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Man suffers fall on Chula Vista trolley platform
Succumbed doesn't imply death. It implies a failure to resist. So far as I know, the man didn't die. I called CVFD and the paramedics, neither of which could supply further information. But the man was alive when they took him to undergo further analysis. Hope he's okay now.
— January 18, 2014 5:56 p.m.
Sportscaster Jerry Coleman dies
Set aside, for the moment, Jerry Coleman the former New York Yankee, the former decorated pilot in two wars, the former Padres manager and diplomat, and the former broadcaster. Set all of those magnificent accomplishments aside, just for a moment. For the past two seasons, I had the pleasure and the honor to know the man as a great human being - accomplishments aside. I was lucky enough to have the man sit next to me in the writer's press box when he wasn't on radio. You would not have engaged with a finer human being on this planet. Just, a fine human being if you never knew a single other thing about him. His wit and sense of humor - and his humility - were amazing. I learned a lot about how people *should* be from just talking with him. Talking baseball, life, anything at all. I have some great memories to take with me. And I thank the Reader for allowing me that opportunity, even if that wasn't the intent. Sometimes we travel through life and don't get the opportunity to realize how people touch our lives and how our lives touch other people. Jerry Coleman will always remind me of this now. I will miss him, as a man, and as a great human being, and as a model of how great human beings should be. This is regardless of his baseball career, which we very rarely talked about, and regardless of his stellar record defending his country, which we never talked about, because that's the way he preferred things.
— January 6, 2014 9:46 p.m.
UCSD conceals Fletcher's reason for graduating five years late
But, but, Fletcher's driving record is spotless (this story has been changed since it was written to reflect that it isn't) and the U-T endorses Fletcher, and that's SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT than other crap one might turn up on him...
http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2013/nov/01/san-dieg…
— November 3, 2013 5:40 p.m.
That one time...
THIS is the stuff you should be writing. This. We have all had these moments and not any of us ever sailed a yacht or rode a horse in a polo tournament. You are an excellent writer, and while we all sort of marvel about the odd sporting event now and then, it's YOUR experiences that you write best. Hope you keep this in mind. Great stuff, Patrick.
— October 23, 2013 11:53 a.m.
Tijuana, graveyard of the godforsaken gringos
No. I'm just the "Dave" in the story. The old ball player, however, currently resides right next door to me. Hope I'm keeping the noise level down here. He's a fine gentleman, I enjoy talking baseball with him as often as I can. He was drafted out of high school into the Red Sox organization. It was long enough in the past that his minor league career is not entirely complete with any internet reference. To date, so far as I know, he has not read this story.
— October 11, 2013 11:37 a.m.
Tijuana, graveyard of the godforsaken gringos
You can get robbed in Centro as easy as anywhere else. Zona Norte is sketchy, but there is more of a police presence there than in Centro. And in over two decades in Tijuana, I've never been robbed by a cab driver. If your experiences have been different, it doesn't make mine or T.B.'s fictional.
— October 8, 2013 6:15 a.m.
Tijuana, graveyard of the godforsaken gringos
Of course I'm not the Author, John, but your statement that this is fiction is entirely incorrect. I took T.B. to find Charlie, I'm the "Dave" in that portion. I knew Stanley, although I didn't much care for him. The "old ballplayer" is someone I've known since before T.B. came to Baja. I know Rene. It goes on and on. And I remind you that this isn't a beat piece on crime, it's an article which is editorial and certainly told POV. But it's accurate, all except for the seemingly tight timeline, and that's what happens when T.B. starts with 7,000 words and the editors of an alternative weekly are challenged to cut that in half. He did a fantastic job framing this and sprinkling in his thoughts on the TRUE EVENTS that have happened in this section of Baja in the last several years.
— October 8, 2013 6:07 a.m.
Miramar's air show and military contractor bash cancelled by D.C. politics?
Matt, it would be a little more genuine to mention where the money from corporate sponsorship goes during events like this one. Seems logical that General Atomics and Lockheed-Martin and the other suppliers would sponsor this, but it seems highly unlikely that their money is lining the pockets of some military purchasing agent. Those days - for the most part - are long gone. I'm pretty certain that the money goes towards programs to help the families of members of the military and other programs associated with more charitable aspects of military life in general.
— October 4, 2013 4:20 p.m.
Everth Cabrera looks for redemption
He appeared truly sorry for what he did. He'll need to back that up with the same play he showed in 2013.
— October 3, 2013 8:40 a.m.
Tijuana, graveyard of the godforsaken gringos
No, John, you have this one wrong. Every piece in here is correct and entirely accurate. The only thing that might be deceiving is the time-line in these events, they weren't so close together as some might interpret, but I assure you that this is and was entirely accurate.
— September 29, 2013 8:12 p.m.
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Man suffers fall on Chula Vista trolley platform
Succumbed doesn't imply death. It implies a failure to resist. So far as I know, the man didn't die. I called CVFD and the paramedics, neither of which could supply further information. But the man was alive when they took him to undergo further analysis. Hope he's okay now.— January 18, 2014 5:56 p.m.
Sportscaster Jerry Coleman dies
Set aside, for the moment, Jerry Coleman the former New York Yankee, the former decorated pilot in two wars, the former Padres manager and diplomat, and the former broadcaster. Set all of those magnificent accomplishments aside, just for a moment. For the past two seasons, I had the pleasure and the honor to know the man as a great human being - accomplishments aside. I was lucky enough to have the man sit next to me in the writer's press box when he wasn't on radio. You would not have engaged with a finer human being on this planet. Just, a fine human being if you never knew a single other thing about him. His wit and sense of humor - and his humility - were amazing. I learned a lot about how people *should* be from just talking with him. Talking baseball, life, anything at all. I have some great memories to take with me. And I thank the Reader for allowing me that opportunity, even if that wasn't the intent. Sometimes we travel through life and don't get the opportunity to realize how people touch our lives and how our lives touch other people. Jerry Coleman will always remind me of this now. I will miss him, as a man, and as a great human being, and as a model of how great human beings should be. This is regardless of his baseball career, which we very rarely talked about, and regardless of his stellar record defending his country, which we never talked about, because that's the way he preferred things.— January 6, 2014 9:46 p.m.
UCSD conceals Fletcher's reason for graduating five years late
But, but, Fletcher's driving record is spotless (this story has been changed since it was written to reflect that it isn't) and the U-T endorses Fletcher, and that's SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT than other crap one might turn up on him... http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2013/nov/01/san-dieg…— November 3, 2013 5:40 p.m.
That one time...
THIS is the stuff you should be writing. This. We have all had these moments and not any of us ever sailed a yacht or rode a horse in a polo tournament. You are an excellent writer, and while we all sort of marvel about the odd sporting event now and then, it's YOUR experiences that you write best. Hope you keep this in mind. Great stuff, Patrick.— October 23, 2013 11:53 a.m.
Tijuana, graveyard of the godforsaken gringos
No. I'm just the "Dave" in the story. The old ball player, however, currently resides right next door to me. Hope I'm keeping the noise level down here. He's a fine gentleman, I enjoy talking baseball with him as often as I can. He was drafted out of high school into the Red Sox organization. It was long enough in the past that his minor league career is not entirely complete with any internet reference. To date, so far as I know, he has not read this story.— October 11, 2013 11:37 a.m.
Tijuana, graveyard of the godforsaken gringos
You can get robbed in Centro as easy as anywhere else. Zona Norte is sketchy, but there is more of a police presence there than in Centro. And in over two decades in Tijuana, I've never been robbed by a cab driver. If your experiences have been different, it doesn't make mine or T.B.'s fictional.— October 8, 2013 6:15 a.m.
Tijuana, graveyard of the godforsaken gringos
Of course I'm not the Author, John, but your statement that this is fiction is entirely incorrect. I took T.B. to find Charlie, I'm the "Dave" in that portion. I knew Stanley, although I didn't much care for him. The "old ballplayer" is someone I've known since before T.B. came to Baja. I know Rene. It goes on and on. And I remind you that this isn't a beat piece on crime, it's an article which is editorial and certainly told POV. But it's accurate, all except for the seemingly tight timeline, and that's what happens when T.B. starts with 7,000 words and the editors of an alternative weekly are challenged to cut that in half. He did a fantastic job framing this and sprinkling in his thoughts on the TRUE EVENTS that have happened in this section of Baja in the last several years.— October 8, 2013 6:07 a.m.
Miramar's air show and military contractor bash cancelled by D.C. politics?
Matt, it would be a little more genuine to mention where the money from corporate sponsorship goes during events like this one. Seems logical that General Atomics and Lockheed-Martin and the other suppliers would sponsor this, but it seems highly unlikely that their money is lining the pockets of some military purchasing agent. Those days - for the most part - are long gone. I'm pretty certain that the money goes towards programs to help the families of members of the military and other programs associated with more charitable aspects of military life in general.— October 4, 2013 4:20 p.m.
Everth Cabrera looks for redemption
He appeared truly sorry for what he did. He'll need to back that up with the same play he showed in 2013.— October 3, 2013 8:40 a.m.
Tijuana, graveyard of the godforsaken gringos
No, John, you have this one wrong. Every piece in here is correct and entirely accurate. The only thing that might be deceiving is the time-line in these events, they weren't so close together as some might interpret, but I assure you that this is and was entirely accurate.— September 29, 2013 8:12 p.m.