Hammering Away at Downey’s View
Mike Downey’s article, “Fast Eddie . . . ,” (Sept. 16) was the most mean-spirited, one-sided editorial I can recall seeing featured on the front page of a major sports section.
An imaginary ex-jock “Eddie DeScabb” is characterized as being an “ox,” a “complainer,” a “vulture,” “two-faced,” having “no principles,” “no conscience,” and having crawled out of a hole. He is accused of all this because he considers trying to live a long-held dream of playing pro football, made possible at a time when many of the highly paid regulars refuse to play.
This vilification seems a little heavy-handed, and unreasonably judgmental for this fantasy. It’s pretty obvious where Mr. Downey stands. He’s about as subtle as a sledgehammer.
G.C. DENECHAUD
San Gabriel
More to Read
Get our high school sports newsletter
Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.