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eggwardsI still follow Houston news, partially because I like the Houston Chronicle better than the Dallas Morning News or the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. The other reason is that the Chronicle puts all of their comic strips on line (except for Sundays), so I usually read those at work, then skip over to the news part of their website. i can tell you about plaenty of things going on in houston, while I'm more oblivious to goings on here.
So I noticed that the Houston Dynamos won the Major League Soccer Cup over the weekend. I learn this from the Houston paper, but the event happened in the Dallas suburb of Frisco. It's really unimportant, but the Championship game was going on just a few miles away, but I have to learn about it from my old newspaper. Of course with the wonders of Technology, you never have to give up some things when you move.
I wrote about the Houston Dynamo a while back when they moved from San Jose to Houston. They had trouble finding a name, and when they thought they had one, it was seen as offensive to the Mexican-American population (they chose 1836 - the year the Texas defeated the Mexican army). Apparently the team was pretty good when they were in San jose, winning a couple of championships there. They moved because they couldn't attract a crowd.
Well, the games in Houston were watched by half full stadiums, too. While I'll guess that attendance will pick up now that they won a championship, I still think that they will have a hard time keeping an audience.
Look at our last championship team in Houston, no, not the Astros (they were NL champs a year ago, but lost the World Series). The Houston Comets won the first four championships in WNBA history and developed a good following. The last championship was in 2000. They go to the playoffs like clockwork, but their audience has dwindled and now they are up for sale.
Face it, the Dynamo's owners though that the hispanic population of Houston would be a natural crowd for soccer, but they'd much rather go to the games featuring visiting teams from Mexico. Those games are packed. Soccer games are filled with kids who play YMCA soccer and their parents. Perhaps they will eventually build an audience, but right now, they'll be fighting with the Comets and the minor league Houston Aeros hockey team for lowest attendance.
The Dynamos had a victory celebration in downtown Houston on Tuesday. They drew 600 people. this out of 4.5 million Houstonians. The Aeros drew more when they won the Calder Cup a few years back. Soccer in America is still very minor league.
Perhaps the Dallas Stars will do well enough to get noticed in the Houston paper. Otherwise, I'll never know.
Oh, and yes, I do know who won Dancing with the Stars. I'm sure I really didn't care, but still, it's interesting what people will watch, and what they'll actually vote for.
So I noticed that the Houston Dynamos won the Major League Soccer Cup over the weekend. I learn this from the Houston paper, but the event happened in the Dallas suburb of Frisco. It's really unimportant, but the Championship game was going on just a few miles away, but I have to learn about it from my old newspaper. Of course with the wonders of Technology, you never have to give up some things when you move.
I wrote about the Houston Dynamo a while back when they moved from San Jose to Houston. They had trouble finding a name, and when they thought they had one, it was seen as offensive to the Mexican-American population (they chose 1836 - the year the Texas defeated the Mexican army). Apparently the team was pretty good when they were in San jose, winning a couple of championships there. They moved because they couldn't attract a crowd.
Well, the games in Houston were watched by half full stadiums, too. While I'll guess that attendance will pick up now that they won a championship, I still think that they will have a hard time keeping an audience.
Look at our last championship team in Houston, no, not the Astros (they were NL champs a year ago, but lost the World Series). The Houston Comets won the first four championships in WNBA history and developed a good following. The last championship was in 2000. They go to the playoffs like clockwork, but their audience has dwindled and now they are up for sale.
Face it, the Dynamo's owners though that the hispanic population of Houston would be a natural crowd for soccer, but they'd much rather go to the games featuring visiting teams from Mexico. Those games are packed. Soccer games are filled with kids who play YMCA soccer and their parents. Perhaps they will eventually build an audience, but right now, they'll be fighting with the Comets and the minor league Houston Aeros hockey team for lowest attendance.
The Dynamos had a victory celebration in downtown Houston on Tuesday. They drew 600 people. this out of 4.5 million Houstonians. The Aeros drew more when they won the Calder Cup a few years back. Soccer in America is still very minor league.
Perhaps the Dallas Stars will do well enough to get noticed in the Houston paper. Otherwise, I'll never know.
Oh, and yes, I do know who won Dancing with the Stars. I'm sure I really didn't care, but still, it's interesting what people will watch, and what they'll actually vote for.
