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The Dodgers are citing budget constraints for the sponsors of a “giveaway” merchandise? Significantly? If you happen to’re charging $131 one night time, and $36 the following, I am fairly certain you possibly can work out a strategy to associate together with your cash-strapped sponsors who can solely afford 40,000 bobbleheads to scrape collectively one other 13,000 or so for the oldsters you KNOW are going to indicate up for a Shohei bobblehead. Both that, or refund $95 to each one that exhibits up after you run out, since you are not offering what they paid for.
Richard Brisacher
Mar Vista
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Disgrace on the Dodgers for not offering each fan in attendance a free bobblehead or different promotional merchandise.
This from a staff that pays all of the gobs and gobs of {dollars} to its gamers, and leads the majors with nearly 4 million followers 12 months after 12 months.
Assume our Dodgers are the true “bobbleheads” on this one!
Marty Zweben
Palos Verdes Estates
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As a substitute of charging followers prohibitively excessive charges for bobblehead night time tickets, Shohei Ohtani should purchase and provides all in attendance a free bobblehead. He can most definitely afford it and it will additional his unimaginable legacy.
Patrick Kelley
Los Angeles
LeBron James is handled like gold, however he’s tarnished bronze.
Invoice Plaschke is right about one thing — the bubble championship was not price a lot. Restricted video games, restricted minutes, no journey. That can be why LeBron put up stats in Paris.
James gained the “MVP” on the Olympics by hogging the ball and making it about him, as standard. Anybody who watched the semifinals and finals is aware of that Steph Curry was the true MVP.
LeBron has hijacked the Lakers for a lot too a few years, taking part in GM, coach, and so on. Reduce the twine, Lakers.
Gary Caine
San Rafael
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LeBron re-signed with the Lakers figuring out who’s on the roster. This is identical roster that completed the common season very strongly final 12 months and superior to the Western Convention finals two years in the past.
The Western Convention could be very sturdy and difficult. I say have persistence with the staff.
Robert Stein
San Diego
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Invoice Plaschke feels that based mostly on LeBron James’ efficiency within the Olympics, the Lakers are “losing” his skills, particularly at this late stage of his profession.
Not so quick, Invoice. First, LeBron averaged just below 25 minutes per sport within the Olympics, which allowed him to play extra freely and successfully. Do you actually assume he will be restricted to taking part in solely 25 minutes for the Lakers? Second, he was surrounded by unimaginable expertise. Guys like Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum, amongst others, to not point out his Lakers’ teammate, Anthony Davis. Add these different 4 guys to the Lakers squad and I believe I’d like our probabilities.
Steven Kaye
Oro Valley, Ariz.
Ernest thought
Messrs. Sean McVay and Les Snead:
Why would you trade Ernest Jones IV, your best tackler and a captain, in trade for little or no? He was a stalwart at linebacker and deserved a contract past his rookie deal. SMH.
Thomas Filip
Moorpark
Misplaced alongside the best way
The other of affection shouldn’t be hate, it is indifference. I’ve adopted and cherished USC soccer since Mike Garrett was a operating again. I acknowledge the altering panorama of faculty soccer. Nevertheless, with NIL, switch portal and particularly the Trojans’ transfer to the Huge Ten, I simply do not care.
Robert Aragon
Duarte
This is some criticism
On the finish of a latest Dodger broadcast, a 9-8 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, commentator Eric Karros mentioned that beginning pitcher Clayton Kershaw had “an excellent outing” after giving up 5 runs in 5 innings, and the bullpen “was just a little shaky” after giving up 4 extra runs within the remaining 4 innings. Orel Hershiser the opposite day mentioned the Dodgers “fell just a bit brief” final 12 months within the postseason after getting swept within the first spherical. I hear the identical framing from Joe Davis and others.
Total, the Dodgers’ announcers are educated and fulfilling to hear, however I’ve observed they’re more and more afraid to name out weak point or dangerous play. (Solely Rick Monday is the exception.) I am certain this has one thing to do with the place the paychecks are coming from, but it surely’s insulting to our intelligence.
Jason Hashmi
Redondo Seashore
A name for change
It’s exhausting to grasp how Angels proprietor Arte Moreno can provide general manager Perry Minasian with a two-year extension on his contract. As soon as once more the Angels will miss the postseason and they’re in final place. The continuous change in managers has achieved nothing to enhance the staff and the trades Minasian has made have achieved little to make the Angels a contender. The time has arrived for Moreno to promote to an proprietor who will likely be dedicated to make the best selections to get the Angels again to being a contender.
H.R. Brownell
Orange
Old style
Will anyone please show Anthony Edwards some Elgin Baylor movies? Then, he may understand that Baylor might do something Edwards does now greater than 50 years in the past. For dessert, present the teenager movies of Dr. J. If Edwards needs to meet his potential, he must study from the masters.
Neal Rakov
Santa Fe, N.M.
Cart earlier than horse
On his Huge Ten evaluation, Nick Saban declared, “USC’s a darkish horse,” and whereas which will bode properly for the Trojans it most likely comes as a shock to Traveler.
Steve Ross
Carmel
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