His finale would be something to see
IMPORTANT DODGERS ANNOUNCEMENT: ( via cue cards) Vin will be back For certain cable subscribers.
The rest of you are out of luck For one more year ( at least)
John Thompson Downey
Vin Scully is a one- man Mt. Rushmore of announcing. Not having him call Dodgers games is like going to Paris and not seeing the Eiffel Tower, or going to China and not walking along the Great Wall. His eloquence of calling the gameand storytelling are second to none. This city will stand still when he calls his final game next season.
Craig London Encino
Was I the only one hoping the Dodgers’ 14- inning game Monday night would end as soon as possible? Forget the players, Vin Scully needs his rest!
Efren Bojorquez Phoenix
To Vin Scully: Quitter!!
Bud Pell Santa Monica
He’s not so bad
Let’s see. Don Mattingly is in his fifth year as manager of our Dodgers and so far he has increased the win total each of the first four years. His current team has a 61⁄2-game lead over the Giants with 30 games to play. He has taken the team to the division series and championship series. His work in the clubhouse is said to be first- rate. Hehas said he likes Los Angeles and he feels like a Dodger. And people are calling for his hide. What’s wron g with this picture?
David Friedland Las Vegas
Deflated
Dear Mr. Plaschke, Let me introduce you to the legal presumption of innocent until proven guilty. You unfortunately have it the otherway around. And your unseemly juxtaposition of that presumption is especially galling when you yourself acknowledge that “therewas no specific rule against Brady knowing the Patriots equipment guys were deflating the footballs.” So, how again is Tom Brady not innocent?
Paul Pavlis Sherman Oaks
As an old surgeon, I can tell you about a legal principal called “res ipsa loquitur” which means, “The thing speaks for Itself.” That means if I leave a sponge in a patient that is proof of guilt — no expert witness needed.
After all the legal wrangling, the bare facts are: Mr. Brady likes slightly deflated footballs. His teamwas using slightly deflated footballs. After the discovery of the slightly deflated footballs, Mr. Brady destroyed his own cellphone so the 4,000 or so messages on it were irretrievable were he to be investigated.
At least in my opinion, and I suspect in the court of public opinion, while hemay have gotten away with it, res ipsa loquitur. He is guilty!
Arthur A. Fleisher II Northridge
Will I be able to utilize the newfound Brady Rule after I receive my next moving violation? Iwould love the option taking it to the federal level to overturn and dismiss my ticket, just in case traffic court finds me guilty.
Mark J. Featherstone Windsor Hills
The NFL answer
Of the three NFL teams vying tomove to L. A., who draws the short straw? Here’s a scenario in which all three win something and all three lose something.
The Chargers and Raiders move to L. A. but not to their joint stadium in Carson. Rather they lease the stadium in Inglewood from Ramsowner Stan Kroenke, and with some of those profits, Kroenke helps fund a newstadium in St. Louis for the Rams.
Here’s the reasoning: Oakland has done nothing to keep the Raiders and hasn’t even been invited to make a presentation to NFL owners. Andthe Bay Area still has the 49ers. The Chargers can’t survive in San Diego with two teams two to three hours away in L. A., and many of their fans will happily make that commute after themove. The NFL would lose face if it left St. Louis without a team and it can accomplish two things ( compensate Kroenke and help fund a new St. Louis stadium) by picking Inglewood.
Jack Wishard Los Angeles
Tripped crown
To be very clear, Triple Crown champion American Pharoah did not get beat by Keen Ice, hewas beaten by the greed and ego of his owner, who selfishly decided to ship American Pharoah across country twice and run in two races, 27 days apart. Thiswas not a decision made by a true horseman but by an owner who couldn’t resist the limelight of the moment.
The record books will showit as a second- place finish but there should be an asterisk and a reference to the ridiculous path chosen by Ahmed Zayat.
Brad Orrico Granada Hills
Let Games begin
If L. A. wants to keep the Olympics on budget, why not use UCLA and USC dorms for the athletes’ village, like in1984? The money saved could more than cover a new aquatics venue.
Wendy Duncan Upland
Comeon, L. A. We are the entertainment and sports capital of theworld. Let’s make the IOC an offer they can’t refuse. The NFL will cover any cost overruns provided the opening and closing ceremonies are held in the new Rams or Raiders/ Chargers stadium.
Dennis Arntz Laguna Niguel
Hitting the tape
Mid- match interviews [ Bill Dwyre, Sept. 2]: Another good reason towatch all sports delayed on DVR.
David Wilczynski Manhattan Beach
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