Dodger Fans Didn’t Forget Jerry Doggett

Shame on The Times for burying Jerry Doggett on Page 8 of the section. Speaking for thousands of L.A. baby boomers, from 1958 all through the ‘60s and ‘70s, no matter what else we were listening to, Jerry Doggett was never less than the second-best announcer in baseball. In those pre-media-glut days, we may not have often heard announcers from other cities, but when we did, we always thought, “Jeez, Doggett’s better than that guy. And he’s their lead announcer? Poor fill-in-a-city.”

Jerry, as Bob Hope would say, thanks for the memories. Your honest and simple play-by-plays and your wonderful camaraderie with that other guy made baseball a wonderful and irreplaceable part of our growing up. Dodger baseball is on the air!

MICHAEL HELWIG

Canoga Park

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In Jerry Doggett’s obituary, Vin Scully is quoted as saying, “He never showed any ego or any of that baloney.” Good thing no Farmer John people were around. They would have made Scully (mis)pronounce it bologna.

RICHARD STEHR

Los Angeles