Letters To Sports: Is Ucla Doomed With Bill Plaschke's Bold Prediction?

I was emotion bully astir UCLA football, until Bill Plaschke promised Bruin greatness. Hey, Uncle Bill, could you please retract your prediction, considering your way record? Maybe then, nan Bruins will person a chance!

Jack Wolf
Los Angeles

Despite his middling record, Times columnist Bill Plaschke has erstwhile again entered nan prediction business. Unrestrained arsenic ever, he predicts greatness for UCLA football, courtesy of its caller caput coaching hire, Bob Chesney. However, Bill fails to quantify what he expects nan squad to achieve? Is it simply a winning record? A triumph complete crosstown rival USC? Or, situation I mention, a nationalist championship? I conjecture we’ll each person to wait.

Rob Fleishman
Placentia

Bob Chesney has won before. Winning astatine UCLA is different matter. But erstwhile Bill Plaschke starts pumping sunshine, history warns against climbing aboard nan Bruin bandwagon unless it comes pinch an extended warranty and roadside assistance. Until then: “Westwood Ho!”

Steve Ross
Carmel

Rich Paul, nan maestro of spin, cryptic messages and diversion, was successful afloat unit during this full long, drawn retired soap opera/charade involving LeBron James.

July 14: LeBron is not looking for different championship. He conscionable wants to play wherever he and his family will beryllium astir happy.

July 24: LeBron takes his talents to arguably (now) nan champion squad successful nan Eastern Conference pinch a “shot” to spell to nan NBA Finals and perchance triumph different ring.

So overmuch for “candid honesty” from Paul, James and company.

Rick Solomon
Lake Balboa

LeBron James is simply a 76er. Ironically, that’s besides nan number of games he mightiness play complete a two-year contract.

David Marshall
Santa Monica

I still don’t understand Andrew Friedman paying Kyle Tucker $60 cardinal a twelvemonth for 4 years. Over Tucker’s erstwhile 5 awesome convention seasons, he averaged .269 pinch 26 homers and 86 RBIs. That sounds for illustration a $30 cardinal a twelvemonth feline successful these inflated net times. What gives Andrew?

Allen Schanhaar
Redondo Beach

While missive writers debated nan Dodgers’ sojourn nan White House nan past fewer weeks, 2 milestones involving Dodger players occurred connected nan section successful July. Max Muncy overtook Ron Cey for 2nd spot connected nan team’s profession location tally list. Also, entering their play bid against nan Red Sox, Freddie Freeman had moved into a necktie for 25th connected nan MLB profession doubles list, and astatine property 36 was batting .301 and was tied for nan MLB lead successful doubles this season.

Now those achievements merit to beryllium celebrated.

Ken Feldman
Tarzana

John Mozeliak’s first foray into upgrading nan Angels is disconnected to a rocky start. Trading two young, squad controlled players for a 19-year-old hitting .247 successful Class A doesn’t look for illustration an upgrade immoderate clip soon. Mozeliak astir apt won’t beryllium astir to spot nan folly of this waste and acquisition arsenic he will time off this wintertime and his successor will person to prime up nan pieces.

Ken Blake
Brea

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