Karros May Be Gone, but at Least He Gets It

As an avid baseball and Dodger fan, it’s refreshing to see that one pro ballplayer, Eric Karros, still has an appreciation for their situation [“After Closing Blue Book, Karros Faces New Test,” Feb. 7]. I have no problem with players making as much money as they do because, let’s face it, very few people in the world can throw 95-mph pitches for strikes and even fewer can hit them 350 feet (supply and demand, see Econ 101).

What I do have a problem with is that so many of them whine and complain about no respect, dealing with press, annoying fans, etc. No one put a gun to their heads and said, “Sign this major league contract, or else!”

Eric has put his life, and now his trade in perspective. Did he want to be traded? No, but he understands with the big dollars being thrown around, it’s a business and that, all things considered, he is still a very lucky man. I wish him and his family the best in Chicago this year, not so he can shove it in the Dodgers’ face, but because he’s a good guy and he gets it.

Aemon Fowler

Playa del Rey

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We are on high alert, preparing for war, with soaring deficits, and the Navy has the time and money to give a World Series jock [Tim Salmon] a joyride.

Someone has been taken for a ride and it is us.

Don Troy

Pacific Palisades