Feeling blue over Manny

Re “ ‘I’m back’ turns into ‘I’m gone,’ ” May 8

As a coach of my son’s Little League team, I always hand out baseball cards to the players after the game.

The pack I just bought had a Manny Ramirez card in it. I was going to reserve it for the player who played the hardest in the next game.

Turns out I’m going to have to take it out of the stack.

What a shame.

Scott Dallavo

El Segundo

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My 5-year-old started playing T-ball this spring, and instantly, to my great joy, he was consumed by all things baseball. The night before his games, he sleeps with his glove under his mattress and his uniform next to his bed.

This week, we saw our first Dodger game of the season, and I took one of his teammates. Straight away, they spotted Manny, the only Dodger they know by name.

And Manny didn’t disappoint. In his first at-bat, he sent one well into the bleachers. The kids went bananas. As a father, it was one of those rare moments, now spoiled by drugs.

What do I tell my son when he asks why Manny’s not in the lineup?

Kevin Ryan

Universal City

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So let’s change the name from Mannywood to Mannydid.

Dave Riley

Laguna Woods

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The Dodgers’ season has been “storybook” and “too good to be true,” as has been Manny Ramirez’s performance since his acquisition last year in midseason.

Is there any truth to the rumor that the Manny Ramirez bobblehead night also has been suspended because 50,000 bobbleheads tested positive?

The baseball jargon for the mental-error “knucklehead” play has now been replaced with “bobblehead” play.

Paul Shubunka Sr.

Santa Clarita