Dodger All-Stars: There’s an Oxymoron

It’s bad enough that Paul Depodesta gave us a Dodger team that can’t hit in the clutch or field, even when healthy. Now we have pitchers who get hurt when they’re just warming up. Here I thought that the Dodgers stressed fundamentals in spring training. Guess it doesn’t include how to make a pitch without spraining your ankle!

Leonard Levine

Tarzana

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Only true baseball fans can appreciate heartwarming stories from the All-Star game such as a pitcher taking the mound after beating up a cameraman and the MVP making a gallant effort to feign excitement while being awarded a car that he could otherwise buy with a fraction of one of his paychecks.

Now that these self-congratulatory festivities have all too quickly drawn to a conclusion, let’s get back to the enthralling business of watching players with physiques of dubious origin waddle around the bases after crushing baseballs and later snubbing the media and fans.

Michael Miyamoto

Mission Viejo

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I enjoyed the “Home Run Derby” on Monday. My favorite part was watching kids shagging fly balls in the outfield. It was so cute seeing a group of six or seven youngsters gathering under a pop fly, only to have the ball drop, untouched. You know, exactly like the Dodgers play.

Richard Turnage

Burbank

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Was I the only one who saw this? When Kenny Rogers, was introduced at the All-Star game, he was wearing his warmup jacket, which covered the first and last letters of the team’s name. Thus, the television viewers saw only five letters across his chest: ANGER.

Tom Pflimlin

Los Angeles