2B | Pleasanton Express | Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Pleasanton ISD warns of possible email scam related to football brochure ads

STEPHEN GARCIA LLC reached out to Pleas- The email’s subject line to respond to a pair of SPORTS EDITOR anton businesses via email reads “2017 Pleasanton complaints. offering spots in a bro- High School Football Var- Multiple Facebook users An Iowa-based company chure featuring the Eagles sity Schedule Program... have left negative reviews with a history of scam al- football schedule, officials GO Eagles!!!” for City Wide, claim- legations has reached out said. An announcement City Wide holds an “F” ing they paid for ads in to local businesses in an on the Pleasanton athletics rating from the Better products that were never attempt to sell advertise- website emphasized the Business Bureau. The BBB received. ments in an unsanctioned product is not connected website states the rat- The email signature is football brochure, Pleas- to the school district. ing is based on several from “senior project direc- anton ISD officials an- “This has no affiliation factors, including three tor John Wilbur.” nounced in June. with PISD or our booster complaints filed against City Wide Promotions, clubs,” the post read. the business and failure Astros TV reporter Julia Morales has some roots in Atascosa County

If you are any kind of a tor Morales, was born in What really caught my mile and long distance baseball fan, you probably Pleasanton. eye about her was in a re- runner during his days as watch the Some of you should re- cent game a high school track athlete on the ROOT Sports South- member Victor Morales as in Atlanta at Pleasanton High School. west channel, and you a school teacher who made when the Later I learned that Mo- know the Astros are the headlines when he ran for Braves rales is also an avid run- hottest team in the MLB the U.S. Senate in 1996. staged ner who starred in track in right now. Julia’s grandmother, a race Crandall, Texas, where she In their final game Helen Morales, resides at between attended high school. before the all-star break, the Heights Nursing Home innings Recently, Morales mar- the Astros simply annihi- in Pleasanton and just cel- of one of ried Matt Clark, a former lated the ebrated her 93rd birthday. the team’s first baseman for the by a score of 19-1, which One of Julia Morales’ mascots, Maggie who turned out to be the most duties with the Astros is Mr. Freeze, Rodriguez now plays in the Mexican lop-sided win in Astros to interview the players a very Baseball League. franchise history. and their manager, A.J. talented Sports Needless to say, Morales I felt disappointment for Hinch, after the games individ- Focus is a very talented member Blue Jays second baseman are completed. And she ual who of the Houston Astros Ryan Goins, whose father, certainly amazes me with puts on broadcast team and no Robert, was born in Poteet. her knowledge of the game a rubber one is enjoying the season Goins went 0 for 4 in the and ability to talk baseball suit and more than she is as she big loss Sunday. and statistics as if she was mask and interviews players like The win gave the Astros a former or veteran player. competes Jose Altuve and George an MLB-best record of 60- But that’s not all she does. against fans and personal- Springer and appears to 29 and a 16.5-game lead in On occasion she climbs ties of their team. relish every minute of it. the aboard the train that has I noticed that Morales If the Astros play the division. tracks high above the had donned her running second half of the season The Astros’ success Crawford Boxes in left outfit and was ready to the way they played the not only has their daily field at run against Mr. Freeze. But first, it’s going to be a his- broadcasters singing and pulls the rope that for some unexplained rea- toric season. And Morales praises of the team, the toots the whistle when the son she did not compete. will be right in the middle team’s sideline reporter, Astros hit home runs. She was shown running of it all. Julia Morales, has also She has also been by herself in the warning become part of the team’s televised helping put up track in the outfield and spotlight. the numbers on the giant her stride reminded me Morales is a striking scoreboard at Minute Maid very much of her father, redhead whose father, Vic- Park. who was an outstanding Judge rules in favor of derby

I’ll be the first to admit was one of the home run distance. It makes sense. blasted a ridiculous 23 I was not looking forward derby’s biggest fans. The excitement he brings home runs in the opening to the MLB Home Run And there is one person to baseball stadiums is round alone. Derby. to thank for that: New York something I haven’t seen One round. Even with my skepti- Yankees phenom outfielder in quite some time. It is The rest of the time cism, I tuned in last night. Aaron Judge. safe to say Judge is part of looked just as easy for him. I mean, what else is a Going into the competi- a youth movement that the When sports fan to watch on a tion, Judge was considered MLB has been hoping for. the mark Monday night in July dur- the favorite, even with the Finally, a player like was set and ing the all-star break? likes of defending champi- Judge has come around to Judge need- My interest took another on and Miami’s hometown generate buzz for a sport ed “only” hit once Pitbull hit the player Giancarlo Stanton in that has often battled the 11 home stage. Sorry, Mr. Worldwide. the lineup. “boring” label. runs to take I got closer and closer to Honestly, Judge was the I had to wonder how the the tro- hitting the power button only reason I gave the derby 25-year-old would handle phy, there and searching on Netflix a chance in the first place. the “pressure” of being the was little Stephen when I saw this year’s rules. Anyone who has even favorite in a competition he doubt who When did the home run casually followed baseball had never experienced. Not the champ Garcia derby get so complicated? this season knows the that a derby is much differ- would be. Timed rounds? outrageous season Judge is ent than batting practice, Judge Brackets to determine having in his rookie year. but you never know. made it Geaux who advances? At the break, Judge leads I should have known bet- look easy, for Broke Bonuses for home runs the MLB with 30 home ter. I mean, he plays for the and he may hit a certain distance? runs. That would be a good Yankees. There’s not much have single- It all seemed like an total for a season. more pressure than that. handidly revived the home over-the-top attempt to add Not only that, the rookie Clearly, Judge has no run derby. some excitement to a spec- has sent some shots to the problem with the spotlight After all, I don’t think tacle I lost interest in many moon thus far. I’m guess- or expectations, and he many baseball fans were moons ago. ing Stanton and he are the wasted little time showing tuning in to see Charlie Surprisingly enough, reasons they added a derby as much. Blackmon. by the end of the night I rule based on home run The Yankees rookie Sorry, Charlie.