Northview beats Monrovia (go figure), wins Northview Tournament ...

Between me and my husband we've owned more MP3 players over the years than I can count, including Sansas, iRivers, iPods (classic & touch), the Ibiza Rhapsody, etc. But, the last few years I've settled down to one line of players. Why? Because I was happy to discover how well-designed and fun to use the underappreciated (and widely mocked) Zunes are.

Yeah Randy, i agee. However, i remember i believe if my memory serves me right back in 1996 or 95 we were 2nd place from league and we went on to defeat Mater Dei at home,So even after league its STILL a whole new season of baseball to be played.

To tell ya the truth ricky, i don't care, and i'm CERTAIN Gonzo and the DB players don't care about this fantasy poll. Northwho and Covina don't play solid competition day in and day out, and they DONT play in the big OC basball tournaments....yeah DB 2 lost two league games this week....they should keep the 2 spot in league and look forward to big time high school playoffs amongst the southland best,.....not in the pinto division against Workman and Gladstone.....RELAX RICKY, know your place!

It's a shame that boxing and that idiot Floyd Mayweather are the focus of a prep blog...anyway, Diamond Bar has to drop out of that 2 spot now...come on, 2 or 3 losses in last 2 weeks...Very fine team, but can't stay in 2 slot with that many defeats lately. CIF is coming...let's see if Aram will put a thread up.

Patrick, did you see that box score? Looks like we lost yet another one run game...F*Ck!.....i'm damn proud of 'em either way...but that league champs was starting to sound so sweet.....bear down Brahmas, finish strong!

Wheew! Well Randy, looks like we were spared new life now that Damien knocked off Chino today 7-6. After our loss to Damien last week, this now puts us back in a tie for 1st with Chino.

Let the real games begin now gents!!

With the series over and NV getting two of three it seems that things have cooled down.Also the objective fans who have no rooting intrest for either school have said that it was good,close baseball, that is not enough for NV fan.The loss stings but my boy said after the game NV was NOT woofing or being disrespectful about the win,it was just two good fighters slugging it out,with mutual respect after the bout. As it should be.Congrats NV you have a fine team.

It has been quiet since the retirement of NVfan, I actually miss all those crazy posting. Where is everyone at?

Second half is coming,

Charter Oak has dropped the first two games of the second half to los altos and have two big games against on fire bonita next week.You were right, when the bats cooled down the losses started piling up.Bonita looks to be the class of that league.

1. BA
2. DB
3. NV
4. SH
5- 10 somebody can tell me

Top local teams and their studs that make the difference. After that is a toss.
1-Diamond Bar (Brown)
2-Northview (Rodriguez)
3-Bishop (Olivares)
4-South Hills (De La fuente)

Alright people, will be interesting to see what the trib has for it's top 10 this week...Amat is not moving (even if they lose, they're not moving from top spot in Aram's list) Diamond Bar split with Chino-a tough opponent and good week for them. Northview swept Covina, so I see them jumping up. Possibly South Hills next...I think after top 3, there is a drop off in the area. No need to get pissed if I didn't mention you...now it's your turn to say what you think.

DB and Chino squared off today at Diamond Bar, and oh what a game it was!

Chino took an early 2-0 lead on us. DB came back in the 3rd to go up 3-2. Gary Brown was on the mound and held them down thru 6. Brown, whos headed to CSUF unless he gets picked high in the draft, held Chino to 3 runs off 5 hits in 6 IP. Then in the 7th, things got away. DB was leading 5-3, when Chino got did what they had to do. They got runners on--got one across to make 5-4. Then some chunky firstman whose name I do not know jacked a 2 run homer to go up 6-5 on us. Brown got the hook, hard throwing Jake Urban comes in and boom, they took it deep again. Chino had rallied to grab 4 runs in the top of the 7th. They are tough!

DB loaded the bases in the bottom of the 7th with one out. They got a run in off a fielders choice, but wound up leaving 2 runners on 2nd and 3rd to end the game 7-6. Another battle to the end. Thats how DB has rolled to a 14-4 record overall. 3 of those losses are to #1 ranked Chino (D2) and #3 ranked Thousand Oaks (D1).

Chino sports an 18-2 record, 7-2 (tied with DB) in league. He who does not slip at all the rest of the way, wins the Sierra League.

I see Amat gained some ground in the latest LA times poll, from 19 to 14. Can someone once again explain how/why they are this shetland division again? It would be much easier to take if they had legit opponents instead of these stiffs. Seriously though, MBAG, my boy Blu, somebody out there......why are they in D5?

Definately room at the farm for nvfan, he is welcome anytime. Make sure you introduce yourself using your alias and wipe your feet...

AnyMouse...

Dang! At first I thought you said YOU were retiring. And in case you didn't notice - no one wants YOU on this board. Go try and find a life somewhere. Maybe the farm has room for you! LOL

Definitely time to retire, ah guys perhaps there are other forums where you will be more then welcome.

Well guys i will be retiring for a while my feelings are getting hurt with all this abuse and inner hate some you have. Whatever happened to positive thinking! Besides the unemployment checks are about to stop and foodstamps alone wont do it. I will need some money for those old habits of mine.

I believe i made my point. Covina is nonfactor anymore, I hope you guys enjoyed your one minute fame now its time for you guys to go back to the farm and the same old routine of the last five losing years. I think i have been too hard on you guys and i got into the Covina players head and you were simply to soft to handle my pressure. I will have to concentrate my energy on tougher teams that can stand up to the challenge of big games. I will miss Covinafan, i still think she is a little psycho but what the heck she is protecting the little farmers.
If you guys need some help i will call Alec Baldwin to pump you up. He is a real motivatonal guy.
I almost forgot i hear San Dimas is ready for batting practice.
Good luck, UHHHH noooot.
(Previous comment Mike, you deserve Alec Baldwin to be your dad)

Mike - Not quite sure how to take that one - a little weird. You're sounding to me like NVfan just being stupid - again!

neither Covina, Northview or San Dimas are "losers." I couldn't care less who wins the VVL, because I think its overrated. I think we'll see in the playoffs who makes a dent. But I'd say three competitive games, decided by two runs or less where one wins two out of three is what they call competition. Losers are what you can parents.....errrrrrr....fans who swear at games, who have less composure than their 16 year old sons. Good job kids. Way to just play. Parents are P A T H E T I C

Oh my gosh - you found me out - I have Aram on my speed dial! Get a grip - you don't think he reads this blog? Your comment that you "liked white girls/boys" - was a little scary, which is probably why it was deleted, as I can't seem to find it anymore.

What a fantastic game........

1.Justin Smith pitched a great game.Rodriguez as good as advertised.Andrade was throwing GAS.Pill was what he always is top-notch.Congrats NV on the hard-fought victory.
2. SD and covina play on may ninth and may eleventh to end the regular season.
3.The CIF playoffs are the only meaningful games after you make the playoffs.It is win or go home and I like SD,Covina and NV's chances to do major damage in that format.
4.Anybody correct me if I am wrong but I think NV has eight sophmores,six of which start. In the words of the Who, the kids are alright.
5.After the Covina kid walked to tie the game 3-3 in the top of the sixth,bases were still loaded with no out!Obviously no more run's were scored and that spelled Covina's demise.What a shame for all of the colt player's who had worked so hard.The old cliche applies,no one deserved to lose that game.In contrast to wednesday's game I dont think one error was commited by either side.
6.I dont think NV will lose anymore VVL games this year. LOL
7. 3-2,8-10,3-4 ,Three games.Pretty close games wouldnt you agree? We must not suck that bad.

Covinabaseballfan is calling Aram to cry about my post. What a sour loser. What happened to all those post and all those guarantees, where have you all gone? We beat your ace twice in one week, what happened to those post that your ace was supposed to put the fear on us because he had six innings left. Why is Covina so quiet.
Why can't enyone answer the BIG question, who have you beaten?

Aram reads my post but he cant answer my question, on what basis did you conclude to rank Covina third?

You guys want to talk baseball, then face the truth, are you Overrated? Lets get it on

Nobody has to make NVfan look bad, he does a great job all by himself. I wonder why so many of his ridiculous posts are deleted?

NV Fan,
You're out there sometimes, but you make me laugh as well. I can understand some of the names you get called because you dish it out too, but bigot is ridiculous. Funny thing, as soon as things get testy, people pull race into it to make someone look bad. Don't sweat that one comment. You're right, a loss is a loss, but CV played well. As for Northview, one of the boys in the bleachers said that there's not 6 sophomores, but 8 on the team. That's unbelievable. When does San Dimas and Covina lock up?

Same old story, the losers try to put excuses then they justify their lost by saying what a great game it was, a loss is a loss. Remember NV has 6 sophmores CV is an older team.
The big reality CV has to accept is you are not as good as you think you are. I have been telling you this but instead you attack my intellectuality. Covina has yet to beat a good team. Even Aram refuses to answer this simple question along with you guys. Who have you beaten?

I am not too worry about you guys, soon you will beat Pomona or Ganeisha score 10 runs, your ace will throw a shutout and you will be back on this blog claiming your greatness.

I am a local SGV Fan of baseball, so I set out to watch the 3rd game of the Northview/Covina series. I was flat out embarrassed yesterday after the game. Great game by two teams and you have that Mom yelling obscenities towards the other team's parents. She was wrong once she touched the PA system. I heard the announcer giving compliments towards both teams throughout the game. I'm not going to say names or even mention the school that the parent comes from,(I have more class than that) but that behavior was obnoxious. A couple other parents from the same school apologized on her behalf. Both teams showed a lot of character. Too bad, that didn't spill over to the bleachers.

Lefty from Covina threw very good game, let's not use excuses as to he wasn't 100%. You're not going to score a lot of runs off of Rodriguez, plain and simple. High school baseball is about pitching and Northview rolls out 4-5 guys that can throw. That's why they win and timely hitting. NV doesn't put a "brown" label on this team, everyone else does. Trying to stir the pot, not going to happen with these kids, they're too close.

It seems that Covina hasn't put up many runs for any of their pitchers. Lefty or righty. All of the games with Northview have been close. Good game today - great job by both teams.

ya too bad smith had a mishap with a bat hitting his pitching hand woulda been nice to see if he could actually win an important game.. though once again we see covina put up no runs for that sad lil lefty pritty sad if you as me

Great game. Covina battled back like they did on Wednesday, but Northview answers it seems everytime that someone gets back in the game. I was impressed with both pitchers that started game. Rod didn't throw his usual complete game as of late, but threw 5 shutout innings and Smith did well too. RJ had nice game again for the Vikings. Good luck to both teams.

Nvfan,

Question?

How is it your not that vocal in public? What I mean is you should have walked over to the Covina parents and told them directly your opinion of their kids, how happy you are that they lost and that you cant wait to get home and pat your kid on the head while telling him that the highest level of baseball he will ever play is the level he at now. You could have had a big grin on your face while singing your old McDonald song and let everyone know that its all in good fun, we should just relax and sing along with you dont you agree?

I doubt anyone would be mad enough to confront you so come over and introduce yourself sometime, got the stones?

AnyMouse :)

Hey ARAM can you please answer me how in the hell did you rated Covina third based on one win over NV?

OOOOOOVVVeeeeeRRRRRRRRaaaaaaaaaTTTTTTTTed!

CHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOKERS!

Where are all those ponies at?

Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O
With a "moo-moo" here and a "moo-moo" there
Here a "moo" there a "moo"
Everywhere a "moo-moo"
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O

Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a pig, E-I-E-I-O
With a (snort) here and a (snort) there
Here a (snort) there a (snort)
Everywhere a (snort-snort)
With a "moo-moo" here and a "moo-moo" there
Here a "moo" there a "moo"
Everywhere a "moo-moo"
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O

NV beats Covina 4-3 in bottom of seventh. Sad to see a respectful kid like Pill get 2 losses in a week. Rodriguez pitched well but did not recieve the win, the kid Andrade, who closed on weds, recieved the win after a game winning single by RJ. Great game both teams, Covina came back and tied it but NV pulled out victorious

Hi Lupe welcome to the jungle, so you are saying that you are on your way to see Barney and farmboys?
Huge Game, i am oreginal no need for spellchick.
Where is Covinabaseballfan is she taking her sedatives before she goes to game?

I here all this talk about the Sierra League being tough but Damien and Glendora are pulling up the rear. How in the world does Damien lose to Ayala? Where is the pitching at Glendroa and Damien?

Also, seems Damien hasn't posted there stats up to 16 games played and Chino hasn't posted all year!

"Miilk the cow's teeties, giver da pig a bath, giver the sheep sum love and off I go to an ol ballgame, o yea, tell Barney to locker up da farm". Huge Covina Fan

NV fan/anonymous

I guarantee that I was very impressed that you spelled intelluctual correctly! Now if we lose I will teach you how to use SPELLCHECK on your computer.LOL

Huge Game

Oh my God, now i am really scared! its easy to guarantee something but you have to back it up.
What are you willing to do if you lose? Are you going to admit that you are a softie and admit to my great intellectual knowledge that everything i say is true?

To all the Colt haters,anonymous/NV fan, we won last time at NV and we will win today I GUARANTEE it.

Huge Game

I love it when some of you guys try to argue with me, the problem is that they never come back. Tell me Mr.huge game did you get offended? are you another sensitive Covina parent? Or maybe your knees are sore from picking on the farm.
NV can not lose today, against softies, your team doesn't have the drive or guts to win a big game, i know this hurts but you guys have to be truthfull with yourself. Kids are just a reflexion of their parents. I know i am being cruel but my therapist told me always to be honest.

Saint fan,if we win today then we play you guys twice.All we need is a split to be co champs,two wins would give us the title outright.Today we must win or VVL will go to NV.You should be rooting for us today or do you think NV is going to lose to anybody els in VVL?No is the correct answer. And they hold tiebreaker,that is if you sweep covina 3-0 in the season series.All this is contigent on BP not upsetting anyone,you guys have had trouble putting them away until late so dont count your chickens before they hatch.As far as the colts not making the playoffs,that is not going to happen.And if we do fall to third when all is said and done some first place team in their league is going to have a tough first round match up.

Huge Game,
You're only 1/2 way up the mountain. You still got us for 2 games and the last one didn't go well. BP also would like to get one from you. Covina, you don't win this one, you're scratching to make the playoffs.

Hey Nv Fan;

What is a hillybillie? And when you started to paraphrase the covina conversation with eachother it must have been nice to assume your natural writing style,with no regard to syntax,or spellling errors.Not that anybody cares but where is the hint you were going to give us about your identity?And last but not least dont lose today,if you do your chance of winning league will be zero.

NV Fan,
I fell all off my chair with that last post. Ass is a little sore from the fall, but that was good stuff. I think you're out there sometimes, but I'm still cracking up about this one. Off to bed I go. See you all at the game tomorrow. Good luck to both teams.

O.K., now I think everyone will agree on one thing -- you've stopped taking your medication!!! LOL

You'll be able to tell, I am the low class, disgusting, illitarate, needs therapy so it shouldn't be difficult to recognize.

Aram are you going to the game? You love Idol and the farmboys so i would love to see you there.
The one good thing for both teams is that this time we are playing in a true infield, that covina IF is full of rocks. You guys need to have more pride, remember you are not playing ball in the farm anymore.
What's the matter with your coach, is he also a hillybillie. I bet you guys are all sitting in Covina talking about tomorrow, i can imagine the conversation:
"Here on da farm our main gole iz ta be honest wif oursefs, our feller game'rz, and eberone elz. Eben if'n we do it; n a cwazy way, we respect oursefs and others. We wub ta hab a gud time. We pway da gamez we do fer da fun of it. Win'n er Looz'n dont madder ta uz we juz wanna pway.
We may not alwayz hab our shoes in da rite plaz but our harts ar alwayz in da rite spot!"

See ya

Nvfan,

We already figured out who you are, your the guy who went to his family reunion to meet chicks...lmao...You said any insult so I couldnt resist...

AnyMouse :)

NVfan/Anonymous & whatever other names you go by, I for one do not care who you are. Pops, that was pretty funny about the ceremonial pitch thing, although the thought of it makes me nauseous.

Do you really want to know who i am? If you guys want i will give you a hint and i will let you guys figure it out tomorrow during the game.
That is if CVfan does not go psycho on me.

AnyMouse, i can take any insults, you name it, but please, please dont ever believe i am Covina guy (farmer)

Pops

Hopefully Smitty gets the call on Sat against NV, he can hold his ground.

AnyMouse...Out

Pops

Nvfan wont be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch, that was just a rumor since he wont reveal his true identity. There is no way he is a supporter of NV, my guess is that he is actually a CHS guy just trying to make the NV people look rude and illiterate.

I understand your logic Mr "Nvfan", its just like a Saturday night live skit. You make fun of other people through belittling parodies, I have had a chuckle and appreciate your humor...

Thanks a million...
AnyMouse

So, who do we got? We know Rodriguez for NV, how about Covina? Rodriguez vs. ? Good luck to both teams.
I can see clearly now the rain is gone...

So what if i miss a "t" on the fasball, you got the message, it was Flat and Slow. Keep picking on the spelling when you can't handle the truth.
Just remind your team before they go to their softie pillow at night, Eddie McKiernan was faster and nastier and he lost.

Northview/Covina III
First Pitch Ceremony

At approx. 3:10, NV Fan and CovinaBaseballFan will throw out ceremonial first pitches to kick off the 3rd game of the season. After the first pitches, if they are not fighting yet, they will embrace. LET'S GET IT ON!!!

**************NORTHVIEW VS COVINA III **********

THIS TIME IT'S ON SATURDAY!

Yes, we do "understant" - but just what is a "fasball?" Like I've said, you are embarrassing yourself with your illiteracy.

Bring it on, I dont want no excuse later about defense when he gets rocked on his straight fasball.
Guys you got to understant a defense can only take so many rockets before they brakedown

I can confirm that make up date posted below and for the record this is still the same week so tyler has 6 innings left of his 10 in one week. Good luck to both teams tomorrow should be a good game

An umpire told me that the makeup date for Northview Covina is this Sat. (tomorrow) at 3:15. Signed sealed and delivered. I'd understand if Pill threw a few tomorrow, but he's a junior with a future, so the arm has to be the important thing here. Whether it's this week or another time, the other guys have to win one vs. SD or Northview and BP too.

Look like mother nature is a Tyler pill fan! Now lets see, NV gets to see the aforementioned Mr Pill three times while San Dimas only gets to see him one time this year.Lucky saints.Okay Northview if you can beat Tyler two times in one year then the VVL is yours. Like aram said please all you sports nuts out there,give us a make up date ASAP!

Covina misread a ball against Northview Wed. yes. It was a line drive shot off the bat and a tough read for outfielders on wheter to come up or go back (if you play the game, you would know this) To be clear, both teams played poorly defensively, particularly Northview. They had 4 or 5 errors that day, which was uncharacteristic of them. Covina hit the ball hard 1 inning, which was prolonged by shoddy defense on NV's part. You have to admit, NV hit the ball hard throughout the day. These are not knocks on either team, just the way it went on that day. I'm sure it will be a cleaner game next one.

Looks like Mother Nature thinks the NV/Cov rivalry go too intense and decided to give it a shower. Any word on a make-up date?

I see you didn't respond to your comment about the home run that our CF stole from Northview - you know that "foul ball" one? LOL

colts soft? NO WAY!
I think you need to read my post, i am saying, saying, saying, that Covinafan keeps blaming the defense in a very soft way, does not want to admit that pitching stunk, so again i "say" dont blame the CF.
Now if you get offended because i say you guys are soft, then you need to look in the mirror. Your team loses against good teams all the time, you fold and break down. You have no business getting rank on the top 5.

Covina took their loss "as a team". No individual player wins or loses a game, just as no one is throwing our defense "under the bus". As witnessed in the first game by his great catch, that would have been a routine play for a healthy Marcus. Just wasn't our day. Covina losing him as a "player" will definitely be a loss for us, and it will be very hard for him to not be out there. He is a very positive kid and has been through a lot. He will get through this too.

The left/center fielder in question is a great kid. He almost died in a horrible motorcycle accident last year and has fought his way back to be a part of this great colt team. Now if you want to define a kid for misplaying a fly ball,GET A GRIP AND GET YOUR PRIORITIES IN ORDER! I wont and if you want to pin the loss on him then he gets a large share of the glory in our victory at NV. It wasnt a homerun he stole,(foul balls are not ever home runs last time I checked), but the kid showed his cojones by disregarding his safety and went crashing into the fence catching a ball he had no business catching.He did get credit as cvbaseball said by the people who mattered to him,the CColt parents,coaches and player's. And like every team at this time of year there are more who are injured,sucking it up until the end of the year to help their team.The class shown by cv and anymouse in their posts,you could learn a thing or two NV fan.You can still run the smack in a classy way,it does not mean you are a softie,just a little class and dignity goes a long way. And marcus we all send our love and no hard feelings young man,stuff happens we move on.No crying in baseball.

Here we go again, the tired old saying these are kids, wake up! 16-18 yrs old not 6-8 yrs old. They talk more trash then we can ever think about. They love the blog as much as you do. Quit being a babies.
Anyway getting back to business, Covina loves the trash when they are on top, do you remember when you guys were bragging about first place.
NV's closer struck out your top hitters when it counted, that is what great pitcher do, so please stop throwing the defense under the bus, or did you guys forget that your CF stole a homerun from NV last game? Covina should have lost that game if it wasnt for him, but he didnt get any credit, now he gets the blame indirectly. No Class.

WOW!!! What a game between Covina and Northview. Oh, I meant to say WOW!!! What a game filled with errors!

I dont know what happened with the Northview team but I sure bet that all the time spent not having any really good fielding practice led to Covina's demise. All the talent in the world handed to you and allow it to diminish like that, what a shame. Felt bad for Tyler, even Nolan Ryan would have lost that game. Tyler is not only a talented ballplayer but a very modest and respectful young man, would have been less painful to watch him lose if he wasnt such a decent kid.

Oh and nvfan, time to get on you a little bit. Drop the name calling, these are kids, "Our" kids, from our community and I am speaking about the boys from both schools. Try to find it within yourself to practice some self restraint and respect regarding your comments, I know sports are competitive and we want our team of kids to get the "W" but believe it or not somewhere inside myself I was happy for the NV kids also. I know many of them and their parents personally and have for years, some good people in my opinion. Try being straightforward with some class, its isnt all that bad and does keep your blood pressure down...

Congratulations to Aaron Elias and the rest of the Northview players/coaches

AnyMouse...Out

nvkike -- You're right on that. No matter what happens during the game, it's the final score that matters. Is anyone else on this blog getting REALLY tired of all the Charter Oak "coach bashing?" Unhappy parents? Give it a rest!! Their coaches are showing who has more class by NOT responding to your posts.

NV rocks

Tom quniley doesn't have the stones to re-post. What's there to post? He took it off to protect himself and the little booster/daddy boys from the truth.

Everybody talks about the San Antonio League being a premiere league in the Valley. When a year comes that any of them make a dent in the playoffs, I will take them more seriously. South Hills playoffs runs are as short as their coach. Nogales seems to blow its load in the league race with its weird coach "Rainman Roemono" and the West Covina pitching staff is as deep as an ant hole. Amat is the only team with a chance to make a run in the playoffs, outside of the VV League.

Yeah, it was ugly. Yes, we benefited from poor defense by Covina, but anybody worth their weight in salt knows the bottom line is getting the "w." Of course it will mean little if we don't beat Smith tomorrow, but I'd much rather be in this situation than the other way around. Go Vikes.

Charter Oak's excuses for losing has more holes in it than they're scorekeepers gums. Come on. You win and lose games because of execution or lack there of, PERIOD.

Rick

You Co guys love to run your mouth and TALK about how good you are! Quniley and old man Tiffany couldn't get the bat off their shoulders now and when they did played LOL

You opened your mouth way to soon. Maybe you should retact your statement..."its no big deal" Apparently it was and maybe old man Tiffany and your stud coach to throw some BP!

NVfan - Just agreeing with "Rocky" and his comments regarding the defensive mistakes on both sides. Regarding pitching getting rocked - what do you call it when Covina scores 6 runs in one inning? Northview had 13 hits and Covina had 9 - not much difference there. And I'm sure everyone would agree that some of those "hits" would be considered "errors", whether the ball touched the player's glove or not. Again, nice game Northview.

C. Oak Hater,
Quinley, Tiffany, and Nichols can't swing the bats for the kids...4 hits yesterday, let's see, that's the coaches fault? I don't think Quinley has had an at bat since the 70's. Knowing the coaches they have, they're making this a team loss with the coaches too and will get back to work and try to get better. It's really sad to know that you have supposed fans at your game wanting to see KIDS fail, so you can go home and post your daily insult. Do you work for MaxPreps because you are their best advertiser. Not going to see it, so enough. Change your speed.

Covinafan
Don't throw your defense under the bus, your pitching got rocked!

Hey Rick:

Let me show you a quote: "We're going to win Wednesday" is no big deal.

Better keep you mouth closed until the fat lady sings! 4 hitter, wow, your guys got the bats going. The maxpreps stats will look even better now! LOL

Come on Quinley, put them up! Looks like the second half will be a little different.

Congrats to Northview on their win. Today, they were the better team. I think both teams were pretty close with their defensive mistakes. Looking forward to Friday. GO COVINA!

I ammmmmm faaaaaling dowwwwwwwwwn, please hold me i can't stop laughing.
What's the excuse now, can't blame the bus driver can you?
What happened to Idol and the great Smith? YOu got really lucky last time your OF saved the game. Also this time Cody couldn't pull it off.

10-8 Northview. Northview was up 8-2 in the 5th when Covina rallied back to make it close. I'd say it's fair to state that Northview made this game closer than it should've been, but Covina made some defensive mistakes too. Elias threw a gem for 5. Pill takes his first loss getting knocked out in the 4th, but the kid has character and he'll bounce back. The NV kid that closed the game was throwing some serious ched. Good luck to both teams Friday. Staying respectful here, let's see if everyone can. Go Northview!!!

10-8 Northview beats Covina. Both teams played really sloppy but position by position i believe that northview just has more talent. But the thing that impressed me the most was seeing northview's student body there being louder than Covina's even when they were at Covina.

highschoolbaseballfan

So who has the score...covina or nv?

GOOD LUCK TODAY NORTHVIEW!! AND AARON, YOU'LL DO GREAT.

C. Oak coaches are not trailor trash. They win. One that stays in the dugout is quite handsome.

My son plays baseball for Chater Oak. He seems to be very happy with all the coaches. I don't understand all the negative feedback. Everybody seems to get along. Why the anger???

P.S. I don't know anything about stats, but I do know trailer trash. (That post had me laughing!) The varsity coach that stays in the dugout throughout the games is definately not trailer trash. Good luck the rest of the season, guys!

Covinabaseballfan i think that we may have to start talking about couseling, how are we going to resolve our issues? Maybe we can reachout at Aram so he can guide us
What ever happened to AnyMouse Out the famous booster from your program who brought up all your dirty laundry, we need more gossip.

You're right, I find you totally irresistable. Get a grip! There are a lot of posters on here who also post under Anonymous - doesn't take a genius to see that. Have never even met Aram. It's his blog and his rules - has nothing to do with any particular school. Get over me!

Hey Covinabaseballfan you are right I am a low class and disgusting human being. My girlfriend tells me the same thing, my wife tells me the same thing and now you tell me. Its possible you are attracted to me because you keep coming back just like they do. What really hurts my feelings is that you go crying to Aram for help and accuse me of posting as Anonymous. I would never do that, please dont hurt my feelings like this. On top i am getting jealous when you run to my beloved friend Aram.
I do realize that Aram is overfriendly with Covina, and now i suspect its because of you.

nv vike,by charter oak standards .220%IS SMASHING THE BALL! Team batting average so low that quinly took stats off maxpreps.LOL

The reason he doesn't post is because he has about seven starters smashing the ball about .220. LOL

Ricky

What a cop out? You have to be one of the daddy/booster dads who's boy is playing.

Come on Tommy boy, re-post the stats. What are you worried about? Your prrogram is not bigger or better than anyone in this valley. Like a blogger said bottom of the barrel! LOL

Charger Oak Unhappys,
Take your kid and go elsewhere. The coach doesn't have to put the stats up. I know you don't know no a thing about the game because you're the first guy to run to the stats. Do you think they're having a good season or not? Sorry to say this, but the program is bigger than you and you are a speck on a piece of crap to Tom and everyone else there.

As for Bonita, I think there was a kid on here making cracks about Northview parents speaking spanish etc...the people that matter respect the programs that succeed. I read some of the Northview Covina stuff and laugh because the coaches and players know both teams are good. This is fine for the fans, but not sure why people take it so serious. Personal attacks is one thing, but just a "We're going to win Wednesday" is no big deal.

chargerballer

Good name for you! Stop crying! The product doesn't fit the stats! Let's see them Tommy Boy!

What a joke LOL

OK, I admit it. I am a loser and I talk so much junk because I can't pull any women. I hope this doesn't ruin my chance with that 400 lb hottie that works at the McDonald's off the 10 fwy.

NVfan - you are really showing how low-class and disgusting you are. And then putting other posts on here as Anonymous - people aren't stupid. Aram, I think some of your rules have definitely been broken here. Not surprised.

does anyone know when charter oak plays bonita? I am tired of all the trash talking and just want to see it settled on the field. Its sad to see NV talking about all this smack about Bonita. Its ironic that everybody, including us were sticking up for NV when no one gave them any respect. You can't ask for it and not give it as well. NV has earned respect by its play and so has Bonita.

I am so excited to see who will take the lead in the valley vista league. I will be waiting to see if NV's play can match their mouth. I assume its students and parents not talking smack because usuaully studs let their play do their talking. Everyone talks about Pill as a hottie. Justin is hot too.
Sincerely,
Mike

I am so sick of people talking so much sh%$ about our program. I don't care if our coaches and scorekeeper look like someone you'd see on the tv cops when they raid a trailer park, we kids bust our butts to put a good product on the field and that is what should matter.

Come on Coach Quinley

Post your stats back up and prove us all wrong!

LOL........

Second Half

You’re cracking me up! There’s only three good teams in the Covina Unified District...

Covina, NV and SH!

Anonymous

Two extra base hits that produced no runs? Doubtful.. not only can your team not hit, they can't run if two extra base hits produced zero runs! LoL

Wow, Quniley, what a guy...

I guarantee you that Justin Smith DID NOT put that post on here. It was probably someone from Northview trying to get something started on here.

Hey, I have a relative that is 6'3" who plays on the Bonita basketball team, so get your facts straight. What's your problem with Bonita, anyway? They are a classy school with great kids. I know a lot of them.

Second half coming
I assume your JV superstar kid will do better on VS then guys who are in first place in their league. Yes i know its a weak league, so that is why your son should move to Div 1 school so he can show everyone how great he is and make daddy proud.

Hey CO Baby

Your sure hit Monrovia's Fastball. Better change players and get some hitters! LOL

You guys couldn't even hit their dead red fastballs. Oh my!

rjiengruibhutrb(CO Daddy's Boys)

With the exception of Monrovia, who have you played lately that is ranked. LOL

Sure Smith is pridicting shutouts, you guys dont have the guts to face Pill against Rodriguez, as of Smith he needs to remember NV beat SD and SD gave him a whipping.

to the guy who is Second half coming
Tell us the truth and be honest, Did your kid got cut from VS at CO? Is he a JV superstar and you feel he bolong at VS?

Bonita?

ahahah isnt that the school where your football team went like 5-0 and lost walnut
JEff Chavez top 8 qb in state for the first 5 games

wow what happened after that he had like 100 yards the rest of the season

you guys are horrible at everything
basketball?
get someone over 6 feet tall please

baseball?
dang 10 game winning streak agaisnt who

wilson, walnut, wilson, wilson, diamond ranch, charter oak, wilson, and wilson

dang you are guys are legit ahaha

damien still owns everything that has to do with the city of La Verne and your school

just call me or lets talk when you guys play someone other than wilson

Smith is predicting shutouts for him and Pill this week.

Second half coming,
You're a crock of crap. Your just wait and see approach is very supportive of the C. Oak kids...It's like you want to see some turmoil to validate your opinion or post. The guy is a wimp? John Wayne wouldn't put you in the "tough guy" cateogory for being an internet geek...Talk about a load of crap. Throw Quinley and the boys another fastball, they're eating you up...I'll tell you once again, change your speeds, they're sitting dead red on the fastball you're throwing.

CO Baby

We'll see after the second half is over. Keep running your mouth like Quinley. What a crock of crap! The guy's a wimp!

Wow....Pill v Elias Wednesday and then Rodriguez v. Smith on Friday at Northview. Should be interesting. Both Elias (NV) and Smith (C) should obviously have all the pressure off since Pill and Rodriguez are expected to win. This is what high school athletics should come down to. The boys or athletes themselves deciding it on the field. I predict a split, but we'll see.

i have a young son who is a pitcher, i take him when i can to watch Varsity games specially to see a top local pitcher. Rodriguez knows how to mix his speed well along with good braking balls. Pill, i have seen once, great fast ball and braking ball, a power pitcher. Delafuente has thrown two one hitters, just dominant. McKiernan is another dominant who throws extremely hard for his size, will go right after the hitter, i saw him strik out 12 in a game.
If i had to pick it would be either McKiernan or Delafuente, both of them will knock your head off.

Just read the "Showdown time in Valle Vista" article that will be in today's paper (see website). Looks like it will be Pill vs Aaron Elias on Wednesday, then Smith vs Rodriguez on Friday. Makes it even more interesting.

De La more upside and the potential tag than Eddie McKiernan, but you can't put a disclaimer on a kid that is a winner. Eddie is a winner and his inner drive is much stronger than De La's at this point...Yes, he's older and has more experience. I saw him pitch the NV game and he got the loss, but I liked what I saw and he's very competitive. I like that kid, not that I wouldn't like the others mentioned too.

So far Rodriguez has been more dominant and in bigger games.

If it's Pill and Rodriguez pitching, I'd say it will be decided by which team makes the least amount of errors.

You are correct the rest of the team will make a the difference but you can still make an intelligent judgement on who is better, for example Rod beat McKiernan one day, but if you ask 100 scouts who is better it would be an easy pick. As of comparing Dela against
McKiernan, is problaby a tossup, Eddie is a senior who won CIF div v, but still a great accomplishment. Dela is bigger, problaby more upside. Pill is right behind.

All 3 pitchers in the Covina District are tough. I think the rest of the players on each team would have something to do with who would win head to head in these games...How does De La compare with McKiernan from Monrovia?

I try to keep with the local baseball teams and i see quite a few games. We have great talent this year.
There 3 great pitchers in the Covina district,
Rodriguez, DelaFuente and Pill. It would be nice to see Rod against Pill this week. I put my money on Rod after i saw him pitch against Monrovia. I think Dela will beat both.

Right,
You still questioning Quinley? My god, the guy and the kids are playing their asses off. They're in first place and in the top 10 in CIF. I'd lay low...The guy is crushing your fastball. Try changing up your speeds.

Other coaches pulled their stats off also, because they couldn't take the finger pointing about playing time!

When the rubber hits the road, and the CO coach called everyone out to meet him on the field, then pulled his stats! Wonder why??? LOL

Covina/Northview Part Deaux...Should be fun game to watch and one to play in for the players. Both teams are playing well. Well, a lot to be told this week between these two teams. Good luck to both and let's be respectful and may the better team win.
Northview Alum

Anonymous

Poor Excuse! Then why did they post last year

CEASAR CHAVEZ: I think tyler will pitch his normal wednesday and It should be fun.COVINA VS.NORTHVIEW II,THIS TIME IT'S PERSONAL! Well actually it was personal last time...COVINA VS NORTHVIEW II,THIS TIME IT'S AT COVINA!Wednesday at 3:15,hope to see you all there.

Hey Aram you need to remove bonitatramp....NOW

Let go -- Some coaches prefer not to put their stats on MaxPreps. Stats don't always give you the whole story, and they can cause a lot of problems amongst the players. Besides, everyone knows a lot of stats are padded, just like players' height and weight are. LOL

You Northview and Covina guys sure love to talk, but still haven't seen stats on Maxpreps from your coaches.

Come on lets see the stats..........

Want to see an race discussion, move over to the IMUS heading. Its quite interesting and funny how everyone is hitting that subject
LOL

Hey i just wanted to say that i cannot wait until the annual all star game of east vs west. The west shows a great deal of pitching while the east shows a ton of talent no matter what age they are. Rodriguez is worthy to be the ace on almost any team while san dimas and covina have studs in waterbury, pill, and leyland. Also with other local power houses like Charter Oak and Amat, the east shows to be very tough this year as they are every year. The only question i have is what do people believe the starting lineup will be for the east?

Good one Aram on "Bonita" being a spanish word. I don't like but can tolerate "out there" posts, but using the racism comments are ridiculous. Race conversations suck! As soon as you bring it up, the fun is gone...we're here to talk baseball, not offend people racially.

Who does Charter Oak play this week?
Northview vs. Covina I believe...when does Pill throw?

Isn't Bonita a spanish word? You guys have got to chill.

anybody hear how Amat did in Vegas? I made it out there, had a great time, but didn't catch any H.S. baseball, like I thought i would. I read in the LV newspaper that they were playing for 5th place. Didn't catch against who, or how they did....

aram you should take this blog off it has become to personal to some. it's a prep sports blog not a personal attack blog. bonitabaseball your comment was over the LINE I DOUBT YOUR FROM THAT PROGRAM SAME WITH YOU BONITATRAMP. NVFAN IS JUST AS BAD. you blogers show no class.

Bonita,
You sound so ignorant saying things about spanish speaking parents in the bleachers...who cares? You say this is California right? Right, look outside your Bonita bubble and recognize what most of Southern California is... That's like people saying that at Bonita games, there's nothing but white hillbillys in overalls there. Let's really leave it to the field and the game. This has nothing to do with race, nor shall it. Both schools are having good seasons.

Hello Take a step forward,
how come you didn't say the same thing to Bonitafan when he insulted NV parents? Correct i dont speak for a shcool and any Coach.

Have you guys ever thought that some of the people that post on here may not be from the school that they say they are from? To classify one poster as a whole community of a school representation is not accurate- good or bad. It's insulting to every school that gets classified as gangstas or idiots because of one poster. I wouldn't take these things so serious. There are some great people at every school being mentioned on here. On to better things, I will say this...The SGV is damn good this year in baseball. From Amat, Northview, Covina, Bonita, San Dimas, and all the others that are having good years too...baseball as a whole is back in the sgv. glad to see it.

NV FAN

Your comment displays your lack of knowledge and disgusting behavior from the Northview community. I don't think coach Murphy would approve of your comments. Clean it up, because the rest of us are not going to talk like trailer trash.

I get the farmboys thing from Covina, but who is Idol?

Where is the rep for Idol and the Farmboys?

Where have i been? In a BBQ with the batos from NV, you knaw takin tha languaje at a baisbol game.
That guy from Bonita, i can understand his frustration(i had to look in the dictionary), nobody gives a shit about Bonita HS and his sorry ass baseball team full of uncordinated Billy boy kids that can barely throw a baseball across the field. So yeah you may have better trailer parks in Bonita then Covina, but this is a freaking sports blog you idiot, imbecil, who gives a crap what language the parents are talking, we will kick your ass on the field, just like we did to your SD cousins/brothers, (you guys marry family members right?)

Where did nvfan go?

Its too quiet now!

I kind of miss the character...

I will give it to Northview...they are on fire right now....but we've won 10 games in a row and in our stands, you'll actually hear people speaking english. Novel concept, huh? I saw a game over spring break and EVERY parent was engaged in some banter via espanol. This is California, right? ps. We shut down your league rival as well. Vamos Bonita.

Oh no - now nvfan is confused and still can't spell!! And yes, Bonita is a school - a very nice one. The reason they don't get as much coverage in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune is because they are in LaVerne and are covered by the Orange County Register, I believe. They "usually" do get some coverage when they play schools in our area. AnyMouse - forget about this guy. He's the only one that can't understand what you're saying.

NVFan,

Oh Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Short enough :)

AnyMouse Out....

AnyMouse Out...
You are driving us nut, so next time can you just write it up in a small paragraph what you really mean, not what you tought you meant, it wasn't suppose to come out this way, or what you did you really meant?
You see now i am all confused

Edgewood Grad,

Appreciate that and it makes me feel better. I realized after the fact I should have left his name out, he is a modest guy and a strong hint as to whom I was excluding would have been more proper.

AnyMouse...

Everybody Takes Shots at #1

More clarification...

and I will try not to have multiple "Fifth" points this time, must have been the beer goggles :)

First...I wasnt implying the kids quit that day, my comments were pointed towards the bloggers. I felt that some of the comments written seemed to imply that Covina knew the outcome of the San Dimas game beforehand and hence it was conceded, let me quote one of the blogs (I inserted caps where there are points of concession) and you decide?

"The strategy goes that we would pitch ty on his normal wednesday against a dangerous BP team that smelled upset and TAKE OUR CHANCES WITH SMITH ON FRIDAY. I like the strategy and here is why,SD came out with their ears pinned back and AS GOOD AS TY IS I DONT THINK WE WERE GOING TO WIN THAT GAME EVEN WITH HIM ON THE HILL. We were flat,and their season was on the line.(Their coaches words). Now a few facts for all the second guessing covina fans/disgruntled parents.

Sounds like a prognosis of failure to me, there are other snippets of similar suggestions elsewhere in different posts on the blog but this was the most visible. I was suprised that the above was actually being offered up as a defense of the decisions made that week, Monday morning quarterbacking is one thing but that says it was a plan put in place ahead of time. Here is how I read it "We wanted to salvage one win out of the two big games that week, San Dimas is so fired up they surely will win. Its a must win for them so it just has to be and since its already over before it has begun we threw Tyler from the mound on Wednesday and threw Smitty under the bus on Friday." Thats not what I wanted to take away mentally from that posting but the back of my mind said I had no choice, I pray that the author of that post isnt someones defense lawyer.

Second...What I meant to imply by the statement "Flip of the coin" was that you could have flipped a coin to determine who had the ball handed to them against San Dimas.

Tyler, Good decision,
Justin, Good decision,

Either guy could do the job, They are both that good in my opinion. Both hit their spots relatively well and put some nasty movement on the ball, you cant go wrong either way. I believe a pro once said something to the effect of "You can have 27 consecutive batters hit laser beam line drives to the position players and end up with a perfect game". My point there is that a games outcome can go the other direction also, once things start to rapidly unravel in the first inning it can be tough to stop the bleeding. Murphy's law reared its ugly head against San Dimas that day and Justin just happened to be the guy standing there, I could be wrong but I doubt that would happen to him again in a rematch.

Third...Regarding the "I's"...Time for me to back peddle and pull out the book of excuses, you got me on this one. The comment should not have appeared to be about individual kids, but I know it did unfortunately. This was directed more towards this time tested and proven formula for success "Individuals provided with Structure, Uniformity, Discipline and guidelines put in place by focused leadership can achieve Unity". Hence a "Team" in the true sense of the word, I just dont sense a strong cohesiveness most of the time, I feel things are too loose and relaxed and need to be tightened up. I am going to sound like a drill sargeant and the worlds biggest you know what but small details paint a larger picture of a "Team", either in a positive or negative light depending on the level of coordination that is observed.

Time to wrap this up but a side note to Aram before I depart,

Aram, I just want to say that your Blog is alot of fun and provides some good insight, Thanks for running it and keeping it fresh.
I cant wait for Football season :)...

AnyMouse Out...

Bonita??????? Is that a school?

hey arum lets hear it for the boys over at bonita for their win over one of your favorite teams san dimas in the don lugo tournament maybe your paper can be a little more fair and balanced in coverage with local schools instead of always hearing about san dimas, south hills,northview,covina,damain.case in point is SAINTS WILL PLAY FOR TITLE to face bonita

same old story shoot the messenger if you can't deal with the message. Truth hurts, farmers.

Major went from Covina HS Principal to the Covina Unified district office. I'm not sure if he's still there. Wasn't Lassalette after Major at Edgewood. People still tell the story about the "line drive at him in the 3rd base coaches box". Poor guy !

How about some old Royal Oak Romans out there? How was that merge handled?

NVfan -- Take a tranquilizer and get some therapy. Your posts just rant and rave about nothing.

Everybody takes shots at #1?
My goodness, you guys are not that good, you have been BEATEN down by two good teams, it wasn't even close. You barely beat NV with your ace on the mound. You have been a loser for the last 5 years. Little success is getting on you head. I am tired of you Farmers!
Great baseball schools in area , Amat, South Hills, Chino, act like they have been there
before, heck NV has been a lot more successfull then you guys. Your coach is a partime baseball coach, so trust me you are not going anywhere.

Joe Amat - Those were the good "old" days! I graduated a few years before the 2 schools merged, but always wondered how a former Trojan adjusted to all of a sudden being a Spartan. Knew a guy who had to move over to West Covina as a senior, Edgewood letterman's jacket and all. He was a football player and did not enjoy his senior year over there. Two rival schools being thrown in together? Bad idea. The baseball teams I remember were the 1976-1977 CIF Championship Teams. Coach Kretz was an awesome coach, but left before the 1977 season. Karl Majors was always full of stories, but don't what happened to him after he left Covina High.

Old Trojans,

So many people forget about you guys when remembering the storied history in the SGV.

Edgewood baseball back in the day was one of the premier programs around (The same goes for Royal Oak football) I'd love to hear some history from an alum on the some of the great teams you guys had. I remember the whole controversy when EHS closed and the fight over campus, coaches, colors, mascot, etc .

How Trojans + Spartans = Bulldogs, I'll never know!

Sounds to me like you really are a Covina booster just giving your opinion. Nothing wrong with that. You weren't rude or crude like some posters on here. Since your son is on the team, I'm sure you only want the best for him and the team.

AnyMouse -- Regarding the person you mentioned in your post, maybe I should have used different wording. I'm sure he appreciated your compliments, he's just the kind of person that doesn't like attention drawn to him. Mike and I go way back. I told him about your post because I know he doesn't go on this blog. He said to tell you "thanks" - LOL.

Hey Murphy

Where's your stats on Maxpreps?

Covina Fans

Great your Coach to post stats on Maxpreps!

CRACKING UP: I should have put "quotation marks" around right so you could understand the sarcasm.Sorry about that,funny comment about blog scholars.There are many baseball scholars on this blog.Which leads me too....

ANONYMOUS: You really need to get off your high horse and quit acting like if you say it then it means its the "unwritten rules of baseball". For the last time NOBODY CONCEEDED THE SD GAME! Almost everyone is in agreement that he,(smith) is a very good pitcher. It is obvious you back SD. Thats cool,good luck the rest of the year. You certainly have our respect.LOL getting your tail handed to you will do that. But what you really should be doing is thanking us for only having to see pill one time this year.No knock on Smith,and someone made a good point on this blog,in his two losses he was shut out both times.Pretty hard to win with run support like that.You also said "get the easy win against BP with your ace". Easy win my ass. Even with ty Bp is no patsy.We won 11-6 but the game was closer than the score.BP hit Ty a little and that did not suprise me. What about your tough week with NV? After the 11 inning marathon is it any wonder you had nothing left in the tank? 7-0 is pretty close to 11-0. It would be nice to pitch Ponzo every game huh? With all your putdowns and quesions about the strategy we are the number one team in VVL right now.This also leads me to a much more serious topic.....

ANYMOUSE: At first I thoght you were outside of the Covina program but with your comments and class in which you conduct yourself you must really be a Covina backer LOL. I agree with several of your points. Your fifth and sixth comments,(you wrote fifth on both),are dead on. But the most important comments are about the kids and implying that they quit before or during the SD game. You said your original blog was defending the coltkids but then said that there are too many I's on the team that are not put in check? I could be blind as a bat but I never see that crap. The team always comes first and if you have examples or could subtly suggest who you are talking about without outright attacking a kid feel free. And then you are saying we conceeded the SD game because we were pitching smith? You said that he is top notch pitcher and that was a flip of the coin. I agree on most days Smith is a nasty pitcher.SD said otherwise and that was that.No crying in baseball. I doubt if we will come out flat next time we play them.LOL. Thank you coach Merrill and Root and to all the players. Keep fighting hard and let the chips fall where they may.

Am I reading some of these blogs correctly? Covina conceded the San Dimas game before the bus even left? Thats how I view the comments and I doubt I am alone, somebody tell me if I am misjudging those blogs or need a new prescription?
I want to clear up a few things if I may,

First...My original blog was in defense of the covina players.

Second...I am a "Covina Booster" as in I root on that side of the bleachers since my kid is on the team.

Third...This isnt bad apples, he plays alot and without becoming too obvious as to my identity I wont state if he starts or comes off the bench. Yes I am being AnyMouse for his well being but the opinion stands and I would have no issue saying those comments directly if it wasnt for my son, I tried to look at it from an unbiased view just as if I were hired in as a consultant.

Fourth...An wise baseball program would read my original comments and understand that it is an honest opinion. Maybe a good look deep indside to see if there is any merit to my comments would be beneficial, its never to late to adjust!

Fifth...Smitty is a top notch pitcher so pitching him against San Dimas could have worked out well, actually wasnt a bad idea. Flip a coin on that one.

Fifth...My comment about aces and the clubs they face wasnt pointed at Baldwin Park, there are way worse teams out there and Covinas ace started against them. Baldwin Park is a decent program that is just missing a key player or two to be brutal.

Sixth...To the person that essentially said someone I mentioned by name in the blog wouldnt be happy about it my response is this. I felt the need to do so because that individual is a positive influence and a great mentor, he needed to be exluded from my critique. My apologies to him if he actually does not appreciate his name being mentioned in any disposition, my intent wasnt to be rude to him.

I believe thats it for now, putting my armor back on again :)

AnyMouse Out...

Hey Idiot, a competitive team always goes for every win, there is no "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". That is for losers who are happy to win just one game. Use the same strategy in CIF, it will be great.
If you are a true first place team then you should have more confidence in Smith and the rest of the team and let him pitch against BD o excuse me, BP. So instead you give an easy win your ace and now he will only face SD once. Great strategy, genious, scholar.
But i guess you are re-writting the basic unwritten rules of baseball, save your ace against the worst and your second best against the best. Why not just say, hey its ok if we lose against SD boys.
You can justify and sugarcoat this as much as you want, but its not how is done

smith is a good pitcher.. if you look at his two losses there both games where covina has been shut out.. cant win without run support.. now if pill did pitch maybe they get run support maybe they win you can never no it is in the past.. these next month will prove everything and the vvl, whoever does win, will go far in cif

And when you write "right" I think you mean write......oh a blog full of scholars

Anonymous.
Confusing blog. When you right BD I think you mean BP and refrase?I think you mean rephrase.Try using smaller words that dont hurt your brain. Justin Smith has pitched one bad game.The whole year.He would be the ace on most teams and like all good teams we have about four good pitchers. Lets say we pitch smith on wednesday and like many other times BP fights it out and instead of losing another close game to a good team,i.e SH,SD etc.. they actually get the upset.Ok we then pitch our ace on friday and who knows what happens?Ty is great and may have given us the victory,but maybe not.The "frase" (lol) that comes to mind is A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. We had to have that first victory of the week.Now you can yap all you want but the proof is that we are still in first,and control our own destiny.And I never predicted we would be flat,only making a statement about how SD handed us our ass.THEY ARE A GOOD TEAM IDIOT. On any given day a good team will kick the other teams behind,thats just baseball.It still stands as our only league loss.So that alone does justify the strategy.

To Still in first
I will refrase your comment "The strategy goes that we would pitch ty on his normal wednesday against a dangerous BP team that smelled upset and take our chances with smith on friday"
What a bunch of Sh....t! I have seen BD play, they havent beaten anybody, So you throw them your ace because you smelled upset? You gotta be kidding me! What an idiot! So you knew ahead of time your team was going to be flat thereofore you didnt pitch Ty because he was going to lose
anyway, Whow! I think you should go into the psychic business then go Vegas and when you smell an upset let us know so we can make a bet.

Then you take your chances with your second best pitcher against a much tougher rival? Why even show up, maybe that is why you lost because kids can see how stupid this desicion was.
First place, but we still have to play 2 games against each of the two toughest teams.

Lay off amat and covina-these are the best school's in the area and no one else matters.If you can't keep up with them you are nothing-these are the only school's in the area who produce their own athletes.
No out of area kid's here, easy classes-never, so lay off. How many players have left amat for other schools in the last year? Do I hear zero..........

Didn't think so!!!!!! Get over yourselves!!!!!!!

NV fan

I am sure you meant to type "threat",not treat but BP is no treat. Sd and Covina both had to put the pesky team away and on "any given day" bad things happen. So far NV hasnt had any trouble with BP,hey good for you.We try not to underestimate any one,let alone a pretty decent team in BP. I also did NOT say they are a threat to win league,just upset one of the big three.CV baseball fan,you are a true Covina backer,not like the fake one who says he or she is a booster,that is a bunch of BS and most likely a rival trying to stir up trouble. GO COLTS!

Still in first

That decision will catch up with you! Baldwin Park is not treat in our league

Any Mouse,

We have the kids that are good ball players and then turn into big headed jerks....In Tommy Reyes case this kid from the first day I met him when he was 10-11 has always been a great respecting person and that is due and credit to his parents. He played with the Hurricanes and then played with the So cal Bombers and not once did he as a player get rattled and lose control...my kid played with him and he was always that team player quiet but always cool with his teammates...I see big things for Tommy..my gut guess is he is going to get to play at the next level and sky is the limit and he could go on someday to become a pro...It is always a longshot to make the bigs but I think Tommy has what it takes..the best to him and his family they are very deserving of the success Tommy has brought to himself and his family...Kids like this you root for...

Still in first -- Great post. At least a "few" people understand our coaches' strategy. We are in first place for a reason, it wasn't just "a fluke" as someone mentioned. We still have a lot of games to play against tough teams, and Baldwin Park could definitely upset any of those teams. I don't see anyone from the Pill family on here complaining about their son not pitching all the time. They understand baseball. We need to work some of our other pitchers. Mike Pill goes "way back", as obviously does AnyMouse - and I'm sure he does not appreciate being brought up on this board - compliment or not. There was no reason for your entire post, and I guarantee that you are "not" a Covina booster. More like someone with issues that you felt you needed to let everyone on here know about. Let the kids play ball and everyone else just chill - this is crazy. Anything can happen on any given day - isn't that what they say about baseball?

This is for GOING YARD, this has been explained many times before but I am going to speak for coaches root and merrill. When we played SD it was on a friday. We had BP on wednesday.The strategy goes that we would pitch ty on his normal wednesday against a dangerous BP team that smelled upset and take our chances with smith on friday. I like the strategy and here is why,SD came out with their ears pinned back and as good as ty is I dont think we were going to win that game even with him on the hill. We were flat,and their season was on the line.(Their coaches words). Now a few facts for all the second guessing covina fans/disgruntled parents.
1.11-3-1
2. Number five in latest tribune poll.
3.Big win over NV
4.Losses only to Damien,SD and monrovia,all pretty good teams wouldnt you agree?
5. Most importantly WE control our own destiny as far as the VVL race goes.
6. And last but not least this late in the season Covina leads the EXTREMELY tough VVL. Anybody who says they saw that coming this late in the season well you should take your insight and go to vegas,you could make a ton.

P.S. Anybody who has seen BP this year,you think they are not capable of upsetting any of the big three? If we lost that game that would be devastating,the SD game we can bounce back from.
Good luck to NV and SD the rest of the way,how cool is it to be slugging it out with these great teams? Very Cool,thanks scott and ryan and to each and every kid on covina. Their work ethic and dedication have been questioned and I think it is unjustified. You CANNOT be this good and just play video games all day.

Play Ball

Thanks for the info, Tommy was (and I am sure still is) a nice kid to be around and a pleasure to watch on the field, always seemed very respectful and modest. I also have to agree with you that he has great parents, very nice people to associate with. Havent seen them in a few years and I am glad to hear Tommy is doing well and playing for Amat.

AnyMouse...

Answer this one -- If the scenario for the tournament championship would have been Northview vs Covina, as well as Charter Oak vs Los Altos, they weren't even going to play those games because of their league games the next week. So, who thinks the tournament was as important as league?

AnyMouse,

Tommy is a one and only. He played for the Hurricanes when he was 10 and Vineyard LL came one game away from the World Series. He is a very talented ballplayer with great parents.

Well Anymouse
couldn't have put it better, CVbaseball fan always takes everything personal when the name of Pill is mentioned, now i am pretty sure is family.
Its only baseball commonsense you put your ace against the ace of other teams, or you make sure the face the toughest schools, so CVfan thinks i dont know baseball and its personal. Unless, Unless you are padding your winning record. But i will be devil's advocate and blame it on the coach.
So you bring up the tournament doesn't mean anything then why play? Its about getting ready for CIF and pitch against the best teams.
Every school does it, they pit their ace against the best schools, i could mention names but why bore you.

Does anyone know if Bishop Amat's Tommy Reyes is the same Tommy Reyes that played travel ball over at Highlander when he was 10 or 11 y/o and then went to the little league world series with a team out of Rancho Cucamonga when he was 12? Or is it just a coincidence and there are two kids that play solid baseball locally and share the same first and last name?

AnyMouse...

Anymouse

It was a joke over at San Dimas why Pill didn't throw against them. A smart coach would have used him twice against this team.

Its as bad a call as Henley losing to Damien after a ten run lead. Go figure, coaches make bad decisions sometimes!

Hard90

Its not the players dedication or love for the game thats a problem at Covina, the issue goes much deeper than that from my up close and personal perspective. I want to be clear that this is coming from a Covina booster and not from a league rival, the truth may hurt but facts are facts. Keep in mind these issues arent new, anyone remember when Covina was stacked a few years back with some of the core players from the Pony world series team? Hmmm...How could that team not advance deeply into CIF? Most likely the same reasons then as now, I will be torn to shreds by a few bloggers for this but here are my observations...

1st...Lack of team Discipline, Doubters? Then go sit and watch a practice...

2nd...Lack of Cohesiveness, too many "I's" on this team and its not put in check...

3rd...Lack of Baseball Fundamentals, no continuation or refinement of what these kids brought with them (Mike Pill is the exception to this, he teaches! Kudos Mike)

4th...Freshman and JV levels are an afterthought, doesnt it all start here? Hey the lower level coaches are nice enough guys but they are typically young and need some grooming and guidance.

5th...Strategy?? It seems haphazard at times, I will use pitching as an example although this could apply in other areas as well. Didnt someone mention the strength of a pitcher against the strength of an opponent in an earlier post? Aces need the hill when facing stronger teams in important games, you could throw anyone against certain teams and win so why hand the ball to your #1 when facing them? I am at a loss here, couldnt believe my eyes...

I could go on but thats the meat and potatoes, cant wait to get on here later and read the aftermath. Bring it on....AnyMouse out

BIG DADDY

How can you say that NV wants it more? They lost to Covina on their own field! Has anyone else done that this year? Every single player on Covina works their A** off,every day,they are in first place and the two games next week will go a long way to determine VVL champs.Who gives a rat's behind about Monrovia? No slam against NV,props and love for beating a talented team,it reflects positively on the whole VVL but there are much bigger fish to fry. Besides we left so many runners on,Coach was tring to give playing time to others and we did not pitch or play our best players.Why? I dont know except to say league is the ultimate goal.

BIG DADDY -- Totally agree with you that it will come down to dedication and who wants it more. I coached quite a few of the kids from Northview and Covina for years in All-Stars. Some good players on both teams.

NVfan - There was no answer to your April 11th post (the one at 10:14) because there was no question in it. Congrats to Rodriguez, but what's your problem with Pill and all this comparing? (That's a question - notice the wording and the question mark?) Maybe you should ask Murphy why our coaches didn't pitch Pill against Monrovia or San Dimas - he could probably explain it to you. But I'm sure he probably doesn't even know you exist. Pill did pitch against your team, remember? He can't pitch every game. The tournament meant nothing - league play does. And that could change on any given day/game. There are a few very good teams in this league. You, of course, wouldn't understand baseball strategy - all you want to talk about is farm boys and my trailer - which just shows your intelligence - oh sorry, I mean lack of. Why don't you just move on to something else - this is getting really old.

Hard90,I know majority of the kids on Northview and Covina. I watched them grow up and play together. They were all ALLSTAR BALL PLAYERS. Yes it comes down to DEDICATION. I seems to me that Northeview wants it just a little bit more. We will have to wait and see how it ends up. It will be a dog fight for the title.

Bo Knows,

Reyes is a outstanding pitcher and SS but he had some arm trouble this year and they did not let him pitch..hoping he returns next year as a pitcher...his stats as a hitter are great. I believe he hit two dingers in one game. Seymore is a question mark with pitching he throws hard but has control problems....Kevin Bonilla is a stud at whatever he plays football baseball checkers etc.....he is no pitcher but a dynamite catcher...Torres is down in JV but is a good power fastball pitcher and is a sophmore. He has a so so bat and needs to lose some weight to be more effective......

Northview congrats, you guys have a great team.
Wow, and to think that Oscar Robles is not playing to concentrate on Football. He definitely is a player.

GO BRAVES !!!!!

Big Daddy- I agree with you (for now), I have seen the Vikings's & Colt's for 5yrs now. "IF" the current Colt "Team" can Dedicate themselves like NV, they could be as good. I am not sure if they really "Love the Game".

My hats off to Robert Rodriguez, he has developed into a great pitcher.(Always been a good pitcher) Having had the opportunity to coach him as for several years, I am proud to see what type of player he has become, A GREAT ONE! He hasn't changed much. He played hard then and is still playing hard now. The Northview program is very good. I know and have coached several of there players and there is no shortage of talent on the team. Lets not loose sit of this thread. We should be Congradulating the young men who are playing a great game of baseball. Robert keep up the good work! I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU! Thank you for being GREAT YOUNG MAN that you are. Good Luck the rest of the season.
Yes, before the question is asked, I am a Colt fan and my kids go to Covina. If i have to choose between Robert Rodriguez vs Covina, I take Rodriguez any day. Thats my boy also!

Great Question NVFan, this is why stats are misleading.
Covinabaseballfan likes to make her stupid comments that have nothing to do with NV's win, but when you ask her a legitimate question there is no answer. Perhaps there is no answer to the truth.

The best part of all this trash talking and monday morning quarterbacking is that this coming week, all the bs and talk comes to an end and the KIDS will settle all this ON THE FIELD the way it should always be handled. How nice it would be if more parents handled themselves like their kids.

I just dont understand why do you guys not pitch your ace against a very good team like Monrovia, Damien and SD, and pitch him aginst BD? Every schools saves their best pitcher for the toughest team? Rodriguez faces Amat, SD, and now Monrovia, that is a worthy 6-0 record

NVfan - You're not worth my time.

Rick dont worry about it, i got your back. Bottom line is CVfan is implying it otherwise why bring it up. We are smarter then that.

Did you noticed that CVfan didnt answer my post.

Rick -- READ MY WORDS - AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN, because you are obviously not getting it. I never said Northview was holding kids back - get a grip! If you still don't get it - read the other post that explains it in more detail. As he explains, it is not a stretch, it happens all the time, at every school. Even on your "young and proud" Northview baseball team. I am done commenting on this because it is very irritating repeating myself to someone who can't seem to get it.

Yes I am BACK, and in the spirit of the new rules i will forcefully try to be nice to Covinafan's "IDOL" and the rest of the farmboys.
I am beggining to think that you need some oxigen in you trailer home, because those comments sound like desperation to me.
The fact is that we beat a very good team along with their best pitcher, on the other hand they didn't respect you enough to throw their ace. You guys only managed a sorry 3 runs against an unknown pitcher , yes I know is easy hit homeruns against Ganeisha.
Hopefully your coach will be brave enough to schedule Pill against Rodriguez, but i doubt you guys would want to add a number on his losing record. That is if you guys are not softie

Well, DB took 4th in Anaheim out of 32 legit teams. Thousand Oaks shelled us 11-0, from what I hear. T.O. is a CIF Top 5 team in D1. Theres no shame here, this wasn't some pony tourney with a buncha nobodys. The Brahmas held their own till the end, 14-3 at this point is better than anybody thought. Besides, the real business of winning league is still at hand, with Chino on wed and fri. Enjoy the rest of your spring break Brahmas, keep making us proud! --RD '87

CovinaBaseballFan,
My response was to your idiotic innuendo regarding kids not being young and insinuating kids were held back from NV. That's about as retarded as someone insinuating that an athlete really would go to Covina to learn about farming. You have to admit the "kids held back" post was a stretch.

NV- Young and Proud.

ok im sure some of our nv underclassmen. have played with or against some of the Amat kids well playing travel ball. that does not mean anything our sophmores match up to anything amat has. reyes seymour bonilla torres does any of them even pitch at all?

Like I said, Rick or whoever you are, READ THE POSTS! Did I ever say once that I knew all the birthdates of the Northview players? Your posts make no sense but to rant and rave about things that are not even said. You just make yourself look stupid. MATWTBAT, thank you for explaining how it works for those that don't seem to quite understand.

Back in the day 60's 70's and maybe even the 80's no one ever thought of holding their kids back to have that extra year of elgibility for sports in HS...Believe me that extra year of maturity goes along way in todays HS sports world. They are closer to 19 when they graduate and are more developed than the true 17 yr. old senior...makes a big differance. Hey Parents got smart and found a loop hole in the system to have their kids in school a extra year thus giving him a edge in sports over the true grade level..this is happening every year....with the high cost of college and sports scholorships being haded out like candy parents want that edge so they keep their kids back even if it is making them do 6th grade or even 8th grade over.....it is not rocket science anymore...if there are juniors right now who 18th birthday is right around the corner or if they are 18 already these are the kids that dominate the game...football baseball basketball...they are at the maturity level of a man.....every HS has them.....it is a wise thing to do if you have a special talented kid right now in 5th or 6th grade..hold him back let him play his HS senior year as a 19 yr. old or close to 19 yr. old and he will be a star...fair or not fair it happens all the time and it will not stop....

Because you go by CovinaBaseballFan, that makes you credible? Anonymous is anyone that doesn't put a name down. The computer automatically puts you down as Anonymous. So you know all the NV kids birthdates? You're a Covina Fan but you know all the NV birthdates? Can you say...SPOOKY or COOKY...either one fits. Ah, just occured, you could be one of those Hollenbeck Honks who may know birthdates of the boys. Youth is good, it's sweet and Northview has it and we're proud. Last year's 14-1 team was with 10 seniors. This years team is with 8 sophs. Gotta problem with that?

DB Fan,

I know you said the Brahmas are playing for 3rd on tiebreaker. My question is....they will still be 4-0 heading into the game right??

Just how many people on here go by "Anonymous"? LOL

I'm sure that most schools have sophomores that are "junior age" - I don't really care. But Northview is the only school boasting about their "young" team. I'm not the only one getting tired of hearing about it.

Anonymous -- Talk about stupid? I think I "asked" a question. Obviously I hit a nerve with you. Did I say that "Northview" held kids back for that reason? No school that I know of would or could do that - it would be up to the parents. I'm not saying that I wouldn't do it, especially if the kid was small or had grade issues as well - just said that "if there are any sophomores of junior age", then they aren't young. You actually know all of the players' birthdates? Wow, you're good. Maybe you should actually "read" the posts before you pop off.

Anonymous,

Why is it that when a SGV team does well that they call out and single out Amat to measure themselfs against?...I think you answered your own question.........Just wondering brought it up.......I was answering his question like I will answer yours.......we never came on here and try to divert attention from NV....good for them and their program..it is people like you Anonymous and Just wondering that brings the Amat Faithful in here....

I was there in spirit, and the bottom line remains the same. Don't start with me Freddie, my All-Star game intensity is heating up. Eastside!!!!!!! Off to cover Romano and the Nobles in Chino. See all you goofs later, and you at the office, Mr. Robledo!

The big fella knows I'm teasing him Cloney, and thanks for the softy compliment, we like to tone it down on the west side.

CovinaBaseballFan,
That is fricken hilarious about kids being held back. Now, you have some stupid posts in the past, but are you serious...now, you're implying NV holds kids back, so they can be more mature. You are just stupid now. lol. I thought you tried to stay above the fray in the past, but now you spit this one out? By the way, NV is very young. 8 sophomores- all the normal age. Get used to it, NV's future only looks bad through your eyes. Any future farmers checking in soon?

Look at Freddie stepping into Aram's zone and taking some swipes at the "Big Guy"...if that's the real Fred....welcome to the Jungle.

This place is hardcore...Freddie not like the cotton-ball-throwing-softie blog you have across the hallway at the Star-News.

Late!

Mike the Clone

P.S. Just a little friendly smack Fred!

Robledo,
Class on your part there and I think everyone over here at Northview feels the same way about Eddie and Monrovia. Great game, minimal trash talking, respect between two top programs. Will be fun to follow these two teams rest of the way.

I agree with Rick on the issue of kids going to schools that are not in the area where they live. There are a lot of reasons for this and it happens at every school. The problem I have is when a kid is ineligible academically at one school, then starting at a different school the next week. Question - everyone keeps talking about how "young" a team Northview is. Just how young are they, actually? When kids are held back a year so they can be physically more mature, I personally don't consider them "young", as they are the same age as some of the kids at other schools who are a grade ahead of them.

I'm liking the picture change - Murph looks great! I'm loving the sunglasses! Life's a garden, dig it!

Unlike the Trib's famed prep writer, I was at the game to watch a pair of the San Gabriel Valley's best go head-to-head. Give Northview all the credit, they're young, they're feisty, and they deserved it. I've covered McKiernan and Robbie Rasmussen (Pas Poly) the last two years in the Star-News and they're clearly the two best in the West San Gabriel Valley. But I would put Northview's Rodriguez right there with them. All three aren't just good, they know how to compete.

The funny thing about these blogs is that someone always has to put a slant on their post even when they think they're being sincere. In Northview's starting lineup yesterday, 2 live outside the area out of 9 and those two are legally at Northview, just like Waterbury, who hit a 3 run hr against NV is legally at Covina, even though he's a Northview kid. Covina has another kid that is a Charter Oak kid. Bonita has a San Dimas kid. Baldwin Park gets Sierra Vista kids in all sports. Charter Oak gets kids in football and baseball from other areas. The programs speak for themselves. Certain programs don't have to recruit, the players and parents seek them out. People just get tired of the same teams winning. If the governing body of high school sports (CIF in our area) allows kids to go to different schools, than it's NOT ILLEGAL.

Ok i will give credit to Murphy for doing a good job, but please dont say he is doing it with what he got, he got plenty of talent and lot of it is from out of the area (Monterrey Park)

Just Wondering,

Go ask your underclassmen if they have played travel with or against some of our returning Amat undeclassmen...mention Tommy Reyes, Brian Seymore, Kevin Bonilla, Icky Torres amongst others...you guys at NV win a tournament and now you want Bishop Amat?...get a hold of yourself there......the above mentioned players were the Core of the travel teams your kids played on...figure that out..your kids were the supporting cast to these players.......dont go there.

Congrats to Northview and Coach Murph! Big win! Nice to see the Vikes getting some love on the blog! Dare to be great! :)

I'm a Monrovia guy, and hats off to Northview.

Regarding Amat in the same division...what a joke. Amat should be embarrassed and the legite D-V teams should be curious/pissed. Last time Amat was in this lower division they consistently ran the table. It was almost as bad as allowing Oaks Christian to compete in D-9 football.

Congratulations!!! Northview! It was an awesome game to watch, We're so proud of these boys.

Diamond bar will be playing today vs Thousand Oaks in the 3rd place game. Championship game will be El Toro vs Lakewood. The brahmas along with TO and ET were 4-0 and Diamond Bar lost the tiebreaker which was runs allowed.

Fine win for Northview, but also the Valle Vista League. Northview wins the tourney, Covina gets 3rd. Big win for NV over Eddie M. and the Monrovia boys. Good luck to you guys next week. Doc

I will be the first to say that is an impressive win, now get ready for us Wed and Fri! May we always settle it between the lines.
VVL is underrated!

Go Robert! For those of you who don't know Robert Rodriguez, he is a classy and quiet kid with phenomenal heart and I couldn't be happier to see him do well. I have never seen Mackernan lose before today and it was impressive! Nice clutch hit for Robert and RJ made some nice plays at third. 6-0 pitcher for da' Vikes! Go Northview.

Wow, I know Monrovia had lost this season a couple times, but never with McKearnan on the bump. This guy Rodriguez must be legit to hang that long with Eddie. 6-0 with a 1.55?? That's insane. I haven't seen you pitch yet, but I look forward to it. Obviously a nice surprise in the valley, especially a huge plus for what many used to view as a weak Valle Vista league. Congrats Northview. Maybe people on here can talk about on the field stuff and not coaches short comings or personality conflicts. I think we're all better and most importantly, the kids are best when its balls and strikes and not all the other BS. Good luck to all the SGV teams when the playoffs come. Make us proud! Gary in the SGV

hey folks is northview the team with all the underclassmen? another question does Amat have anyone coming back next year to compete with these young teams? or are they gonna get smashed the next few years?

OK, OK, OK, if you have any objectivity at all, you have got to say this win was impressive. I watched this game and was expecting Eddie to blow these guys away and Northview just wouldn't budge. This kid Rodriguez just went out there, didn't say a word and held serve with that stud from Monrovia. Congrats NV, you made the area proud and did it the best way possible...your ace against theirs and yours held up just better than theirs.