong also reached back-to-back 30-30 seasons.<\/p>\n

6\u2014\u201cJust throwing it out there, but Workman will be playing our first home game on campus in the school\u2019s history!!!!\u201d\u2014MVS commenter, \u201cTeach.\u201d Western Christian comes to play the Lobos this Friday at 7:PM. Note: Workman opened in 1967<\/p>\n

7\u2014On this day in 1951 3\u20197\u2033 St. Louis Browns pinch hitter Eddie Gaedel becomes the smallest man ever to appear in a Major League baseball game. Detroit Tiger pitcher Bob Cain walked him on four straight pitches. Two days later the American League banned owner Bill Veeck from ever using Gaedel again calling him a \u201cpromotional attraction\u201d.<\/p>\n

8\u2014New York Mets rookie right fielder Carson Benge threw out two San Diego Padres runners at home plate on consecutive plays in the first inning of Monday night\u2019s (August 17, 2026) game at Citi Field. Benge threw out Jake Cronenworth on a 99.9 mph chuck. On the next play he fired a 103.9 mph missile to get Many Machado.<\/p>\n

9\u2014Workman High School\u2019s lone alumnus to make it to the NFL is former USC\/Carolina Panther is tackle Norberto Garrido, who also played at Mt. Sac. Garrido seen four years (1996-1999) with the Panthers, and one (2000) with the Arizona Cardinals.<\/p>\n

10\u2014 \u201cWhat can I do, I asked myself, that is so spectacular that no one will be able to say he had seen it before? The answer was perfectly obvious. I would send a midget up to bat.\u201d\u2014 Bill Veeck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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