Letters To Sports: Dodgers Continue To Cover Their Bases

We’ll ne'er know, of course, but it wouldn’t astonishment maine if Yoshinobu Yamamoto was relieved to lose nan no-hitter successful nan ninth inning truthful that Mookie Betts wouldn’t person to carnivore nan stigma of spoiling a cleanable game. Yamamoto is simply a 100% people act.

Jay James
Pico Rivera

There’s only 1 MLB nine that could perchance flooded each nan Dodgers injuries successful nan first half of nan season.

That squad is successful truth nan Dodgers.

Fred Wallin
Westlake Village

I thought Bill Shaikin’s file connected nan Dodgers ruining baseball was bully and provocative. For me, I do not judge nan Dodgers are ruining baseball, but sports are overmuch much nosy and compelling to watch erstwhile they are competitory and each crippled intends more.

It is easier to prolong competitiveness erstwhile 1 squad aliases a fewer teams do not person a immense financial separator complete different teams. I deliberation nan NFL, NBA, and NHL person been amended astatine dealing pinch this rumor than baseball.

Bill Francis
Pasadena

The U.S. coasts to wins in its first 2 World Cup games. Is this a shot state aliases what?

Jack Wolf
Westwood

The U.S. showed that 2-0 doesn’t person to beryllium “the astir vulnerable lead successful soccer.”

Vaughn Hardenberg
Westwood

While watching a World Cup match, I took a hydration break, past a nap, waking up conscionable successful clip to witnesser a goal.

David Marshall
Santa Monica

My expert said I request much slumber for amended health. He recommended watching shot — apparently, it’s nan fastest measurement to autumn asleep.

Barry Smith
Thousand Oaks

The Spurs talented center, Victor Wembanyama, reminds maine of different great, Wilt Chamberlain. Just 1 ringing successful his Hall of Fame career.

Mitchell Cohen
East Windsor, N.J.

The retirement of fantabulous Lakers’ nationalist reside announcer Lawrence Tanter, rekindled memories of nan legendary John Ramsey, who announced for astir each awesome Southern California athletics during my youth. The precocious L.A. Times sportswriter Mal Florence wrote successful 1990, “Ramsey’s deep, clear sound was heard by fans of USC shot and basketball, nan Rams, Raiders, Lakers, Dodgers, Angels and Kings. He would often denote 5 games complete a three-day weekend. His announcing style was articulate, unruffled and deliberate.”

Wayne Muramatsu
Cerritos

In nan letters conception past Sunday, a scholar wrote that Ken Curry, nan judge who granted nan injunction allowing Brandon Sorsby to play for Texas Tech, had graduated from Texas Tech. He did not. Curry was an undergrad astatine nan University of Texas astatine Arlington and a postgraduate of nan University of Houston Law Center.

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