Not being able to watch
Rich Hardt
Long Beach
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As long as
Mer Valdez
Long Beach
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I'll never forget
David Waldowski
Alta Loma
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Kershaw missed a perfect game by one error. However, for those of us lucky enough to watch the game on TV and hear Vin Scully, it was a perfect game.
Alan Matis
Sherman Oaks
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Having covered Nolan Ryan's 1973 no-hitter in which he struck out 17 batters, perhaps I may be able to offer some perspective to Steve Dilbeck's fine piece comparing Clayton Kershaw's no-hitter with other dominating pitching performances over the years.
Through seven innings that day in Detroit, Ryan had struck out 16 batters, which led to hopes he might not only pitch a no-hitter but set a single-game strikeout record as well. So when he finished the game with "only" 17 strikeouts, it was actually a disappointment.
Ryan's teammates may have been at least partly responsible for this as they batted around in a long top of the eighth and scored five runs he didn't need. Ryan's arm stiffened up during the delay and he lost a little off his fastball and struck out only one of the final six batters.
It should also be noted that it was Ryan's second no-hitter of the season — special credit to anyone who can name his two catchers — as he had blanked the
Ron Rapoport
Santa Monica
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While Kershaw's performance was dominant, I disagree that it was the best [June 20]. Sandy Koufax and
Stephen A. Silver
San Francisco
Seeing red
Let's see ... four straight seasons without making the playoffs, highly questionable judgment on managing his bullpen, under-utilization of the game's best player (how does
Do we really need any more evidence that
Bob Cunningham
Riverside
Spurs vs.
So
Gary H. Miller
Encino
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Tim Duncan accepts a below-market salary that enables the Spurs to constantly add quality players. The result is another
I am personally hoping that Duncan can win a few more rings just to add insult to the injury-plagued twilight of Kobe's NBA career.
Maury Benemie
Corona
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I've been a Kobe fan since he came into the league. I overlooked his tendency to take bad shots by assuming that his overconfidence was responsible for his bad judgment. I took him at his word that he valued winning over everything, and assumed that the commentators who swore that Kobe was highly intelligent were correct.
That began to change with his refusal to blend with
Kobe's true nature was further revealed when he took the Lakers for $25 million a year, despite his major injury. Everyone but Bryant will admit that the large salary leaves the Lakers in a much worse position to attract top players to rebuild the Lakers. Kobe's actions warrant the following conclusions: Winning is not his top priority. Stardom is his top priority.
In contrast, the Spurs have the ultimate wing player. He's great in the clutch, athletic, exciting, and above all a winner. Any sane basketball fan should prefer
Kobe could never play for the Spurs, and that says it all. The Spurs played perfect basketball in the Finals. The Lakers will have trouble landing a top-notch free agent because of Bryant. The Spurs are enticing because of their Big Three and role players. Too bad the Lakers can't swap Bryant for Ginobili. The Spurs wouldn't take that deal and no one else should either.
Ray McKown
Los Angeles
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They said if the Heat and the Spurs end up in the Finals the "three old men" would never last. And all the time I thought they were talking about San Antonio.
Danny Sanchez
Westminster
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Once again, the Lakers front office has blown a coaching decision. This time, owners and management, with nothing more than a passing interest, let slip away the one guy whose command of respect is unparalleled, whose knowledge of the game is unquestioned; one of only a few people on this planet who has Kobe's complete trust and can actually coach him and the one guy who is beloved by the entire fan base to the degree that they would be willing to give him time to build the team in his vision.
Instead,
Cy Bolton
Rancho Cucamonga
The champions
Watching a team with such character, skill, togetherness and style as these guys makes me think the Dodgers would be up by 20 games if they played like the
John Newman
Los Angeles
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As a lifelong Chicagoan and lover of hockey, I wanted to offer my sincerest congratulations to the L.A. Kings on their winning of the
However, it is also sad to say that Los Angeles doesn't really deserve a Stanley Cup champion, as it is nowhere close to being a hockey town.
Gregory Falasz
Joliet, Ill.
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I've subscribed to The Times for over 30 years. And as I slowly begin to check out more articles, scores and stats on my smartphone, the unread newspapers pile up and I again think seriously about canceling my subscription.
And along comes a masterfully crafted, old-fashioned printed work of art.
Your Kings championship supplement wonderfully captured the spectacle and excitement of our Stanley Cup win. All the articles were crisply written and rivaled only by the photos. The raw emotion of the Kings' unbridled celebration is equally prevalent in the dejected eyes of goalie,
Kudos to all who helped put it together!
Oh, and by the way, I just renewed my subscription for another year.
Volney E. Hyde
Sherman Oaks
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At this time of celebration, let's toast Jack Kent Cooke, the man who brought hockey to L.A. and built the Forum, in one year, to house them.
Ben Eisner
Westlake Village
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Now that
Rich Sieger
North Hollywood
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Pucking good toast delivered by Mayor
Mike Corzel
Culver City
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Mayor Garcetti, you're no David Ortiz.
Andrew M. Weiss
Playa del Rey
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So is it safe to assume there will be coverage of Kings' road games to start next season?
Elizabeth Murray
Long Beach
A lesson from Gwynn?
Tony Gwynn's passing will not only sorely hurt the entire baseball world, it is devastating to all of humanity as well. He was not only a pure hitter, he was pure at heart. As a Dodger crusher, I despised him. As a baseball player and humanitarian, I loved him. While working hard he was always smiling, laughing, and being jolly. He was Santa Claus in a baseball uniform.
Hopefully, baseball players will learn that chewing tobacco does not make you a better player and intelligently drop the nasty habit like a Gwynn hot ground ball.
J.J. Volpe
Rancho Cucamonga
Good guy wins
Shame on
Would Mr. Dwyre have characterized the golfer as a robot and Sunday's TV coverage of his superior play as "failing to put lipstick on a competitive pig" had
Gabriele Lewis
Huntington Beach
Getting no kick
Am I the only sports fan in L.A. who feels the World Cup is being forced down our throat? I get the feeling if we do not think this is the greatest sporting event in the world and soccer is "the beautiful game" we are unsophisticated rubes. There was more excitement in one period of overtime of the Kings than in all the first three games the U.S. will play.
Charlie Mortimer
Malibu
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Is it possible that the World Cup is really the preliminary round of the next Olympic diving competition?
Mike Kichaven
Sherman Oaks
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