McGwire Is No Guarantee of Success for Angels

I am against any trade that will break up the foundation of the existing Anaheim Angel team. Let’s not forget how often hangnails, bruises, and strains have kept big Mark McGwire on the bench, or the DL.

Great teams are built on strong foundations, and the Angels, more than any other team, should have learned by now that the “quick fix” just doesn’t work. Garret Anderson, Jim Edmonds, Tim Salmon, Gary DiSarcina and Darin Erstad are an integral part of any future Angel success. For those who like to play trade and play, we’ve already done that pretty successfully with Tony Phillips and Dave Hollins. What we need now more than “Mr. Homer” is pitching.

JACK A. SIMPSON

Cerritos

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I have to question Mike DiGiovanna’s insight on an Anaheim trade for McGwire. By his own numbers his bat is his only asset--otherwise he is an aging superstar with a bad back and feet not worth a large salary or trading away a healthy young player.

BARBRA CHRISTOPHER

Laguna Hills