Dodger Fans Don’t Put Much Stock in Bonds

So Gary Sheffield wants the Dodgers to pursue his buddy Barry Bonds this off-season so they can both get their rings. Remember how far it set back the Dodger franchise when good buddies Darryl Strawberry and Eric Davis were patroling the outfield at Chavez Ravine a decade ago?

If Sheffield really wants to help the Dodgers win the pennant, I suggest he join good buddy Barry with the Giants.

Ron Tom

Pasadena

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It would be much better for the Dodgers if Gary Sheffield was best friends with ... I don’t know, Curt Schilling, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Greg Maddux, Mike Mussina and even Roger Clemens, to name a few.

As a Dodger fan, I have enjoyed hating Barry Bonds as a San Francisco Giant. Let’s keep it that way!

Chris Gagliano

Redondo Beach

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Jeff Shaw seems like a really nice guy. Which is exactly the problem. He lacks fire. He lacks intimidation.

He lacks an overpowering fastball. Even when he doesn’t blow a save, he scares Dodger fans--at least the ones who aren’t doing the wave--more than he scares opposing batters. This isn’t about the season. This is bigger than the season. This is about the health of Dodger fans.

Josh Segal

Los Angeles

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I thought it was silly for the Dodgers to refuse to participate in a tribute to Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ‘Round the World.” Why not be good sports and let them have their day? Of course, there should also be a special event to commemorate the Giants’ failure to accomplish anything in the 50 years since then.

Rob Osborne

Redondo Beach