In This Straw Poll, Sutton Is Batting .500

I really enjoyed the article by Bill Plaschke on Don Sutton. As a lifelong Dodger fan, I have tremendous respect for what he did for the Dodgers and for Dodger fans. Year in and year out, he kept the Dodgers in the pennant race with brains and determination. He certainly deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Whenever the greatest baseball announcer, Vin Scully, retires, Don Sutton should be hired to take his place. He deserves to be back with them.

LEO GUTIERREZ

Los Angeles

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I didn’t realize it at first, but Plaschke did all of us Dodger fans a service by writing another “the Dodgers don’t respect me” Don Sutton article. It made me realize that Delino DeShields’ poor team attitude, lack of hustle, selfishness and absolute inability to see how little he contributed to the team was not unique in Dodger history. In fact, as Mr. Sutton reminds us, it has a long history. Although, as the article shows, Delino has a long way to go before breaking Mr. Sutton’s league-leading record of moaning and bitching.

KEN MARCUS

Los Angeles