Editor-In-Chief
McALLEN, Texas - This is dancing country here. Those palm trees you see on the side of the highways sway to conjunto music. Every night, in the bars and in the homes. Baseball? That's for the kids out back. Get them a glove at the flea market and an old ball and let them at it. Semi-pro baseball? Fuhgeddaboutit!
Which local teams do you follow on a regular basis?
Vipers: 11%
Magic: 3%
Roadrunners: 6%
Killer Bees: 14%
More than one of the above: 4%
None: 63%
It is, nonetheless, a telling sign that the business of fielding less-than-spectacular squads is not selling in the Rio Grande Valley. Crowds at the respective venues have been underwhelming, most of any size coming on promotion nights when kids get in free or beer goes at half-prize or somesuch cheap hook. The Thunder's fans? That may be what is keeping club officials up all night these days. You call yourself the McAllen Anything and play in rival town Edinburg and you've already got problems.
It'll be something to watch unfold.
Baseball is America's game. There are standards that must adhere to the reverence. Merely fielding nine guys who will scruff-up during a nine-inning fray, exhibit some hustle and wave at the fans won't display this game at its best. It's not offered as major league-calibre, but the North American Baseball League's standing lies somewhere between the neighborhood guys who call a game on the weekends and the worst of A ball in the established minor leagues.
Someone drop a quarter in the jukebox. Yeah, anything by Cornelio Reyna...
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37 comments:
Oh, man, great story. the Tribune covers sports in the right way. Those otehr Blogs are just kissing ass. thankz
So true on the baseball story. ballparks are nearly empty and the cantinas can't get enough bar stools. LOL!!!
I agree that's not real big time baseball. WhiteWings don't even hustle. It's lower than Mexican league ball. If they bring Canseco back that will show everyone this league is a sham.
Hey, Bible verse on Tony Chapaneco's blog! Wow! such journalism. Vale sebo ese enano! LOL!!!
he has no idea how low that Blog has sunk. Tony chapa, the human hemorroid, lost the war long ago. Pobre menso. Press release, press release, press release again today! Get a REAL job, chapaneco!
Like your editorial, it is true, for one they need a good baseball stadium and bring in a estblished league.
Harlingen, is broke, at the moment the Cards and Hawks, two 32-5A teams are using the field, I don't know why baseball at the high school level isn't pushed as hard as football.
Side Bar, good to see Obama has released the birth certificate, now maybe donald trump will shut his mouth, over weight buffoon.
Right on! That story tells it like it is, not like Jerry Deal or Tony Chapa. those guys are blowing it. Just give us the info. we'll decide.
Tony la Hemorroid Chapa says the edinburg Roadrunners drew 2,800 fans daily last year. THAT'S A LIE! They don't even play daily, estupido! Always bad info on that dead blog. Chapete, show us your birth certificate, dwarf! Any signs of a REAL job, sonso? You still sending your wife out to work for you. Typical Naco! LOL!!!
Somebody comented erlier that Chapete is just kissing ass. I agree. Nothing he psost is wortha damn to me as a reader. Press release, press release, press release is right. Pinche dwarf is like a trained monkey. Has algo, buey! Same old crap every damned day. Maybe he has piled up his sh!t so high he is drowning in it. Go away, PENDEJO!!!
Is Tony Chapa still blogging? Wow! he has no comments left. Oh, mother than himself! LOL!!!
A degree for $10,000 so maybe even Tony Chapa could afford to educate himself. He's a high school dropout or what? can't read or write or spell. He says on facebook that he went to UT-PA. pleeeeeeese, Chapaneco. Who do you think you're fooling. Post the year of your graduation so I can check it. LOL!!!!
Mr.Perrro and Mr. Brownsville, Tonie Chapete, can't read, he can't write, Jerry Deal thought him how to do the blog, he is dwarfy looking, and has a la pinche
Cholona working like a slave to support his illegal ass.
I hear someone is going to write a letter to the editor about Carlos Yerena and his association with Chapaneco, that will be interesting.
Chapmenco, is promoting minor league baseball now, que pendejo es ese pinche viejo mazeton.
Other than the wives of the players no one travels from out of town to watch minor league.
Lo siento mucho, per es verdad.
Viejo hotinchon, he is beginning to believe his own lies.
Jerry Deal can peddle the teams all he wants, but they play poorly.
The wing players make around $1.300 a month, what can we expect.
Not even the fatman eddie dennis, can sell sand lot baseball.
Side Bar Left - Tad Hasse, failed politico in Brownsville and failed blogger "The Merovingian" too.
Hadn't seen his face in a while and twice in one day.
Side Bar Right - seems like a noble and achievable cause but I wonder if the end result isn't just the devaluation of the four year degree?
Yeah, that's Tad Hasse on the sidebar left photo with the mayor. DP-M nicknamed him Tad "avocado" Hasse when Hasse ran unsuccessfuly for County treasurer. He kinda looks like a goober. LOL!!!
The White Wings still owe the City of Harlingen $50K. A demand letter went out and no response from them or the league? So, will there be White Wing baseball in Harlingen, I say no! Unless they pay the City in full or some back door shenanigan deal has been made. Which is the usual way of business in the Capital City of the Valley!
Fifty grand! Wow!!! No, they should not be allowed to use the city ballpark! cabrones. deadbeats!
Wait a minute, last November I went to rent a park, they made me pay the fee up front and a deposit in case we damaged the park.
No pay, no park, and I was told when to pick up the key.
And now this losers are getting another free ride.
Pinche Deal, he ought to take the wings down to Brownsville, or somewhere else, maybe Donna, or La Joya, Penitas sounds better.
whiteWings need to pay up. I'll go when I read that the team has paid its dues. Not fair. Who the F do they think they are! losers.
I think Tad Hasse should have won that election, you know there are cities and counties who have done away the position Betancourt holds. Besides, all that guy does is drink.
Hasse, could not beat las pinches Brownsville politequeras.
Disagree. Hasse just didn't have the look. You need to be damned ugly to get elected and Hasse is not a handsome man, but he needed to be uglier. that's what they say in the 14th Street bars about him.
Notice gthe dwarf is again stealing stories from Channel 4, where his son works. Pobre chaparro, what would he do without those stories he takes from others and all those press releases. He even takes verses from the Bible! LOL!! Some blog. It's more Comadresville!!!
Well Julio you are right, look Aurora de La GarzA, man she is one fat ugly woman, then look at Betancourt, panson, bigoton, borrachales, Pat Auhmada, stinks like a dog, and wears a hatPURCHASED a dollar store parece del otro lado, and look at some of the Judges, mostly fat people.
And Cameron County, Carlos Cascos another dwarf, sherrif Lucio, he can barely speak, he is 80 years old, the assistant county fire marshal A. Lucio he is 76 years old, brother of Omar, Commissioner Sofia Benavides, a moron, Commissioner Garza, loves to hear himself speak, says 1000 words and never makes sense.
Puro low end politicos, condado de Cameron, ought to change the name to Saltine County, porque esta bien SALADO.
Mr. editor, check the salaries the employees of McAllen make. Damn, no wonder cities are broken.
The McAllen fire chief doesn't even have a degreee,and makes close to $100.000 a year. It must be nice. It is on the yahoo Web.
Chapa's son does not have Big Time journalism experience. just a few months at the valley Morning Star and acouple years at the Brownsville Herald. Hasn't done anything that could said was good reporting just a little this and that. Pretty much like his old man, although sergio is much taller. LOL!!!
jerry deal is back. He's blasting Obama for not releasing his birth certificate earlier. But, hey, Deal, how about releasing info on why the whiteWings won't pay their light bill at Harlingen Park on time. what are you waiting for, man? let it out now. write what you know. The Trib is on it and it looks like they're not getting off that topic anytime soon. Or are you 0n Chapaneco's level?
ANON:...We wholeheartedly agree that Blogger Jerry Deal needs to come clean on how he plans to offer readers information related to the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings and the league in general. Simply ignoring the issues of contractual responsibilities with the City of Harlingen stains his - and the team's - reputation. At this point, Deal threatens to erode all his Blog has gained since its return. You can never serve two mistresses, is what we say. MyLeaderNews.com is not Tony Chapa's pitiful, failed effort. For that reason, he should consider the fallout. MyLeaderNews may soon be seen as a less-than-honest publication... - Editor
I remember when a spell check program was a separate purchase. Now all writing programs come with the spell check imbedded. Why can’t members of the Chapa learn to use them?
Tony Chapa's son seems to be a carbon copy of Chapaneco. Valley reporters do the minimum, man. You don't hear abut them winning the big prizes for reporting. Just show upand misspell words. That's the ticket.
Give the boy a break, it isn't his fault he has a relative of Champaneco, un viejo inservible que no vale sebo.
Remember 24/7, or 365 days a week. He is now on facebook and still no traction.
As for Jerry, his blog is going down quiet a bit. IF he isn't careful chickenbucketts.com is going to put him under.
Echale $5.00 dolares a la pianola, ay que oyir a los alegres de teran, con la mesera.
ayayayaiii, lla cayo el chapaneco y su blog.
A bailar con la cholona chapete, antes que te ganen el lonche.
Hgn Chucker: We have noticed Chaparron does this. He takes stories from VC.com and then he paste the stories on his blog.
I think blogs deserve better than carnival barkers.
Debia de buscar trabajo, viejo mantenido, la cholona trabajando y el en la casa, nomas de mamon.
I hate to say this but I plan to go and see the Whitewings, 5 times this year.
Okay, okay, there are some women in short shorts, worth taking a double look. The White wings is just my excuse to go to the baseball park.
Not just sports, but anything of CULTURAL Intellect, specially The Fine Arts. These Ignorant 5th Class Citizens Campesinos,Will always be at the Bottom of the Social Class Status and will never become Civilized, All they care is about FAJITAS and Cheap American Beer !!!
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