Creepy or not ...
When I was at The Register I covered track & field for one season after an editor came in and made his changes. When he left and a new editor was in place I was shifted back to my old beat, tennis.
Well, during that time covering track I got a lot of nasty e-mails about my coverage. The message boards were blowing up and one guy in particular started a little campaign to get me fired.
Coaches, parents and track experts always said I was doing a good job and never mind the rude e-mails. But one night after covering a track meet all day and night, I walked over to my car in the school parking lot and found three nasty notes that were left on the windshield of my car!
Later in the office my colleagues and I had a good laugh about it.
And then yesterday happened, minus the windshield and nasty notes.
As I was making calls to coaches I got a note sent to me here at the Star-News offices in Pasadena. The front desk receptionist tapped my shoulder and said, "This note came for you."
The note in part reads:
Please find more space in your sports pages for John Muir's football team preseason and regular. I love the Pasadena star news and John Muir football.
Hmmm ... Am I being stalked? Should I take an entourage with me to Muir games? Sure, it was a tame not but still, to have it HAND DELIVERED to me threw me off just a bit. The person who wrote the note signed it but it's not an actual name. I think it's a nickname but I won't disclose the name.
Maybe I'm just paranoid.
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Melendez worked as a correspondent for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune for three years and later landed a job as a freelance writer at the Los Angeles Times before accepting an offer at The Orange County Register covering high schools. Melendez covered Major League Soccer at The Register for three years before being promoted to report on the Lakers, Angels and Dodgers for the Web. Melendez also worked for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Fresno Bee, Oakland Tribune and The Boston Globe. E-mail opinions, suggestions and tips to miguel.melendez@sgvn.com. |
Miguel,
Don't worry about that note. We've got plenty of good folks at 1905 N. Lincoln who will make you feel right at home.
Miguel, welcome aboard
HERE IS GOOD STORY TO COVER!!!
PHS BULLDOG OFFENSE GUARD BOYKINS WILL FACE HIS COUSIN, ARROYO VALLEY OF SAN BERARDINO DL ALEX BOYKINS IN THE FIRST FOOTBALL OF THE 2008 SEASON!!!
GOOD PART ABOUT THIS MATCH-UP THEY WILL BE GOING HEAD TO HEAD AGAINST EACH OTHER!!!
Miquel,
Only worry if the note is from a die hard softball fan....
if not, maybe Galetti left his flak jacket or FJR mask under the desk
Maybe if they did something in the regular season and playoffs, the would get more coverage. It's on you, MUIR!
Beware the "Stangs"
or maybe just do a better job. better yet go back where you came from..you are just taking up space here
LETS GET BLOGS ON THE TOP PLAYERS AT EACH SPOT FROM QB,WR,RB,OL,DL,DB
LETS GET THAT IN HERE
Mustangs take their football programs seriously! SO SHOULD YOU!!! j/k...
Should be an interesting year for you!
Dang!
I would bring security w/ me to all of MUIR home games!
hmmm...it could be a Muir player w/ too much time on his hands...CREEPY!
Isn't stalking illegal in California? Oh by the way if that note works you can expect one from like every high school in your coverage area.
Miguel,
Paranoid is going to a football game and thinking that they are talking about you in the huddle...
No worries, we got your back!
Welcome to Pasadena...
People here take their football very seriously. You have some die hard fans with football in their blood from 4-5 generations back with family members who played for Muir/PHS/Blair..
I'm surprised that wasn't gone over in your interview .. and you STILL took the job.
HAHAHAHA....
Maybe you should go incognito to the games...