At the Letters: Touching ‘em allFORT MYERS, Fla. – Readers sound off on steroids, Pete Rose, Extra Innings, the gyroball, the Marine pitcher and more.
Ex-baseball commissioner Kuhn dead at 80 (AP)Bowie Kuhn kept a regal bearing, ruling over baseball like an emperor even as his authority eroded. He was baseball’s bespectacled Ivy League lawyer and looked the part every day of the tumultuous 15 years he ruled as commissioner. Prim and proper with wire-rim glasses, he stood ramrod straight — all 6-foot-5 of him.
Sosa makes Rangers’ 40-man roster (AP)After finding out he’d made the Texas Rangers’ 40-man roster, Sammy Sosa hit a home run that went so far it must have felt like the good old days. The solo shot that almost sailed into the street beyond left field at Tucson Electric Park was just one of 26 hits in a game won by the Arizona Diamondbacks 15-12, but it was part of a big day for the 38-year-old slugger in his comeback after a year…
Igawa inconsistent again, Yankees win (AP)Kei Igawa was inconsistent again. The Japanese left-hander allowed one hit, four walks and struck out five in three scoreless innings of the New York Yankees’ 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night. Igawa has 12 strikeouts and seven walks over seven innings in three starts. He threw just 29 of 62 pitches for strikes on Thursday.
Matthews homers after denying HGH use (AP)For 16 days, the Los Angeles Angels waited for Gary Matthews Jr. to respond to allegations linking the outfielder to human growth hormone. Now that Matthews has done so, denying he ever used HGH, the Angels hope they can put the issue to rest. “He was relieved,” manager Mike Scioscia said Wednesday. “I think we’re relieved that the release will let us start to move forward and turn the page on this.
