Karros for Hundley? It Seems Like a Dream

I am not sure what mental state the Dodger front office was in when they concluded to make the trade to bring catcher Todd Hundley to the West Coast, but we Chicagoans are delighted.

Dodger fans, you now have on your hands a self-absorbed, overpaid catcher, who will likely strike out about 40% of the time. And I hope your schedule does not include too many day games. If so, poor Todd will likely complain, as he did in Chicago, that having to get to the ballpark at 11 a.m. for a day game just does not suit his time clock.

Again, many thanks to the Dodgers for this early Christmas present to the city of Chicago.

Luke De Roeck

Glenview, Ill.

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As the door hits Eric Karros on his way out to Chicago, I wanted to relive some fond memories of his Dodger career.

I will always remember his “it’s early” speeches when his team was floundering in June. I will fondly remember 11 years in Dodger uniform with zero playoff victories. To his credit, he did work hard to become an average first baseman, but he never could compete with others in the NL at the position. He was never invited to an All-Star game.

He represents why the Dodgers have floundered for 14 years. He represented the simply average level of Dodger play during his tenure.

Wait a minute, we traded him to get Hundley back? I take it all back, I miss him already.

Ty Visconti

Fontana

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Your choice to run an action shot of Eric Karros making an error was more revealing of you than it was of Karros.

I can understand the difficulty in trying to find a photograph that depicted the heart and soul or the grittiness that Karros embodied, yet somehow after 12 years and 270 home runs one might assume there was an available shot of the L.A. Dodger home run king actually doing just that. But you guys chose the funny shot. How very “Simers” of you.

No big deal, I guess. The local paper sends off one of the good guys in sports with a raspberry. I would only suggest that, in the future, you avoid that sticky double standard of your columnists writing about the decline in ethics of the modern athletes. You have proved it to be a meaningless bar to strive for.

Richard Goldman

Los Angeles

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Here’s a suggestion for the Dodgers if they really want to restructure Todd Hundley’s contract: a dollar a year for 12 1/2 million years.

Howard Cole

Beverly Hills

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The Dodgers have become the Clippers.

Steven Sanford

Beverly Hills