Ives on ESPN.com

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by Sachin, Dec 3, 2004.

  1. Sachin

    Sachin New Member

    Jan 14, 2000
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
  2. mpruitt

    mpruitt Member

    Feb 11, 2002
    E. Somerville
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Beat me to it. I've thought for the last year and half that this guy would make a great 'national' soccer columnist. Good for Ives.
     
  3. Northside Rovers

    Jan 28, 2000
    Austin TX
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Did the Rapids form their own country? When did I miss that?

    My guess is that the United Nations won't recognize the Rapids. MLS barely recognizes them.
     
  4. Sachin

    Sachin New Member

    Jan 14, 2000
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Hell, only 9 FC Dallas players recognize them :D

    Sachin
     
  5. Bonji

    Bonji Moderator

    Feb 4, 2003
    Denver, Colorado
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Where did this guy come from? When I first read the article he sounded like a Euro snob. What's his background and why should I respect him?
     
  6. Northside Rovers

    Jan 28, 2000
    Austin TX
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Turns out the Rapids barely recognize MLS.

    Who knew?
     
  7. Bonji

    Bonji Moderator

    Feb 4, 2003
    Denver, Colorado
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Bugger off Texan. Where did he write before?
     
  8. cdin

    cdin Member

    Aug 23, 2004
    Waukesha, WI
    He writes for a newspaper in New Jersey. I can't remember which one. He has done a great job covering the Metrostars and occasionally covered other players or teams in the league.

    I have never gotten the impression that he is a Eurosnob. In fact, I have only seen him write about European teams when an American player is involved.
     
  9. GPK

    GPK BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 5, 1999
    San Diego, CA
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    North Jersey Herald News....

    If you've ever read the daily news thread, you've read him before.....
     
  10. jmeissen0

    jmeissen0 New Member

    Mar 31, 2001
    page 1078
    aye... he's been doing it for awhile now... he's pretty damn good

    at times, i'll admit.. he does rub me the wrong way... but 90% of the time... it's great stuff

    it's mostly metros related... but he'll also throw in mls and national team stuff on a regular basis
     
  11. Bonji

    Bonji Moderator

    Feb 4, 2003
    Denver, Colorado
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ok, thanks. I guess I just didn't recognize his name.
     
  12. GIO17

    GIO17 Member

    Nov 29, 1998
    Ives & I went to Ramapo College in Mahwah, NJ. He was more of a journalist in communications while I was studying more in the TV Communications field.
     
  13. fidlerre

    fidlerre Member+

    Oct 10, 2000
    Central Ohio
    His articles when Szetela was selected by Columbus in the ping-pong lottery were just plopped together information that smelled of hometown bias, he slammed the Columbus FO in the articles without ever attempting to contact them to get their side of the trade negotiations with the Metros FO. He's a joke and will need to leave that blantant bias behind when doing "national" stories.
     
  14. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    At least the Rapids recognize what the playoffs look like. Maybe the relcoated Earthquakes will bring the playoffs back to Texas...
     
  15. jmeissen0

    jmeissen0 New Member

    Mar 31, 2001
    page 1078


    i dunno... if he is supposed to be expressing his opinion he should keep it up... we have enough people covering what happens... how about some damned opinions??

    but i do agree that was pretty bad when he was railing against the lottery
     
  16. Northside Rovers

    Jan 28, 2000
    Austin TX
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ahhhhh geeez.
     
  17. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    Hey ... I said the same thing here just recently ... that Yves guy must be a genius.
     
  18. Arisrules

    Arisrules Member

    Feb 19, 2000
    Washington, DC
    Ives actually a year ago wrote a piece ripping Landon for staying here, and shying away from Europe.


    He's the best reporter on MLS. Sure he's a homer, but he writes passionately and loves the Metrostars. And I don't think he has to lose that homer appeal. Gammons has never shied away from the fact that he's a life long Red Sox fan, but he can still do his job well.
     
  19. Rommul

    Rommul Member

    Aug 26, 2003
    NYC
    Yeah but you think everyone is a eurosnob.

    Seriously you use that word way too often.

    Congrats to Ives.
     
  20. Rommul

    Rommul Member

    Aug 26, 2003
    NYC
    I was waiting for the cow town delegates to report their precinct numbers.
     
  21. Brrca Fan redded

    Brrca Fan redded Red Card

    Aug 6, 2002
    Chasing Tornadoes.
    I can smell a Euro Snob miles away. MLS with 9 year history and Euro teams with 105 year of history and if I dislike something I stay away from it.
    Go cheer for Euro teams. :(
     
  22. uclacarlos

    uclacarlos Member+

    Aug 10, 2003
    east coast
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    Spain
    My brother has a pet iguana.
     
  23. Flyer Fan

    Flyer Fan Member+

    Apr 18, 1999
    Columbus, OH
    I like Ives, but I thought one of his columns after the Szetela lottery was awful, the one where he completely slammed Columbus for its trade demands and how could any team in the Crew's position not make one of the rumored trades and cripple a conference opponent (I think it was Szetela for Glenn and Lisi). It just seemed, to me, to be one long whine by a writer who, if I recall correctly, has some ties with the Szetela family. Some of the information in that column ran counter to what we were hearing in Columbus about Szetela's comfort here. As far as the regular season, Columbus did quite well despite being idiots in Ives's eyes.

    That's one of the few columns/articles he's written, though, that came across to be as a blatant homer as opposed to a guy covering the local team.
     
  24. Bonji

    Bonji Moderator

    Feb 4, 2003
    Denver, Colorado
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Uhh, I do?
     
  25. Rommul

    Rommul Member

    Aug 26, 2003
    NYC
    It was Guevara and Clark. And it was ridiculous.
     

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