{"id":688661,"date":"2026-05-23T13:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T13:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/688661\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T13:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T13:57:08","slug":"letters-to-sports-angels-have-gone-from-bad-to-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/688661\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters to Sports: Angels have gone from bad to worse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Losses by 6-0<\/a>. 15-2<\/a>. 10-1<\/a>. How do you want to spin the Angels now, GM Perry Minasian? Are things still grand in Arteville?<\/p>\n

Humiliations galore!<\/p>\n

Jim Fredrick
Manhattan Beach<\/p>\n

Really? The Angels cannot hit, cannot pitch and certainly cannot field. Their hitting coach, pitching coach and manager Kurt Suzuki<\/a>\u2018s terrible management are much higher on the list of what\u2019s wrong with this miserable team this year. So sad.<\/p>\n

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Michael Reuben
Anaheim Hills<\/p>\n

The recent emergence of shirt-waving fans at Angel Stadium urging ownership to \u201csell the team\u201d is an opportunity for reflection. With the long ago departure of the controversial former Clippers owner Donald Sterling, is Arte Moreno now truly the worst owner in sports? Sterling was truly detestable in his time, but at least he fielded a highly competitive and exciting Lob City squad led by legendary coach Doc Rivers. For the 2026 Angels, the dog days have already begun \u2014 before Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n

Rob Fleishman
Placentia<\/p>\n

Going into Memorial Day weekend, the Dodgers<\/a> are in first place and the Angels are in last place. Plus the Angels\u2019 shirtless fans in the stands are screaming at owner Arte Moreno to \u201cSell The Team!\u201d The more things change, the more they stay the same. Ho hum.<\/p>\n

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Chris Sorce
Fountain Valley<\/p>\n

True sportsmen<\/p>\n

\u201cRai clinches historic PGA title<\/a>\u201d and \u201cSon makes ailing mother proud on, off the field<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both L.A. Times articles filled me with joy and prompted this letter.<\/p>\n

Aaron Rai and Kaden Tennyson are champions of the highest order.<\/p>\n

The essence of sports is good sportsmanship, which stems from good character and a respect for the game. What stood out to me while reading both articles is that both sportsmen are righteous, grateful people who honor their parents in meaningful ways. Aaron pays respect to his father by protecting his golf clubs with covers. No doubt his appreciation goes far beyond how he keeps his clubs. Kaden puts his service to his mother above all else in his life. He\u2019s mindful of her delicate condition (a notion with which I am keenly familiar). Kaden\u2019s care for his mother is paramount.<\/p>\n

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Just reading the many well-wishes heaped upon Aaron from his fellow pros affirms he is a well-loved, well-respected man. Kaden makes his mother proud; her heart surely swells with immeasurable joy from the comfort he gives her day in and day out.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Kaden and Aaron, and congratulations for being such accomplished athletes and even more so, for being great human beings.<\/p>\n

David Griffin
Westwood<\/p>\n

Nobody knew?<\/p>\n

So my Dodgers are paying injured Edwin D\u00edaz<\/a> $69 million over three seasons and he\u2019s involved with cockfighting<\/a>. While he\u2019s out perhaps the club should re-sign Trevor Bauer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Better vetting please.<\/p>\n

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Fred Wallin
Westlake Village<\/p>\n

Wrong kind of homers<\/p>\n

Re: \u201cSour Grapes from the Big Apple<\/a>.\u201d While there, regrettably, will never be another sportscaster with Vin Scully\u2019s intellectual elan and gift for turning the pedestrian into something remarkable, he seldom if ever rooted for the home team, choosing instead to root for the game itself. The same cannot be said for Joe Davis and his cohorts, who make their favoritism no secret and who have never met a silence they didn\u2019t feel compelled to fill.<\/p>\n

Bill Waxman
Simi Valley<\/p>\n

Sports nirvana<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a true sports fan, this time of year is seventh heaven. You have playoff basketball and hockey, which are both great, especially this year. And you have the Dodgers. We have about one more month of this nirvana and then the summer lull will set in until football. So to all of us hardcore sports fans, let\u2019s sit back and enjoy!!<\/p>\n

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Doug Vikser
Manhattan Beach<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles<\/a> Times welcomes expressions of all views. Letters should be brief and become the property of The Times. They may be edited and republished in any format. Each must include a valid mailing address and telephone number. Pseudonyms will not be used.<\/p>\n

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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Losses by 6-0. 15-2. 10-1. How do you want to spin the Angels now, GM Perry Minasian? Are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":688662,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[15755,15835,200103,49,48,511,251989,484,251987,122762,251990,1522,75470,251988,251718,462,95201,82,40886,243303,40885],"class_list":["post-688661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-aaron-rai","tag-angels","tag-arte-moreno","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-dodgers","tag-donald-sterling","tag-edwin-diaz","tag-kaden-tennyson","tag-kurt-suzuki","tag-lob-city","tag-los-angeles","tag-manhattan-beach","tag-mark-j-terrill","tag-memorial-day-weekend","tag-mlb","tag-perry-minasian","tag-sports","tag-the-angels","tag-trevor-bauer","tag-zach-neto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/688662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}