You know, he's probably getting a kick out of this. But the story was written to fit HIS narrative, as well as taking a shot again at the non-sellout opener. Sometimes (if not often), reporters write game stories piecemeal then send it back to the editors to assemble on the desk, especially if they are running up on deadlines. But he used post-game quotes. What does he care? He's going back to Kissimmee kissing Astros fanny. Nigel, I subscribe to the Chronicle (not sure why) which gives me some limited standing with them. They push a liberal Hearst agenda and Ortiz isn't nearly as criminal writing as Lisa Falkenburgs and others. But unfurling his little Mexico flag gets real old as a "reporter" not a columnist.
Hahahaha. I hate playing this card, but judging from his job and what I do. I actually make more money in a year than him, and I'm half his age and don't have a family to support. LOL. Poor guy. One comment made him lose it. It was the funnest troll ever!
+1 It made my day. I was literally falling asleep until I read all those comments, and now I can't stop laughing.
If people truly feel his writing is sub-par, his approach is unprofessional, and his coverage an after though (all of which I believe); you can feel free as consumers to make your opinions known to the Chron staff as I have (no I am not writing Jose directly any longer).
It's like Spring Break and Christmas all wrapped in one for Dynamo fans! We only have to deal with annoying cheap shot tweets!
You really think people at the Chron give a s... about what anybody thinks? Every other week their main story is a $10 million house for sell = The only care about money
Hmm . . do they care? Well, they care about numbers and subscribers. SO . . . if people are truly upset, STOP clicking on his work on the website and send a letter to his boss. If his numbers go down, and his boss knows why; something will eventually happen. Will they care if his numbers go up letter or no letter - nope. People who think it is a real problem can let their opinions be known in two ways - a letter and stop reading the paper and website.
The Dynamo have two pretty big games this week but we've got our beat writer tweeting about El Tri-Nigeria hype for 2 months from now. And I wonder if the Astros issue him standard catcher knee pads and shinguards
HAHAHAHA...shinguards...knee pads! I GET IT!!! CAUSE HE'S GOING TO BE CATCHING *rest of comment has been deleted by a moderator*
I didn't quit following Ortiz cause I don't want to hurt the feelings of my close personal friend. But I did use the mute feature on Tweetbot because I don't want to see all the Astros tweets coming out of Florida. If I wanted that I would follow Astros stuff. But I did see a retweet from the Chronicle congratulating him on doing double duty, tweeting about both the Astros and El Tri. I had to check it twice to make sure it wasn't a sarcastic tweet from a Dynamo fan. I mean really, this is such a huge week for the Dynamo and he's tweeting about two teams that don't do anything for real for a couple of weeks. He should be in Torreón. Do we not have any independent reporters going to the game? I know Ortiz is going to the Azteca, but he needs to be in Estadio Corona. There will be plenty of reporters at the Mx/US game. This is a local story and I don't understand him not being at our game. I don't completely blame him; he goes where he is assigned, but whoever is at fault, this really sucks for Dynamo fans.
I saw one of his tweet where he said he's a Man U & Arsenal fan and his kids are Dodger, Mets, and Astros fans. He just seems like your typical front runner. Not sure what his beef with Canetti is about. But I'm sure we'll hear about how he was always a believer when things are going well.
I would have travelled as a reporter. I seriously would travel for the Dynamo and do double duty reporting on local events/artists. However, I'll never get hired by them.
Bernardo Fallas, the first Dynamo beat writer at the Chron, would sometimes pay out of his own pocket to travel to cover the team.
If I had the job, I would also pay out of pocket. It'll be an honor just to make some kind of cash covering the team I love. Even if some of my money went towards keeping it. Fallas has my respect. He was good. I miss him as a writer.
The trouble with being a reporter is you can't be a fan. I couldn't handle that, no cheering, clapping, or Orange.
At his age, you can never truly become a fan. It's just too late. I'm sure there is an exception or two, but to paraphrase the tree in the woods saying, if its your 7th favorite sport do you truly care? Maybe its just another case of an American sportswriter being compelled to take an interest for the sake of not being left out.
i don't know if you realize but the majority of our Houston Dynamos fanbase are fairly new to this sport, 1st generation watchers. heck, the majority of native-born MLSers had never followed the sport until MLS existed in 1996. there are some exceptions (brahma, zolafan, donjuego), but i would say its never to late to realize that this is the greatest sport ever. as believers its our duty to proselytize.* *just keep the newbies that think Leo Messi is already the greatest ever out of my way.
My point stands: people new to the sport at 40+ just don't get into it in any serious way for the most part. You will find an exception here and there, and he may be one, but its rare. In the same way that you couldn't get Europeans over 40 who don't care about baseball to start caring. You make most of your fans through exposure at a young age, anywhere between 0 and 20 normally. But good for him. The American journalists who take an interest at 40 may be doing it out of pressure as a response to the ever growing stature of the game in America (while others will resolutely amp up their hatred toward the game).
Old guy checking in. Yea, I'd say it's never too late to become a fan. I wasn't sure I'd feel the same about American football when the Oilers left town. I cried myself to sleep clutching a Luv ya Blue doll when they lost to the Steelers in the 70s. They might have made me cry in the 90s too, but I try to forget that. But anyway, I remember the Texans losing late to the Patriots in 2004 or so and it ruined the rest of my day. I realized that I was back in.