Times staff
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Letter of the day
So Hank Steinbrenner does not think Tampa Bay deserves a baseball team. I would like to ask what he has done in his life to deserve his share of the Yankees? These words all come from a man born on third base and then he swears he hit a triple.
Daniel Spencer, Clearwater
He wrote it
(Bengals cornerback) Pacman Jones has been sentenced to 200 hours of community service as part of a plea deal for his part in that 2007 Las Vegas strip club brawl that led to a shooting, paralyzing a bouncer. Yep, Jones has proven to be of such great service to the Vegas community, he'll ship there as part of his punishment, 200 hours. That'll show him.
Phil Mushnick, New York Post
Number of the day
40 Percentage of his team's minutes, according to ESPN.com, played by soccer star David Beckham since he joined the L.A. Galaxy in 2007. Mostly because of injuries, Beckham has appeared in only 50 regular-season Major League Soccer games. Beckham is now in training camp with the Galaxy for the final year of his five-year, $250 million contract.