Northview wins with muscle this time

Two Words: BLOG HEAVEN. I have hit the motherload, praise him.:)

dude - give me a break -Delafuente sucks this year for SH, complete let down. hey Bonita - let's talk about the injury.

#1 Fan (aka Garcia's Dad) - you aren't fooling anyone - please proofread your posts, your grammar and spelling are atrocious and not representative of the majority, stop giving repeated "props" to your own kid, and use your head, why in the world would you continually air your team's dirty laundry to the public??

I really hope both Amat and Northview win CIF because it really comes down to wanting the kids and their programs to do well. Good luck to both.
I thought read that DeLaFuente from South Hills was back. Is he pitching or just hitting and true that his stock in the draft has fell way down? Just curious.

I really hope both Amat and Northview win CIF because it really comes down to wanting the kids and their programs to do well. Good luck to both.
I thought read that DeLaFuente from South Hills was back. Is he pitching or just hitting and true that his stock in the draft has fell way down? Just curious.

hey fernando lover -- we are curious, where does YOUR son play?? What are his stats? Do you think I would waste my time giving you any stats, but genius one (NOT) how does a team get to be 14-1 (YES) and not score ENOUGH runs to win games, I mean other than bunting?? Maybe with the different posting times, you must not be hitting the bottle so late, so try and make a better argument and put up a decent fight. YOU are losing your fight - what happened? Why not talk more smack about the other "loser" teams and players? NEXT

There goes another NV brain surgeon
Can you please tell me othr then your son any good hitter in your team, bunting does not count

hey come on fernando lover - you are going to have to do better than a cut and paste - be original. I need your new material. Who is the new up and coming team - is Alemany? Is it Bonita? You need a new bandwagon to jump on. Please spew your wisdom once again - we cannot wait. Seriously, can YOU cut and paste?

dodger lover - now i know you are having someway else do your posting - NO WAY you know how to cut and paste. Let's hope your kids don't pick up your bad habits. You need to do better than that and be a bit more original. hey I hear you think Alemany the new and coming team, true? Give us your assessment of the game and team?

It look like Walnut girl team is going to have to carry the school again. Walnut softball team win 4-2 over Rowland. The baseball team lost 3-0. When is Hoff going to replace the SS, and 2nd baseman. To all team if you want to beat Walnut just hit the ball to the SS, or the 2nd baseman

Trying to have an intelligent conversation with NV parents is like arguing with a 2 year old. This is how it goes, i give my reasons saying "NV has no offense because...."
NV parents answer "Dude you know nothing" the other one goes "i know you are but what i am i" the other one "you suck"
Then i realized that there is a direct correlation between the NV parents IQs and the amount of runs they score per game, a range of 2-3.
to win a championship you need balance, its great to have defense and pitching to keep you in the game then you need key hitters that drive in the table setters. NV has a hard time doing this, middle of the order is weak, it lacks a great hitter.
You need a very good pitcher and a very good hitter.
Sorry guys i know the truth hurts and it makes you guys angry but no championship. Just an honest baseball assesment.
Now lets not get too worked up and choke, you kids may pick up this habit.

DeLafuente is playing agian, can only Dh, has tear on ACL.
Problaby best if he does not play, SH is not going anywhere

any other SA scores ????

Rowland 3
walnut 00
Flores(R)11 k's

Rowland - 03
Walnut -00
Flores 11 K's

Everyone,

I just got word who "knowthegame" really is. You got exposed and the secret is out my friend and you should be embarassed as those who know you are. What an idiot. Keep blogging we are actually entertained by someone who doesn't know anything.

NV fanz, why are you even giving Dodger34 or knowthegame one ounce of your time and energy? We all know people like this, they hate no matter what or just want to go against the grain just because. Obviously your W-L record speaks in volumes. Most of the articles validate your team's success and emphasize the heart and team work that your players all put forth. You cannot deny success with that record nor deny the ability to hit when you have outscored your opponents such as you have. I have been around long enough to know, the pitching is phenomenal this year in the Valley Vista. Continued success and it is great to see so much great ball-playing in the local area.

SERIOUSLY YOU DO NOT KNOW THE GAME, Now I think you are having someone else tye your posts because even your spelling has improved, cut back on the grammatical errors (look it up in the dictionary) and the earlier posting means you may not be up so late - hitting the bottle. Keep your posts coming, you make the comebacks so easy. YOU KNW NOTHING ABOUT THE GAME AND EVEN LESS ABOUT INTEGRITY. Aren't you going to the Amat games from now on? Oh wait, you don't even go to the NV games, again proving my point. YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE GAME

#1 fan,

I am assuming the kid with the beard is who you call JD and is in fact Delia. Errors have killed games for Walnut this year as well as coach errors of mis-positioning players in the outfield and infield. Is this Delia kid being recruited by a college? is he a senior or junior? He has what it takes to be a complete college pitcher if he had a good team behind him. The Garcia kid sure can hit a baseball and his pitching is ok but nothing spectacular. Is there anything other then Garcia and Delia that is carrying Walnut right now? They look like a team that can make CIF only to go out early being a 3 seed facing a 1 seed, but if the coach aligns his players correctly and the Bearded kid gets tough they could be a tough team to beat. Nogales and West Covina are done. It is So. Hills 1 Rowland or Walnut 2 or 3.

know the game/dodger34 WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT AN INTELLIGENT conversation??? I would love to copy and paste 1/2 your posts from the last month or so, YOU are irratic, and all over the place, calling on kids on the blog (the all-time low) then taking on a dad, MAYBE we should put your name??? The thing it would embarass the hell out of YOU family member. You have jumped on the band wagon of about 3/4 different teams. Actually with all your early A.M. posts, I am starting to think with all your back-pedalling and wish/washiness, lack of integrity or loyalty -YOU MIGHT BE HITTING THE BOTTLE A BIT TOO MUCH CAUSE YOU MAKE NO SENSE... and one more time, IF all you had to say about NV was that they had weak pitching, NO ONE would have jumped all over you like WE all have... You are tacky and quite the low life... Viva La Fernando, seems to be the good thing in your life.

know the game/dodger34 WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT AN INTELLIGENT conversation??? I would love to copy and paste 1/2 your posts from the last month or so, YOU are irratic, and all over the place, calling on kids on the blog (the all-time low) then taking on a dad, MAYBE we should put your name??? The thing it would embarass the hell out of YOU family member. You have jumped on the band wagon of about 3/4 different teams. Actually with all your early A.M. posts, I am starting to think with all your back-pedalling and wish/washiness, lack of integrity or loyalty -YOU MIGHT BE HITTING THE BOTTLE A BIT TOO MUCH CAUSE YOU MAKE NO SENSE... and one more time, IF all you had to say about NV was that they had weak pitching, NO ONE would have jumped all over you like WE all have... You are tacky and quite the low life... Viva La Fernando, seems to be the good thing in your life.

wow--here is a thought, maybe next time give us a heads-up about the down time on the system. We were so frustrated trying to post yeasterday- almost threw the NEW computer through the window. Lets hope all the aggravation is now done and over with for all your loyal, genuine bloggers.. right???

HEY WHAT'S UP? WE KEPT TRYING TO POST LAST NIGHT AND NOTHING POSTED. POSSIBLY MY BEST WORK YET AND NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT.

Hey Fred,
Did South Hills really lose to Alemany (11-11) last week? Is Delafuente playing yet? Someone tell what happened on the "cheap shot" play everyone talks about when he got hurt.
Go Huskies!!!

Who does South Hills got this week? Loss to Alemany last week, how was that game...anyone go? Is Delafuente back playing and is he healed up?

Pitching Counts
JD from Walnut is having a good year, but the kid from Rowland look good. I also would like to Say Garcia from Walnut is not having a bad year. A game winning triple agains Nogales.

fred -- what is wrong with your system? Not taking any of our posts and we have used a few different computers. WHAT'S UP MAN??

Hey speaking of South Hills, Wasn't able to make the drive but what happened in the Alemany game? How did we manage to lose that game? Do you guys know if DeLaFuente is still hurting, is he even playing or still playing with the injury? He seems like he has been battling the injury for awhile, was it the bang-up play going to 1st.? Hope SH is getting ready to battle in the play-offs.

Trying to have an intelligent conversation with NV parents is like arguing with a 2 year old. This is how it goes, i give my reasons saying "NV has no offense because...."
NV parents go "Dude you know nothing" the other one goes "i know you are but what i am i" the other one "you suck"
Then i realized that there is a direct correlation between the NV parents IQs and the amount of runs they score per game, a range of 2-3.
to win a championship you need balance, its great to have defense and pitching to keep you in the game then you need key hitters that drive in the table setters. NV has a hard time doing this, middle of the order is weak, it lacks a great hitter.
You need a very good pitcher and a very good hitter.
Sorry guys i know the truth hurts and it makes you guys angry but no championship. Just an honest baseball assesment.
Good luck anyway and dont choke with anger your kids may pick up your bad habits.

Does anyone know if South Hills played Alemany last week and lost? Also, did Delafuente play again yet? A scout was talkng at a game about an injury he got and some people called it a "cheap shot" or something. what's up with that?

Does anyone know if South Hills played Alemany last week and lost? Also, did Delafuente play again yet? A scout was talkng at a game about an injury he got and some people called it a "cheap shot" or something. what's up with that?

Did South Hills lose to Alemany last week and did De La Fuente play yet? Haven't read much about him this year, is he having disappointing year and what happened with the "cheap shot" everyone talked about at Rowland?

Hey all -
Where's knowthegame AKA I Know Nothing - I think he got bashed by quite a few VVL fans. Hey the SA league is ok, but in now way does it compare to the excitement of the few top teams in the VVL. Where does he come across saying there are no good hitters and only one good pitcher?
Dam you must be from another planet or crawled out of a hole. I say at least five quality pitchers, and more than one is committed to a D-1 school. I think he crawled back into his hole because we haven't seen a confused response lately.

sh
If Walnut would have a 2nd baseman, and a SS that could throw the ball to 1st base. If the CF would catch a fly ball. Garcia would have only been score on 3 times this whole season. AS for Buffington he is alright. Delia is a good pitcher but has not realy hit the ball yet. For Nogales why would you pitch to Garcia. He hit a double, and 2 triple the game befor. Then he hit the game winning triple the last game. Thank about it.

South Hills lost to Alemany? How are they this year? Did DeLaFuente play? I heard he's having a down year even though he was hurt on a bush league play at 1B on his part. Did he elbow someone or something?

hey doesn't "know the game" sound about as stupid as "dodger34" could they be one in the same? all the back pedalling, making no sense, trashing everyone and anyone and then later defendinging them - all over the place, maybe a few too many tall cans!!! Really pretty brilliant to make such grand predictions, only 1 team will win the CIF title right -- so how many will NOT win?? Great odds you are giving LOSER! Come back when your mind is not in such a "fuzzy" state.

Without Melchor pitching this year due to injury Nogales has become a so so team. Buffing is a good pitcher but the pithcer that I think is the San Antonio's best right now is the bearded kid from Walnut Delia. He has a good record and has beaten SH. If this kid was on a Covina, NV, CO, Amat team he would even have better numbers.. Man for Man I'd take the Walnut pitcher on my team before Buffington. This is a solid pitcher playing for middle of the road team.

Amat would rock Buffington. Whoever said he would beat Amat is crazy and talking out of where the sun dont shine. Beating the likes of Rowland, West Covina and Walnut not to mention the downward spiral in Nogales, that is not enough to prop The Buff-ster up that much. If he faced Amat , NV, Covina, San Dimas, CO and Bonita he would have different stats. He is a good player not a great player.

DontKnowTheGame,
Wow, go out on a limb there with your prediction. Let me guess, you were one of the guys at work that said "I'm calling it now, the Patriots will lose the Super Bowl". Now you say NV won't win or you can bunt blah blah blah. Another genius prediction. Really think you're making a big time prediction on them not winning it? Did you ever play this game? Most likely you never were in the situation these kids are in and would never know how many things have to happen to win it, your bracket, location, luck, and skill all play into it and to wish something bad on them is just plain sick. Sooner or later, God will cut you down. By the way, who is your team?

I look forward or used to look forward to reading about friends of mine who have kids at a few local schools (Covina and Northview and one at Amat too) and there's more of a cut them down approach here than a positive approach and I'm scratching my head here thinking isn't this PREP Sports, which means it's about the kids. Someone called out Northview and how they're going to not win CIF. So what if they don't, I hope they do and will be cheering them on to do so, but it is very hard to win CIF and the season is not a failure for them or anyone else who doesn't win. The best team doesn't always win. Amat and Northview and for most of the year Covina, have had really good seasons and have won games that have brought a lot of pride to their schools and now to see the "They will lose in the playoffs" is ridiculous. Stop being a hater. Amat as weak as Div. 5 is, looks to be only shoe in for a title, but even a tough game for them can happen.

Its the same every year especially with the Tribune. Ive been here in the SGV longer then most that are posting and complaining about the coverage. The Tribune has always had its favorites from Football - Amat then SH and Charter Oak. To Baseball - Amat then it was SH and now its seems to be NV and Covina. Basketball - Glendora is really the only team they ever covered..Back in the day Spoon used to make sure every league was covered and all the rankings were updated with records etc. Ramirez did a good job as well in covering every league. When that clown Arm or what ever his name is came aboard things changed in most sports. This paper basically covers Amat,SH,Charter Oak, NV, Covina,Glendora,and occasionally SD and Bonita, what they forget is there are about 50 other schools in the valley as well. Maybe one of the old timers can answer why Baseball gets the shaft when it comes to covering all the games and Tourneys. You basically put the whole baseball review in one day on one page. Back in the day every league got ther own day and there own page. This paper has been on a downturn for years now with there prep coverage. Fred you are doing ok but remember to get out there and see someone else besides those 3-4 schools you write about every fricken day. By the way most of those players at those schools dont even belong at the school they play for. Now thats a story if you wand to spark interest.

thanks

No problem, maybe i am an idiot but i am satisfy that none of your morons can bring one good hitter in your overrated league. Not even the NV guys can name one, but i guess you can always bunt your way to a championship right? Punchless Joes win CIF!

Wrong, Nv will choke again in the playoff.

knowthegame (not)(DAD)
Ok, the idiot from SH San Antonio has spoken again. DAD REad your own quotes, all the way to where you first starting spouting off - I won't bother to dignify your ignorance. You named kids that you feel are above the VVL players. Whatever, not near the truth. Only way to find out, play a game in your mind and hope your son and others do well. Your imagination would be the only the way they could do better. Thanks anyway DAD.
Keep your foolish thoughts to yourself and quit embarassing your kid and the SA league.

knowthegame,
Yer full of s$%t, you really sound like the idiot you back pedaling fool. Everyone whos ansered you has told you the same. Get off the blog till you get sum sense stupid. You want hitters, read teh TRibune, its all about the best in the VVL. Sorry you suck.

Get a life you got to be an idiot who attended NV and did not learn reading comp.
First of all i do not have a kid in SH, it was an example that a team like SH could be in the mix. They are for sure better the Covina and can beat NV. Of course is not a sure thing unless you play the game.
Secondly my whole subject, wich you, and all the VVL fans fail to answer is, who is a great hitter in your league? No one can give an educated answer because there is none.
My third point is your pitchers are just good HS pichers, except Pill the rest are above avg, JC caliber nothing special.
So conclusion proves the point, your hitters are making these pitchers look CY Young, Sandy Koufax.
Of course most likely you dont know who these people are.

Get a life you got to be an idiot who attended NV and did not learn reading comp.
First of all i do not have a kid in SH, it was an example that a team like SH could be in the mix. They are for sure better the Covina and can beat NV. Of course is not a sure thing unless you play the game.
Secondly my whole subject, wich you, and all the VVL fans fail to answer is, who is a great hitter in your league? No one can give an educated answer because there is none.
My third point is your pitchers are just good HS pichers, except Pill the rest are above avg, JC caliber nothing special.
So conclusion proves the point, your hitters are making these pitchers look CY Young, Sandy Koufax.
Of course most likely you dont know who these people are.

knowthegame,
Talk about changing your tune!!! You first come across live SH would tear upthe VVL, now you're saying they would be in the mix. Wow!!! Softening up there, huh DAD. Not only do the Vikings have better pitching than SH, Cov and the duo from San Dimas are much better. I'm still laughing about your right turn, "in the mix". Pretty funny DAD.

Joe, i'm good with that last blast from you.....no one on this side of the fence is "bragging" about being .500, but i heard alotta rumblings from the baseball dads in Jan. about maybe not being as strong this year, about having to reload after last year.....so i think they are all pleasantly surprised with DB in 4 way tie for 1st place in late Apr.....In fact,everyone in the Sierra League is above .500 overall this year, EVERYONE...... 4 teams are tied at 6-5 for the lead with Damien and Ayala as the 5th/6th teams......A fight to the finish, who would want it any other way????....we'll see how it plays out........Didn't that NFL Draft this weekend make everyones mouth water???.....Spring is just days away....................

shblah....eerrrr shball
on PAPER MEANS NOTHING,NADA,ZILCH!!
the game is played BETWEEN THE LINES...get a clue!
When the going gets tough sh wil CrUmBle!!...1st round and OUT x4years!!!!....as a 1st seed! OUCH!!!!!
.........Nice TRy !!!

i know enough baseball to understand VVL league is better then San Antonio. What you guys dont understand is that your league is not as tough as you think. Your pitchers are not as great and your hitters are difinitely weak. The best team in San Antonio, SH, will be in the mix for the title in your league.

know the game (not)
Sorry you are all over the map --not making any sense. We were talking about your league, not Crespi, Notre Dame or LB wilson. where was that comment coming from??? We're challenging your league amd your local players you tout - The VVL talent will match 'your' league and players, enough said on the subject. Get a reality check my friend.

In the Stands, Lets match lineups SH and NV and lets see which is tougher, more likely you dont have a clue of SH hitters.
When you win CIF do all the bragging, in the meantime you hve not accomplish anything.
I am also waiting for Fred to tell give us a scouting report on other local players outside of VVL.

You guys actually believe your own BS, remember you info of greatness comes from Fred who does not have a clue of the rest of the talent out there.
I have yet to see any your top hitters be a factor or dominate one game. One run games and they all choke. NV and Covina have one run games against Charter Oak pitching, wow that was impressive. BP can beat any of you guys, BP is just another Nogales.
Your so call tough pitching except Pill, are a bunch of JC guys, wake up and smell the coffee some leagues have 4 to 5 guys who will get drafted of go to Div 1, hell some team have two Div 1 pichers on a HS team. You guys really have no clue, teams like Crespi, Notre Dame, LB Wilson will eat your pitching for breakfast.
But i am sure guys like Pertusati, Fox, Reyes, Delafuente Div 1 talent have never seen pitchers like the VVL, LOL.

You guys actually believe your own BS, remember you info of greatness comes from Fred who does not have a clue of the rest of the talent out there.
I have yet to see any your top hitters be a factor or dominate one game. One run games and they all choke. NV and Covina have one run games against Charter Oak pitching, wow that was impressive. BP can beat any of you guys, BP is just another Nogales.
Your so call tough pitching except Pill, are a bunch of JC guys, wake up and smell the coffee some leagues have 4 to 5 guys who will get drafted of go to Div 1, hell some team have two Div 1 pichers on a HS team. You guys really have no clue, teams like Crespi, Notre Dame, LB Wilson will eat your pitching for breakfast.
But i am sure guys like Pertusati, Fox, Reyes, Delafuente Div 1 talent have never seen pitchers like the VVL, LOL.

You guys actually believe your own BS, remember you info of greatness comes from Fred who does not have a clue of the rest of the talent out there.
I have yet to see any your top hitters be a factor or dominate one game. One run games and they all choke. NV and Covina have one run games against Charter Oak pitching, wow that was impressive. BP can beat any of you guys, BP is just another Nogales.
Your so call tough pitching except Pill, are a bunch of JC guys, wake up and smell the coffee some leagues have 4 to 5 guys who will get drafted of go to Div 1, hell some team have two Div 1 pichers on a HS team. You guys really have no clue, teams like Crespi, Notre Dame, LB Wilson will eat your pitching for breakfast.
But i am sure guys like Pertusati, Fox, Reyes, Delafuente Div 1 talent have never seen pitchers like the VVL, LOL.

randy,
I love DB's non-league schedule and made no reference to them ducking anyone. But as you say - they are .500. You're not bragging about that - are you? Simply making the statement that the Amat schedule places them a bit above "Shetland".

But no, the Trinity-ites were not looking for better competition. It goes much deeper than that. They are also no longer in the "Paraochial area" for re-leaguing purposes but are in the "Orange County Area". So being the only 6 private schools in the OC, and the rest of the public OC's refusing to play them - they are safe from any league shuffling. The first year JSerra was so bad they refused to even play the other teams in football and just forfeited the whole schedule. So it certainly wasn't competition.

As I said, Amat won that league in baseball our last year there while in football, beat Mater Dei handily and defeated Loyola - who won CIF that year (and was last years DII CIF Champ in baseball). Then we BOTH got booted. So you COULD make a case *using those facts* that they made their league easier - but I won't .

However... I could.

As far as the other of the "Big 3 boys sports" I try to leave hoops alone, because we've been awful under the present coach. Although, while under the previous coach, we are STILL the last SGV school to win a large division CIF Championship - in 2002. But we are in a MAJOR downcycle there, I'll give you that one. No can defend! Maybe that's our next "reclamation project"

Earth to shball
Uh last I checked...It took 9 to play/WIN a ball game...I mean really sh is good dont det me wrong!...BUT the difference between sh/nv is ......NV is challenged almost EVERY game!The Vikes can handle ANY pressure situation! The kids atre ALL HEART! theres no quit in them!!!
Whens the last time(aside from the walnut fluke) the SIlverSpoonBoys been put in the pressure coocker.!!
gOOOOse egg = ZERO
Maybe the coaching staff from "OZ" should of scheduled some more challenging non-leauge compitition!

knowthegame, yawn, yawn, yawn, you still haven't convinced any of us. Pitching and hitting is tougher in the VVL by way of comparison. Your so called hitters woould fold under the pitching in the VVL. Your so called great pitchers would fold with the hitting in the VVL. Good night now!!!!! But thanks Dad for the props

Pedroza, Pill, Leyland Arnold, Andrade, Williams, saulcedo and Valenzuela are all very good hitters what u might call great if they faced the same pitching your guys do. its tough hitting in the vvl agianst three legit pitching staffs. everyone can run there big mouths about this and that but they can only do that because these vvl coaches are not posting stats.

sgvbaseballfan, Pill is a very goop pitcher but i have notice that Pill has great offensive numbers against the Pomonas and Geneishas, then he is irrelevant when it counts againt SD and NV, he comes with plenty of RBI positions and there are always excuses. This is not the sign of a great hitter.
Get a life, give the kid some prop, everyone else that plays in the same field is not hitting HRS and .500 avg, besides NV is a good park to hit HRs.
Paco, DeLaFuente is back to hitting and making a difference.
The bottom line is you guys can are good at putting other kids down but can not come up with a great hitters in the VVL.
So pithcing is good (not great) and hitters in this league are for sure weak. I have seen your games and they have no concept hitting. I have also seen the great ones and they may have bad games but they will hit good pitching.

TEAM W-L-T Pct. W-L-T Pct. PF PA

Northview 17-4-0 .810 10-1-0 .909 141 36 +105

San Dimas 13-7-0 .650 6-4-0 .600 132 70 +62

Covina 12-8-0 .600 6-5-0 .545 140 65 +75

Glendora 13-7-0 .650 6-5-0 .545 135 72 +63

Damien 13-8-0 .619 5-6-0 .455 182 109 +72

Diamond Bar 10-9-1 .525 6-5-0 .545 113 129 -16

Bishop Amat 18-4 .818 8-0-0 1.000 179 70 +109

Bishop Montgomery 14-8-0 .636 4-4 .500 111 109 +2

St. Paul 16-10-0 .615 7-3-0 .700 114 109 +5

Bonita 15-5-0 .750 6-2-0 .750 155 67 +88

Charter Oak 11-9-0 .550 7-1-0 .875 96 76 +20

South Hills 16-4-0 .800 7-1-0 .875 143 70 +73

Nogales 14-9-0 .609 5-5-0 .500 157 84 +73

some numbers for everyone to chew on team stats of course. Amat & Northview both out scoring opp. by over 100 runs and bonita not far behind with 88.

Hey Joey.....pound for pound, day after day, year after year, the Brahmas put out a very sound playoff bound Baseball team.......they play in the Loara tournament every year which features the OC's and CIF's best anually.....go look it up, your good at that....we duck no one....they might be alittle light with depth in starting pitching this year, but they have only lost to legit teams (Walnut was the only sh*tbird on their sched), and are still playing .500 with only one guy racking up the wins (and in control of thier playoff destiny)......why would they refuse the invit for the Loara tourn to go play in the Glendora JV tourny??

So basically, the Trinity booted you people cuz they wanted a stiffer opponent, or to cut down on the price of gas......i think the OC influence grew tired of your presence, and rubbed you out.....your not a threat to them, in any of the big 3 sports....your name still gets you into some rather prestigous baseball tournaments and i am not talking about the Glnedora tournament here,....and props for robbing candy from a buncha babies in the WEAKEST division CIF could scrap together to form the also rans.

Now, this Damien lawsuit thing is frustrating, they are steadfast competitors in the Sierra League but they dont make any runs the playoffs---EVER! I'd luv for them to go play ball with their parochial brothers and let DR into our local brew...

The Sierra League is either one or two in the SGV all around.....theses kids/these schools kick a$$....certainly in the big three boys sports this is true.....the Sierra teams beat each other up kinda like the pac 10 teams do, which might give the outward appearance as a weaker league/conference, but those on the inside and anyone with a half a brain know these are above quality opponents who go balls out EVERYDAY.....we got nothing to be ashamed of here in Brahmaland, even with our FB program on the skids.....like your still your heyday huh? :)

knowthe game,

Some of your "great hitters" are hitting em out on 'little league' type fields. Get real man, dingers in a small park? VVL kids were doing that in Pony. Visit some VVL fields and see what I'm talking about. Don't compare 8 homruns on tiny fields.

DeLaFuente is done...He's irrelevant this year, but very good no doubt, but don't put Buff down in the Hall of Fame. VVL has very good pitching. A lot more goes into it than the radar gun. These kids know what they're doing. If you see them pitch more than once, you will see that.

Well idk about the rest of the league but tyler has 4 hr and victor valenzula is batting around 550 atleast

No one likes the reasoning behind Amat in D5 - especially the Lancers. Since you asked...and mentioned those wonderful "CIF Powers that be", here's how it went down. And you know as well as I, most re-leaguing decisions are based on football. Teams enter divisions as an entire league, so we go where the rest of the league goes - or vice-versa.

When JSerra got large enough and OLu made the commitment to join the big-time Mater Dei, Servite, and Santa Margarita had their nice little all-sport OC League. Kept Bosco for the short drive down the 91. They ousted Loyola (who won CIF that year) and Amat (who had beat both Loyola and Mater Dei). Won the league in baseball. So we fared pretty well in that league prior to the being dropped in favor of geography. Wouldn't you think?

Loyola plays all sports other than football in the SFV Mission League which is a good fit for them. Amat is in the Camino Del Rey Association, the better league is the Del Rey League and the bottom teams get dropped to the CRL. So the most competitive private schools left are St Paul, La Salle, and the like, Of course it would help if Damien joined the mix, but they threatened a suit so they could stay in the friendly confines of the Sierra League. I wonder why they did that? What do you think?

NV beat Amat in the finals of a pretty good early season tournament and knocked off Amat in a pretty good game. Props to them. Good team that day. You saw NV in their tourney. How'd the Brahmas do in that little 8-teamer? Never mind - any given day, right. DB has found that out about, what - NINE times this season?

You gotta play who they put in front of you in league. Sometimes it's tough sometimes not so much. When it's not - step up the non-league schedule. So Amat scheduled Loyola (defending CIF Champs), Nationally ranked Chatsworth, doubleheaders against St Francis and that powerhouse from that tough D2 Sierra League, Damien, as well as the Glendora Tourney and the National Classic. Even if our league was awful (and it's not) those 14 games are far tougher than anyones league schedule. I'll take 10-4 in those contests any year. Not really dodging anyone - ya think?

...and thanks for asking!

I can see some of you have a problem with reading comp. Or perhaps you live in a baseball nutshell and can't seem to see outside of it.
I just gave you some good examples, like CO, and BP, and Covina who is pretender.
NV is above average and the best in the VVL, but they are "puchless joes"
Can anyone here please give me a SMART ANSWER? i fee like i am talking with the wall.
Please tell give me one great hitter in the VVL, juts one?
Bishop has Fox, maybe Reyes.
SH has DelaFuente
Damien has Pertusati, 8 freaking HRS
VVL who??????????
So please name one and lets talk smart baseball

Dude the NV nation, ok Dude back it up and tell me the five pitchers that are better then DelaFuente and two better then Buffington

shball

You're still wrong dude. There's five ptichers from VVL that will match up your two any day. No comparison sorry, try again. I know your kid plays for SH and that's cool, but they are not better.

to settle all this non-sense on who the better team is, CIF should set up a tournament with all the CIF champions! this will tell you who the best team is.

Elias against Buffington, not a lot of difference there. DeLaFuente against anyone in you team is better, only Pill could match against him.
We can also match up hitters because i know all your weak hitters

shball,

You are off your rocker dude. I've seen Buffington pitch twice now and he no way no how compares to some ofthe VVL pitchers. NV, CO and SD would dominate him and you know it. Get real dude and learn a little, open your eyes. No more pathetic comments. dude

Just a fan has some good points, good hitting teams will have off days but VVL teams have these days more often then not. He does bring up CO and BP as examples.

Joe...i cant seem to recall the crock of reason as to WHY Amat is in Div 5??......lay it out there for us again will ya?....it just makes NO sense.....didn't NV beat the Lancers anyhow this year? And I meant every word of it....your team at least won the Shetland Div of CIF Baseball last year, there no way you should be DOWN THERE playing with them.....but they did beat you guys, didnt they?....

Fred i will agree on your assesment of SH not playing in a tough league, however this is not the kids fault. Our coach is not Bogan, he is afraid of losing to a local team, he has no cojones.
But this does not mean that we dont have the talent, we do face good pitchers because even bad teams tend to have an ace.
The sad thing is you have never seen our team play and then you judge. We have four seniors who will be playing next level from Div 1 to JC. Tyler, Mike and Chico going to JC. Thad possible Div 2 and Delafuente going to Pepperdine on a scholarship. Two sophs who will definitely play Div 1. So do you mean to tell me with all this talent SH could not beat any local team
If you know any baseball and you watch Tyler Buffington and Dela pitch they can beat NV and Bishop in a beat.
In conclusion give the kids more respect regardless of how you feel for the coach.

just a fan

I would have to disagree with you. Pull some stats over the last three years and you'll see Danny is finally having a good year... Maybe the pitching in the Sierra league is down this year compared to others. Damien really doesn't have a commanding staff, Glendora one arm, DB one arm, Ayala one arm, and just maybe CH has the best team...

It appears some in the VVL are comiitted to D1 and your boy is headed to Cal Baptist? It appears you're a little distorted with your knowledge of what a great hitter is...

Wow u guys gotta be kidding me.. You must not know baseball because good pitching always beats good hitting if that wassnt true mlb games would be 50-49..

knowthegame,

You don't know VVL baseball period. You may "know the game" but you are lacking knowledge of local players, etc. The game as you should knwo is made up of different facets, hitting, pitching and defense. Compare your league or your players/You make statements and yet you can't back it up so your comments are worthless. Give us some stats by comparison and then we'll see. I know you won't be able to so for all us readers, we won't hold our breath. Hot air is all you got.

Why wouldnt he mean it, Joe?
Look the question is the VVL has too good of a pitching or weak hitters?

Answer is simple, do they blow any of the nonleague teams they play? No they lose and win by one run. They could hardly beat Charter Oak, (NV/Covina) and CO is weak. Baldwin Park is just another average team in the SGV and they are always competing against these guys.
So put a team like SH, Damien and they could easily beat NV. Hell Bonita won their tournament.
Covina? Super overrated and hyped by Fred, always excuses by everyone, Sickening.
Sand Dimas, yes "Sand" what have they done to be ranked? Lose to BP and beat Covina who everyone beats.
NV is defense/pitching but punchless joes

randy,
I KNOW you didn't just write that.
Or at least you didn't MEAN what you wrote!:?)

The Sierra league is placed in D2 for CIF Baseball competition.....and the rest of you SGV "superpowers" are not.....period.....the powers to be have decided that you dont play at that level........we who know the game, know why its like this.....enjoy the last leg of spring t-ball!

sgvbaseballfan, if you put an allstar baseball team who would be the best hitter in the VVL? Because no one,i mean no one is clutch or stands out in your league.

So the next excuse is you have good pitching, this is HS pitching for goodness sake and none of these pitchers are Tiffany bringing 95 heat, they are all hittable and a great HS hitter should be more dominating.

Everyone is missing the point, i am not trying to put down VVL league, there are some good players and some hyped.
The point is Fred, that you dont know anything about the other great players in the valley other then Pill, Pedroza, Andrade, Ponzo, and Drossel. I speak to a lot of fans who they all agree on who is your favorite. Again no disrespect to anyone.
So are you being objective and giving your readers a broad journalistic view? Are the other great players getting any respect?
So i chanllege you FRED, give me some scouting info on the other great players in the area besides VVL, and Bishop

Top 10 Poll could be interesting this week for Freddy...Northview got bumped for a losing a 12 inning heartbreaker to San Dimas 1-0 and a 8-5 win over San Dimas. Northview wins over Covina and Pill 1-0 in 8 innings and wins a big one Friday 10-7 over Covina. Is it enought overtake the Lancers who won good on Wed. but got some help from St. Paul (Errors) on Friday to come back and win after being down for 5 plus innings. No disrespect for Amat, so let's not go there, just wanting to see if Freddy shakes em up...Who had the more impressive week?

D. Bar fans,
Baseball purists want and respect a game that is 4-3, 2-1, 5-4...That's a combo of hitting, pitching, and defense and coaching decisions being made...Sorry, but you guys win a game 10-1 and than lose the next one 8-0. How is that? I don't understand the league this year with so many lopsided scores. Don't tell me it's a great hitters league either. The pitching is not up to par, let it go. Good high school pitchers don't give up 7 or 8 runs in multiple games. Sorry, but the VVL has the best games going this year and biggest turnouts.

I agree with Fred. Other leagues have gotten the attention but on this blog the interest by the majority has been the VVL. Probably due to the overwhelming support of the fans but here's another thing - the VVL is very exciting, lots of drama and I have to say the VVL collectively has the most prolific high school players overall in the valley area. Outstanding pitching, hitting and defense. No discredit to the other players and leagues, but the talent in the VVL seems to grab everyone's attention.

DB wins another one huh Fred, they just wont go away...in fact,if they just go 2-2 the rest of the way thru they will have won ALL the tie breakers......I know your real busy with the shetland division, but theres alotta things shaking down in the 4 divisions ahead of them :)

Just a fan, in the blog I've concentrated more on the VVL because there seems to be more interest here, but in the paper we've covered Glendora, Bonita, South Hills Damien, and Diamond Bar many times. And if you look at my top ten blog entries every week, I talk about all of the teams in the top ten, but most people like to comment about the VVL teams and Bishoop Amat.

Another thing just a fan,

Take a look at your first post on this topic. Let me ask you because you don't make sense, You said,"Glendora has some very good arms that will eat up the VVL pitchers." Well that really makes sense. You are trying too hard, trying to make sense with what little you know about the area and players. You sound like a dad hyping one of your own. Enough said, hope you come out with some intelligent observations next time.
Glendor

just a fan
your opinion is overhyped and defintiely notshared by many. sorry to dissapoint you again.

If you put an all star team together of each league vvl would definatly win in my mind the pitching would be amazing
Drossel ponzo alias andrade padroza pill smith... need I say more???

Regarding "Redryder"'s comment, activity on this blog should not dictate press coverage - enough said

Pertusati is a better hitter then some of the overhype players in the VVL, anytime they see good pitching they choke. He plays better competition and has better numbers. Other then Andrade most of the VVL players are overrated. Pertusati would be the best player in your league.
San Antonio is weak but it does not take away their talent DLF is another player who would be the best in the VVL

Walnut 2
Nogales 1
Is coach Hoff ever going to get a new 2nd baseman.,
How hard is it to throw the ball to 1st. If Walnut going to do any thing.
I am sorry to say. They need a new SS, and 2nd baseman. For the rest of the team. Its baseball not golf.

I guess Andrade is human after all, he actually struggled a bit out there. It is amazing the situations that that kid has come in under and he rarely disappoints! He plays with all heart and pure guts. More amazing plays by the NV defense, again great catches in the outfield and just as strong in the infield. Trust me, Northview and Covina will represent the VVL and do us proud.

northviews r/f ruben ramirez has done it again.I thought the last catch was the defensive play of the year.but he outdone himself in friday's covina-vikings game.this time again off the bat of tyler pill a line shot down the right field line.that would have cleared the bases.ruben goes airborne.diving catches the ball.saving 3 run's best play I EVER SEEN IN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Just a fan

Ok, Glendora has one good arm.. Balance of staff hasn't performed at all!

Pertusati is having a good year, but has been hyped for two years and finally is having a season to talk about as a hitter ONLY.

Meir, good offensive player right now with upside potential...

San Antonio league.. come on who's in it besides SH..

Just a fan : Fred would cover more of the other schools, but there does not seem to be much interest from their fans in this forum

Fred

Don't you just love it when someone tells you what you're job is suppose to be ?

PS: I did'nt know there was a limit on how often you could post here. I was just denied a "post"...wow

Great game by both teams... covina had andrade on the ropes but couldn't finish the deal

Dear Mr. Robles
I have noticed that during Football season you do a pretty good job of covering all the schools in the area, but it seems that you do a very poor job in baseball.
You are stuck and transfixed with NV, Covina, San Dimas and Bishop.
With so many good players in the area having good seasons all talk is about is a few guys in these schools.
Us reader will like know how the other players are doing, this is your job.
Glendora has a some very good arms that will eat up the VVL pitchers.
Damien has a great hitter, Danny Pertusati with 8 home-runs and .500 avg. Better then anyone in NV and Covina.
Bonita has another stud, Jiovanni Mier .
Rowland has lefty Flores that can beat anyone.
SH has a few good ones, Buffington is having a great year pitching and hitting. De La Fuente one of the top two players is back playing with a torn acl.
I understand resources are limited but all you do is concentrate on 4 teams, and Covina is not very good.