{"id":99395,"date":"2026-10-08T08:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=99395"},"modified":"2026-10-08T08:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:22:41","slug":"the-ten-10-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=99395","title":{"rendered":"The TEN: 10\/8\/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.)\u2014\u201cSo, I felt like I did well because I got 100% on all eight questions that they asked me. So, I\u2019m proud of myself because of that, not too much about the home run or the World Series that I have or the rings that I have. So, there\u2019s things in life that are bigger than just baseball.\u201d\u2014Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas after becoming an American citizen.<\/p>\n

2.)\u2014\u201cI\u2019ll be first to commend these talented receivers, but there is an unseen and seldom appreciated set of abilities that go a very long way toward winning football games. I\u2019m speaking, or course, about blocking and tackling. I\u2019d even go so far as to say that all really good football teams block and tackle like demons; this is the game boiled down to its essence. Want to know, for example, why USC under Riley is so lack-luster and why UCLA under Chesney is on the rise? Look at the emphasis each man places on blocking and tackling\u2026end of discussion.\u201d\u2014MVS commenter, \u201cThe Fundamentals\u201d<\/p>\n

3.)\u2014Dodgers clinch the NLDS over the Braves. Los Angeles won 4-1 in Atlanta. Andy Pages delivered a bases-loaded, two-run single in the seventh. The Dodgers get extra rest before the NLCS against Milwaukee.<\/p>\n

4.)\u2014\u201cNobody who ever gave his best regretted it.\u201d\u2014George Halas<\/p>\n

5.)\u2014Philadelphia Eagles trade center Cam Jurgens to the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens receive Jurgens and a 2027 seventh-round pick. In return Philly receives a 2027 fifth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick.<\/p>\n

6.)\u2014Brewers eliminate the Padres, set up an NLCS rematch with the Dodgers. Milwaukee won 3-1 in San Diego (series 3-1). Garrett Mitchell tripled and scored the go-ahead run; Fernando Tatis Jr.\u2019s 429-foot homer only briefly tied it. The 103-win Brewers advance.<\/p>\n

7.)\u20149. On this day in 2011 Oakland Raiders Owner Al Davis passes away at the age of 82.<\/p>\n

8.)\u2014On this date in 2018: Brock Holt of the Boston Red Sox hit the first cycle in postseason history in a 16\u20131 ALDS win over the Yankees.<\/p>\n

9.)\u2014Since the Indiana Fever lost Game 3 to the Las Vegas in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.
\nComparing Fever\u2013Aces Game 1 (2.11 million) to the semifinal openers, viewership is down to about 44\u201347%. Compared with the Fever-Aces series average (~1.93 million), the drop is roughly 40%. Compared with Game 3 alone (2.25 million), it is about 49%.<\/p>\n

10.)\u2014On this date in 1956: Don Larsen of the New York Yankees threw the only perfect game in World Series (and postseason) history, a 2\u20130 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium. He retired all 27 batters. The Yankees won the series in seven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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