May there be a extra damaging headline and pointless column than this one by Dylan Hernández? “They higher win World Collection this yr, or be forgotten.” Who needs to learn this pathetic excuse for a narrative? What precisely is the purpose of such a downer after we Dodger followers are completely having fun with this season? Disgrace on Hernández and the L.A. Instances for the waste of area. I’m able to neglect Hernández, not the Dodgers.
Peggy Jo Abraham
Santa Monica
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It’s uncanny how Dylan Hernández can report on the Dodgers’ sweep of the Padres and switch it right into a story of gloom and doom.
Birthday events on the Hernández residence have to be a riot.
Ray McKown
Torrance
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I’m trying ahead to studying a contrite column by Dylan Hernández after he known as the West Coast residence of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet “Port Loser.” And for his sake, I hope he writes that apology earlier than he meets any Marines at one in every of his favourite watering holes.
Rhys Thomas
Valley Glen
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The rationale the Dodgers have however one championship regardless of their domination of the Nationwide League for a number of years is attributable to at least one factor: Dave Roberts’ poor pitching choices within the playoffs. Video games 2 and seven of the 2017 World Collection. Recreation 5 towards the Nationals in 2019 when he foolishly allowed Kershaw, who had allowed 28 homers that yr, to pitch to Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto within the eighth inning of a 3-1 sport. Final yr he burned out his aces earlier than the NLCS. Positive, he’s gained a ton of video games in the course of the common season, however it means nothing when all of it comes down to at least one resolution within the playoffs.
Mike Schaller
Temple Metropolis
Switch portal dangers
Chip Kelly is the luckiest man alive. The switch portal was tailor made for this lazy, living-off-his-past-accomplishments soccer coach.
Wouldn’t one assume that switch portal gamers current rather more of an unknown and can end in a lot much less of a cohesive unit than home-grown gamers who spent years in this system would? His personal fifth-year seniors are proof of that.
He now runs a mercenary program.
Allan Kandel
Los Angeles
Serena Williams’ unrealized potential
Serena Williams has created one other media circus, this time by asserting her attainable retirement from tennis. She is unlikely to surpass Margaret Court docket’s document and win one other grand slam, even towards the present mediocre ladies’s area. Though her legacy of excellence is cemented in tennis historical past, her on-court outbursts and self-serving habits may also be remembered. Serena ... you would have been a lot extra.
Harris Levey
Venice
Lack of fairness or enchantment?
Complaining a few lack of “pay fairness” implies that somebody is being paid unfairly. The story on the WNBA’s journey to “pay fairness” by no means explains what's inequitable with present WNBA salaries. Merely being paid lower than abroad feminine gamers or NBA gamers doesn’t make the state of affairs inequitable. Extra established leagues with far higher revenues are capable of pay their gamers extra money. If followers don’t wish to attend video games or watch them on TV in massive sufficient numbers to generate the revenues essential to pay larger WNBA salaries, then the gamers (and the sportswriters protecting them) can not justifiably say there's a lack of fairness. There may be merely an absence of enchantment.
Gerry Swider
Sherman Oaks
Play or don’t play
After this newest Kevin Durant saga, I feel the primary NBA GM who tells a spoiled entitled participant, ”You signed a contract with us. Play or don’t play. We aren’t buying and selling you. By the best way, we aren’t paying you for providers not rendered,” ought to be instantly named NBA Govt of the Yr.
Steve Briseno
Mission Viejo
Various opinions
It’s acceptable for the NBA to retire Invoice Russell’s jersey, however why wait till he’s useless to do it? The NBA ought to have executed it whereas he was alive so he may have loved the gesture!
I can consider others who're worthy of that honor, together with [Jerry] West and [Michael] Jordan. Present them the esteem by which they're held now.
Ray McKown
Torrance
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So the NBA is completely retiring Invoice Russell’s No. 6 leaguewide. Nonetheless, present gamers already sporting No. 6 can be grandfathered and might proceed to put on it. One other LeBron James particular rule/exception? Hopefully he'll step up ... present some class ... and change again to his unique quantity in honor of one of many best to ever play the sport. If he does, I’m certain some other participant at the moment sporting No. 6 will comply with alongside.
Richard Whorton
Studio Metropolis
This and that
Aaron Rodgers, who grew up in a Sacramento valley farming city, makes use of a hallucinogen and he has not violated the NFL’s drug coverage. An city dude smokes a joint and he’s thought of an outlaw. Appears Rodgers’ expertise to flee issues isn't restricted to the pocket.
Mario Valvo
Ventura
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They will signal large free brokers, they will get Tatis again on the sector, however the Padres won't ever win with out one basic change: They need to do away with these brown and mustard yellow uniforms. I recommend teal, excellent for a staff by the ocean.
Invoice Nuss
Brentwood
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