Angels Go to Head of the Class in L.A.

When the Angels have three or four starters out, their bench picks up and they keep winning. When that happens to the Dodgers, they fall apart. Injuries have unmasked the Dodgers’ weakness, which is a lack of depth on the bench. And what a classy thing for the Angels to do for Garret Anderson, with a full-page ad honoring his 1,000th career RBI. When was the last time the Dodgers did that for one of their own? When Gagne set a record or won the Cy Young Award? No. Way to go Angels.

Suzanne Gayley

Los Angeles

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Tim Brown is far too generous [June 25] when he offers “every healthy and active Dodger could play to his capability and the team would still lose half the time.” Truth is, the Dodgers are the worst team in baseball and it is to be doubted whether the fitness of anyone would make that much difference.

The club has given away talent, acquired dreck, and the paying public are expected to keep faith with management that has all the charisma of wallpaper and the vision of Mr. Magoo. Just what a town like L.A. needs -- a drone fronting a bunch of no-hopers.

Way to go, Frank McCourt, keep up the good work!

Lawrence J. Pippick

Los Angeles

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Frankly, I find it a bit tiring to constantly read about baseball players speaking with a seeming lack of interest in their own personal accomplishments. While I understand that their primary goal is to support the team winning, many of these players seem ill-equipped to express their personal successes for fear of diminishing the focus on their team’s accomplishments.

When asked how he felt about losing his 21-game hitting streak, Darin Erstad responded: “I could care less.” When asked what he’d do with the ball that drove in his 999th and 1,000th runs, Garret Anderson responded: “I’ll put it in a sanitary [sock] and in a box, along with all the other balls.”

For once, I’d like to hear a player state how happy he/she was to be able to have personal success while at the same time helping the team be successful. Is it too much to ask for our sports figures to appear to be human?

John Bednarski

Los Angeles

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A short, short story: Once upon a time there was a highly respected, much admired and very competitive baseball team called the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The end.

Joel Rapp

Los Angeles

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WWJD do?

Obviously not pinch-hit against the Angels.

Major Langer

Rolling Hills