Letters

The Mailman
Jack McCallum's April 27 article, Big Wheel, about Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz, was super. It sounds to mc as though Malone has it all together, with sensible priorities.
LANA M. LUKES
Alexandria, Va.

Thanks for filling us in on Malone's life away from the court. I laughed all the way through the story. A cowboy trucker at heart? Who knew?
BRAD FILBERT
Troutdale, Ore.

While it is true that the Karl Malone—John Stockton tandem cancels their individual prospects for MVP, as Jack McCallum wrote, how about for MVP as in Most Valuable Pair? They would win it hands down. The best duo in the NBA.
LARRY HANSEN
Riverdale, Utah

Along with my son and my brother, I attended a Saturday afternoon corporation party during this season's NBA All-Star weekend in Orlando, Fla. Several All-Stars, including Karl Malone, posed for photos with the guests and then autographed the pictures. Malone was such a gentleman—warm, friendly, courteous and just plain nice—that he gained three fans for himself and his team. I hope someone can convey to him how much niceness in a celebrity is appreciated.
MIRIAM HILL
Temple Terrace, Fla.

Deion Sanders
I was one unhappy Braves fan when Deion Sanders (One Thing or...the Other, April 27) joined the team. I thought he was a showboating jerk. But my opinion has slowly changed. I now find Sanders refreshing—a big kid who plays hard. It's fun to watch someone play with so much enthusiasm.
AMY WALLACE
Melbourne, Fla.

Ed Hinton's article gave me a new view on Sanders. I no longer see him as a childish annoyance but as a respectable athlete and person. I disagree, however, with Sanders's view that people see him as a cocky, trash-talking jerk because he is a black man. People see him this way because of his taunting, arrogant manner. So grow up, Prime Time; it's not the color of your skin that people dislike, it's your annoying antics.
JEREMY J. BESCH
Buffalo

When our son, Johnny, was born in 1989, we decided to put together a collection of keepsakes to give him when he turns 18, including magazines published the week he was born. In that collection is the Nov. 13, 1989, issue of SI, with Deion Sanderson the cover.

On April 21, 1992, our daughter, Sarah, was born. We decided to put together a similar collection of "time pieces" related to her birth. And who should appear on the April 27 cover of SI? Deion Sanders.

Our question is this: Does Sanders have to wait for us to have a third child before his picture reappears on your cover?
JOHN AND MARCIA DIAMOND
Bangor, Maine

NFL Draft
Regarding Dr. Z's Draft Preview (April 27): not bad. Twenty-five of the players who Paul Zimmerman predicted would be chosen in the first round were indeed selected in that round. I haven't seen any predictor do better than that.
PHIL MILLER
Woodland, Calif.