Alexander: Is Dodgers’ Alumni Weekend a celebration or diversion?

LOS ANGELES — First of all, let’s get the updated terminology out of the way. The Dodgers are staging “Alumni Weekend” during the current series with the Reds.
(Funny, but most of us who are chronologically challenged happen to think the title “Oldtimers Day” works just fine. Maybe the club feels its target audience responds best to a description more suited to cheerleaders and letter jackets and Homecoming.)
Bottom line: When you can’t brag about the pr