Dodgers Look More Than a Little Shaky

For those of you who have not put it all together, the recent “slide” could have been avoided had the Dodgers chosen to move forward to complete the stadium retrofitting job before the recent earthquakes struck in California.

Richard Cortez

Carson

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Just a thought for Paul DePodesta, but with Eric Gagne and Paul Bako out for the season, wouldn’t it have been nice to have Guillermo Mota and Paul Lo Duca playing for the Dodgers instead of the Marlins?

Rami Hernandez

Los Angeles

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What better time for the Dodgers to lose Gagne than when they don’t need a closer?

Mark Sutton

Aliso Viejo

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Paul DePodesta is the automaton that we all fear in industry. The boss who only looks at numbers and the bottom line and wouldn’t know chemistry if it bit him on the, well, noggin. Hey, Paul, here’s an important tip: There can be humanity and passion in team sports. What computer program do you have that measures that? Apparently, not the one you used to put together this sad excuse for a Dodger team.

Jeffrey Hubbard

Los Angeles

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The Dodgers are suffering the consequences of a misrepresentation by Ballpark Frank. Last year he promised to maintain the Dodger payroll at $100 million after spending $115 million last season. By all reported calculations, the payroll is at about $81 million, and that includes Darren Dreifort and a good part of Shawn Green. The penurious McCourt is asking his donkey to run a stakes race at Santa Anita.

Alan Amitin

Montrose

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Commenting on recent Dodger bullpen failures, Jim Tracy said, “There’s a measure of uncertainty from a consistency standpoint.”

Say what you will about his managerial ability, but ask yourself: Is it really fair to expect clear thinking from somebody who comes up with sentences such as that?

Eric Scholnick

Long Beach

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Intellectual conversation at Dodger HQ:

McCourt: “Paul, I am worried.”

DePodesta: “Gagne?”

McCourt: “No.”

DePodesta: “Tracy? Chemistry?”

McCourt: “No.”

DePodesta: The losing streak? The bullpen?”

McCourt: “No.”

DePodesta: “I know, I messed up with the ‘Moneyball’ thing.”

McCourt: “Paul, you are universally hated. So what?”

DePodesta: “I give up. What is it?”

McCourt: “Do you think we’re undercharging for parking?”

DePodesta: “Let me run some numbers.”

Larry Frazin

Santa Monica

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The recent round of interleague play served to highlight the strength of the Dodgers. They endured consecutive sweeps by both the worst team in baseball, the Kansas City Royals, and the best team in baseball, the Chicago White Sox. Now that’s balance!

Evan Puziss

Mar Vista

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After watching the Dodgers during their eight-game losing streak, I realize why they don’t have names on their uniforms. I’ve been watching the Little League Dodgers of Las Vegas!

Todd Cadish

Santa Monica

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Boy, if there were ever two guys who deserve each other, it’s T.J. Simers and Jeff Kent!

John Tuttle

La Mirada