Injury Quickly Takes Fun Out of Games

Further proof that sports is just the toy department of life.

The toy department: In a lifetime spent rooting against the Dodgers, few pitchers have irritated me more than Kaz Ishii. While I admire his skills, his style of pitching can be maddening if you’re pulling for the other team and he’s getting people out with curveballs in the dirt.

The life department: Yet within seconds after seeing Ishii take a line drive in the face, I found myself one of his biggest supporters. Let’s try not to take the game too seriously.

Richard A. Fond

Los Angeles

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In reference to Kevin Brown’s poor performance in Tuesday night’s loss to the Giants, one thing has become quite apparent: $15 million simply doesn’t buy what it used to.

Jack Wolf

Westwood

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I went to my temple last night to observe the first night of Rosh Hashanah. Though it may seem odd, I found some striking similarities to my attendance at Dodger games:

I came a little late, left early and said a prayer for Shawn Green.

Major Langer

Rolling Hills