Not surprisingly, the columnist’s ranking of the 15 best in Southern California history received some objections.

Joe Coleman, a lanky right-hander who won 142 games in 15 major league seasons and was an All-Star in 1972 with Detroit, died Wednesday morning, his son said. He was 78.

Tim Salmon, Pat Burrell, Juan Pierre and Eric Chavez are among players whose stellar resumes lack an All-Star appearance in ...