Home or on the Road, We Had Him Covered

I want to thank Times writers Sam McManis, Thomas Bonk and Randy Harvey for the concise and complete story on the Walton-Maxwell trade. I was on vacation and did not have the time or energy to listen to such an on-again off-again soap opera.

We were on the East Coast and for two weeks I searched for a fact-filled story. It wasn’t until I picked up The Times this morning that I got the scoop.

I am a big basketball fan, and my wife is not. We have two young sons named Kevin and Michael. I know what you’re thinking, but, honest, my wife named them both and she doesn’t know what a sixth man is.

DAVE STRATTON

Los Angeles