n The Green Phone was created so the fans could voice their opinion on sports today. Give us a call and let us know what’s on your mind.
Caller 1: Hi, I live in San Jose, but work in Gilroy and read the Dispatch pretty much every day. I just wanted to let you know something about the sports section’s Catch of the Week – the “hook, line and smile” with Justin Soseman in Vol. 137, No. 302, Wednesday, Sept. 8. The fish identified as a trout is in fact a large-mouth bass. And hopefully it is more than a foot-long, because any large mouth bass 12 inches or under must be released by law. Just wanted to let you know.
Green Phone: No worries, Caller No. 1. Soseman and his posse (Papa Soseman and Grampa Soseman) have been thoroughly questioned by both the fish police and our newspaper’s crack team of investigative reporters. Here’s what we found out: While the little Soseman once chewed gum in class back in ’02, he is certainly no law-breaker. That fish was exactly 12.003 inches. As for the charges of false identification, it turns out there was some confusion as to which picture was turned into The Dispatch. The non-fishermen in the newsroom were told by one of the Sosemans that it was probably either a) a trout or b) a catfish. We took a guess. And as we now know, it turned out to be c) none of the above. We regret any embarrassment this error might have caused the trout community. If only that bass hadn’t opened his big mouth …
caller 2: Hey, I actually feel pretty good about this 49ers team. Everybody in the media shouldn’t be so down on them. I’m not sure why everybody thinks they’re going to be so bad. Go Niners!
green phone: The Green Phone agrees with Caller No. 2. Sure, they just went through their first winless preseason in three decades. Sure, their quarterbacks have started a combined three games and their career leader in receptions is Cedric Wilson. Sure, their secondary remains shaky and they were recently seen scouting local high schools to fill out their defensive line. Whatever. We don’t want to hear it. We can assure you The Dispatch does not belong to that cynical media establishment. We’re expecting the Niners to win AT LEAST three games.
caller 3: Hi, I’m calling for Wes King. This is Heather at Dr. Park’s office. If you can give me a call ba-
green phone: Green Phone does constantly complain of a ringing headache, but it’s way to stubborn to schedule a doctor’s appointment. We’ll pass along the message, though. Wes, you out there, buddy?
caller 4: My wife and I we’re thinking about going to the Gilroy game Saturday at Gunn High, but neither one of us has ever been there before. I think printing directions the day before every road game would be very helpful and a good thing for the newspaper to do. Thanks.
green phone: To help out our caller, we logged onto to the always-reliable Mapquest.com. According to the Web site, which is accurate at least 60 percent of the time, Palo Alto’s Gunn High is 45 or so miles away from Gilroy. To get there, you will take 101 North (San Jose) for 18.9 miles and then take 85 North (Cupertino/Mountain View) for another 18.3 miles. You will then merge onto 280 North (San Francisco), and after about a mile, merge onto Foothill Expressway West (Grant Road). After six more miles, take a right on Arastradero Road and boom … you shall seen the shining city upon a hill that is Gunn High School. According to Mapquest, the mini-road trip should take approximately 47 minutes, give or take about a half-hour. The exact time depends on both your departure location and date of birth.
