TEXANRED said:
You got hate mail from McClain? Oh man you gotta post that.
Here's the whole deal.
I wish you would devote at least as much space to events on the practice field as you do name dropping and talking about extraneous garbage such as where you ate lunch, with whom you ate lunch, and who recommended the place. Just talk about football, you egotistical jerk. You're just a sportswriter. And not a young or particularly talented one.
Posted by: Dennis McCleney at August 2, 2006 01:16 PM
Dennis,
Geez, what side of the bed did you get up on. Of the 106 comments I've received
about this blog, yours is one of two that complained. Sorry. 104-2 is a
percentage I'll take any time.
My blog, which I started three years ago and stopped because of time restraints,
is very personal. That's the way it's always going to be. The Chronicle won't be
personal. The blog will be.
When I posted your take, maybe you'll get a bunch who agree with you but just
didn't get up on the wrong side of the bed and feel like writing such a nasty
e-mail.
Have a nice day.
john
Dennis,
By the way: egotistical jerk? Have you ever met me? That would be like me
ripping into you, but I wouldn't do that because we've never met. How old are
you? 10.
This will be posted shortly.
john
Mr. McClain, I have never met you, so I may be mistaken on the
egotistical jerk comment. I have, however, read many of your articles
and listened to your weekly show on 610 AM. You seem at least as
interested in "name dropping" as you are about what happened on the
field. If you think you have such a wide fanbase, try reading the
official Texans message boards. That's where serious fans and
students of the game express views and find out accurrate, up-to-date
news about our favorite team. Cowboy and VY fans are tolerated, but
just barely. In your blog today, the Texans practice seemed an
afterthought as you explained in gory detail the off-field
happenings. I'm not 10, I'm a Texan fan, working out of town, who
wants to know which players are doing what, not where you ate lunch
or with whom you ate it. In the words of Sgt. Joe Friday, "just the
facts, sir".
I read the message boards all the time. This is my 30th training camp. I
never said I have a high fan base. I talk about what I'm asking. If you listen
closely to a talk show to what the hosts and callers ask, and that's what I
usually talk about. Sorry you don't like to listen. I just can't imagine someone
calling someone an egotistical jerk they've never met, but, hey, that's you.
My blog will continue to have personal things in it. It's like a radio, Dennis,
if you don;t like something, just skip it.
Sorry you think I'm so bad.
john
