The dodgers are citing budget constraints for the sponsors of a “gift” item? Are you serious? If you charge $131 one night, and $36 the next, I’m pretty sure you could figure out a way to work with your cash-strapped sponsors who can only pay 40,000 bobbleheads to raise another 13,000 or more for the people you. KNOW will appear for a Shohei bobblehead. Either that, or pay $95 back to every person who shows up after you sell out because you’re not providing what they paid for.
Richard Brisacher
Sea View
::
Shame on the Dodgers for not providing every fan with a free head or other promotional item.
This from a team that pays gobs and gobs of dollars to its players, and leads the majors with nearly 4 million fans year after year.
Think our dodgers are the real “heads” on this one!
Marty Zweben
Palos Verdes Estates
::
Instead of charging fans prohibitively high fees for night tickets, Shohei Ohtani should buy and give everyone in attendance a free head. He can certainly afford it and it would continue his incredible legacy.
Patrick Kelley
Los Angeles
LeBron James is treated like gold, but he is tarnished bronze.
Bill Plaschke right about one thing – the bubble championship was not worth much. Limited games, limited minutes, no travel. That’s why LeBron put up stats in Paris.
James won the “MVP” at the Olympics by hopping the ball and making it about him, as usual. Anyone who watched the semi-finals and finals knows that Steph Curry was the real MVP.
LeBron hijacked the Lakers for too many years, playing GM, coach, etc. Cut the cord, Lakers.
Gary Caine
Saint Raphael
::
LeBron re-signed with the Lakers knowing who is on the roster. This is the same roster that finished the regular season very strong last year and advanced to the Western Conference finals two years ago.
The Western Conference is very strong and challenging. I say have patience with the team.
Robert Stein
San Diego
::
Bill Plaschke believes that based on LeBron James’ performance in the Olympics, the Lakers are “wasting” his talent, especially at this late stage of his career.
Not so fast, Bill. First, LeBron averaged just under 25 minutes per game in the Olympics, which allowed him to play more freely and efficiently. Do you really think he can be limited to playing only 25 minutes for the Lakers? Second, he was surrounded by incredible talent. Guys like Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum, among others, not to mention his Lakers teammate, Anthony Davis. Add those other four guys to the Lakers squad and I think I’d like our chances.
Steven Kaye
Gold Valley, Ariz.
Ernest thought
Messrs. Sean McVay and Les Snead:
Why would you trade Ernest Jones IV, your best tackler and captainfor very little? He was solid at linebacker and deserved a contract beyond his rookie deal. SMH.
Thomas Philip
Moorpark
Lost on the way
The opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference. I have followed and loved USC football since Mike Garrett was a running back. I acknowledge the changing landscape of college football. However, with NIL, a transfer portal and especially the Trojans’ move to the Big Ten, I just don’t care.
Robert Aragon
Duarte
Here are some criticisms
At the end of a recent Dodger broadcast, a 9-8 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, commentator Eric Karros said that starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw had a “good outing” after giving up five runs in five innings, and the bullpen “was. a little shaky” after giving up four more runs in the remaining four innings. Orel Hershiser said the other day that the Dodgers “came up short” last year in the postseason after being swept in the first round. I hear the same framing from Joe Davis and others.
In general, the Dodgers’ announcers are experienced and pleasant to listen to, but I’ve noticed that they are increasingly afraid to call out weakness or bad play. (Only Rick Monday is the exception.) I’m sure this has something to do with where the paychecks come from, but it’s insulting to our intelligence.
Jason Hashmi
Redondo Beach
A call to change
It is difficult to understand how the owner of Angels Arte Moreno can provide general manager Perry Minasian with a two-year extension of his contract. Once again the Angels will miss the postseason and they are in last place. The constant change in managers did nothing to improve the team and the trades Minasian made did little to make the Angels a contender. The time has come for Moreno to sell to an owner who will commit to making the right decisions to get the Angels back to being a contender.
HR Brownell
orange
Old school
Is someone please show Anthony Edwards any videos of elgin baylor? Then, he might start to realize that Baylor could do anything Edwards is doing now more than 50 years ago. For dessert, show Dr. J’s young videos. If Edwards wants to fulfill his potential, he needs to learn from the masters.
Neal Rakov
Santa Fe, NM
Cart before horse
In his Big Ten analysis, Nick Saban stated, “USC is a dark horse,” and while that may bode well for the Trojans, it probably comes as a shock to Traveler.
Steve Ross
Carmel
The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all opinions. Letters should be short and become the property of The Times. They can be edited and republished in any format. Each must include a valid mailing address and phone number. Pseudonyms will not be used.
Email: sports@latimes.com
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
