Even Readers Are Mixed on Edmonds’ Decision

It’s not Jim Edmonds’ self-sacrifice at the plate, in the field, or on the basepaths that I question. These have always been exemplary. It was his admitted reluctance to sacrifice some of the time spent jet-skiing during the off-season as opposed to submitting to an operation that would have readied him for the ’99 season that has his fans and teammates wondering where his priorities were.

CLIFFORD BURTON, Santa Monica

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The Angels have enough problems without reporters encouraging players to publicly criticize each other. What a difference in the way the Yankee players handled the Darryl Strawberry situation.

SHIRLEY ESHBAUGH, Manhattan Beach