Sportswriter dissed by Texas Tech's Louis Vasquez

Less than one minute into my interview Sunday morning with Texas Tech offensive guard Louis Vasquez, another one of his telephone's rang and he told me: "Hold on one second, the Chargers are calling. Hold on one second.'

One second turned into one minute, two minutes. . .four minutes, fiive minutes. During the hold time, I surfed the Internet, listened to Mel Kiper Jr. yap, tweeted a couple of people (follow me), and checked my e-mail.

 Then, at the six-minute mark, I heard Vasquez tell that Chargers guy: "Hold on one second.'' One second later, MY phone line went dead.

Only in America will a football player hang up on a sportswriter to talk to a football coach _without telling the sportswriter that he's about to hang up on him.

I only wanted to congratulate Vasquez and interview him for being a third-round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers. Oh well, I guess that'll happen sometimes later.

Back to tweeting.

-- Dwain Price

Comments

[Vickie Tomlin]

Put yourself in his position. He's just found out that the Chargers had drafted him from watching TV, then you called. While he was talking with you the Chargers call!!! This was his offical contact from San Diego. Gee, cut him some slack! He's not the kind of guy that would hang up on you on purpose....Charge Big Lou!!!