Don’t Worry, Dodgers: No One Forgot You

Frank McCourt, I don’t know if you read the letters in the Sports section last week, but if you did, I’m sure you noticed they were just about all negative toward you.

Get used to it.

You would think that The Times probably received just as many letters supporting you as the new Dodger owner, and you’d be right. However, during the last couple of years, The Times has taken the policy of printing more letters that support their “politically correct” thinking on all social and political issues.

I am not a Dodger fan, but I can understand how they are concerned as to whether you really want to put a winning team together or you’re just in it for a financial return. For now I’ll say good luck and welcome to L.A. You know, the home of the so-called “un-biased” L.A. Times.

Frank Dayton

Hesperia

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A Harvard case-study for Bostonian Frank McCourt and Dodger General Manager Dan Evans:

A woman at a bar is approached by a man who buys her a drink. He flirts with her. He’s handsome. He’s charming. And he looks quite prosperous. He asks her for a date. But she takes note of the ring on his finger.

“Oh, that,” he says. “I’m looking for a new wife. I might be dating several people. I’ve told my current wife that she’s very charming and that I’ll be happy to date her too.”

Note to McCourt: The guy with the ring is a total heel.

Note to Dodger general manager candidates: Only a dishonorable woman would accept this guy’s offer.

Note to Evans: The existing wife has no chance, because she has already shown her husband that she is desperate and delusional.

Congratulations to Frank McCourt. With his very first move, he has ensured a complete vacuum of character at the top of the Dodger organization.

Richard Murphy

Whittier

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Frank McCourt did something last week unprecedented by ownership: He invited me to lunch -- within 24 hours of buying the team.

Frank and Jamie invited a small group of loyal longtime season-ticket Dodger fans to an informal session to hear what we had to say about our beloved Dodgers and their stadium. He listened, took notes, asked for our opinions and feedback, and talked about his commitment to winning and making Dodger baseball more exciting and successful.

It’s great to now be owned by a dedicated individual (not a faceless corporation) who is a longtime passionate baseball fan deep in tradition and truly focused on being a perennial winner.

I will be watching him carefully to see him “walk the walk,” but I am optimistic that this is one small step for Mr. and Mrs. McCourt and one giant leap for the Dodgers.

Ross M. Miller

Los Angeles