Commentary: Go visit Trump's White House, Dodgers but stand up for L.A. while you're there
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Set us as preferred When a pitcher purposely throws high and inside, the batter has four choices.He can stare down the pitcher.He can charge the mound.
He can get revenge by walloping the next pitch for a hit.Or he can ignore the intimidation tactic and continue as if nothing happened.The last choice is the wimp’s way out, since the batter will lose his teammates’ respect, while opposing pitchers will consider him a pushover and fire more brushback pitches at him.Ever since the Dodgers visited the White House last spring to commemorate their 2024 World Series win, President Trump has launched a barrage of metaphorical fastballs trying to hurt Los Angeles — in the courts, in speeches and on social media, but especially via his deportation deluge that’s starting to simmer again.For a franchise built on a diverse, immigrant-heavy fan base, the Dodgers’ decision to visit President Trump at the White House — again — makes no sense.So how have the Boys in Blue responded in defense of the metropolis they wear on their jerseys and the community that has sustained them for nearly 70 years, making Dem Bums one of the most valuable franchises in baseball?They’re scheduled to visit the White House today so Trump can use them as a photo op and bask in their 2025 championship.That’s like staying in the dugout during a bench-clearing brawl after a pitcher plonks a batter, then offering the offender a handshake the next inning.Winning back-to-back titles and blazing through this season has brought Angelenos much-needed happiness during a terrible stretch for the city — but winning is what the Dodgers are supposed to do.They’re also supposed to do more.This is the team of pioneers like Jackie Robinson and Sandy Koufax, Glenn Burke and Fernando Valenzuela.
The squad whose mythology insists it’s a franchise apart from t...