The fury over the Dodgers signing Kyle Tucker makes me wonder who's shouting the loudest? AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementSo how about a new metric in the sports page to accompany the ranking of teams and players: ownership. Bob CollectorSanta BarbaraThere are some alarming implications to Bill Plaschke's "If it blows up baseball, so be it." AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementLarry MacedoWest HillsAsk a Major League Baseball owner like Arte Moreno, who sells out his ballpark whenever the Dodgers come to Anaheim, and sees Angel broadcast ratings surge whenever his team plays the Dodgers, if he thinks the Dodgers are ruining the game. Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick …AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementMark S. RothPlaya VistaCurt Cignetti and Indiana football playing in and winning the national championship was a modern-day version of the movie "Hoosiers" and would have made coach Norman Dale (actor Gene Hackman) proud.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 24, 2026 12:14 UTC