Letters to Sports: Sandy Koufax defines Dodgers legacy with speech
LA TimesSandy Koufax addresses the audience during the unveiling of a statue in his honor at Dodger Stadium. Thank you for Bill Plaschke’s touching column “Sandy Koufax Statue Unveiling Ceremony a Time of Gratitude and Inclusion”, noting that Koufax “spent the entire speech talking about others, which said everything about him.” On the mound, Koufax’s talent and achievements were unmatched. It is clear that we will probably never reach a meeting of the minds on what is fair regarding the issue of allowing transgender athletes to compete as women in women’s sports. 12 could be flying right now at Pauley Pavilion Fred Wallin Westlake Village Kicking it around Glad to just get any timely pro soccer reporting, but Kevin Baxter takes it still a step higher with his “Southern California all-time team.” Any “all-time team,” however, would need to include Ontario’s Cle Kooiman, who achieved high identity indoor, outdoor and national team professional experiences after making a strong name for himself at Chaffey High and local club circuits. I understand novelist Stephen King is working on a sequel to his book, “The Dead Zone.” Seems it’s based around the at-bats and run productivity of Max Muncy, Cody Bellinger and Justin Turner since the current season began.