Alexander: One last salute to Antonio Gates

Those in greater Los Angeles who adopted the Chargers when they moved north — and c’mon, I know there are at least five or six dozen of you — missed the best of Antonio Gates.
In that, at least, San Diegans have bragging rights.
Gates did provide a highlight moment in the team’s first regular-season game at StubHub Center last September, breaking Tony Gonzalez’ NFL record for touchdowns by a tight end. And he tantalized with a pair of solid games at the end of the s