Sports

Making the right call

* I’ve always had much respect for Mayor Bloomberg and I’m glad, after much scrutiny and intense pressure, the Mayor finally came to his senses and cancelled the New York City Marathon in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. It just wouldn’t have been right to have runners go through these boroughs where people lost homes, had property damaged and lost lives. The tragedy that unfolded last week could not bear to have a marathon run and send mixed messages around New York and the world. There will be other years for marathons and parades and events, but right now New York has to get back on solid footing and with the help of all of us all, the city will be back stronger than ever.

KENNY CULLEN

Throggs Neck

* Taking so long to finally cancel a mere footrace (i.e. the New York City Marathon) shows that a man as otherwise intelligent as Mayor Bloomberg is supposed to be, can also be so amazingly clueless, insensitive and stupid!

RICHARD SIEGELMAN

Plainview, N.Y.

No Wade to behave

* When Dwyane Wade felt it his duty to publicly complain about traffic coming into New York for Friday’s game against the Knicks and how it was not convenient to have three hours of his life impacted by Hurricane Sandy, it underscored what is wrong with too many spoiled athletes. Wade can change his tune after your agent tells you to start the damage control, and offer a game check to try to smooth it over, but the bottom line is, he is a classless, overrated basketball player who is so out of touch with the real world that people affected by Sandy feel sorry for him.

KEVIN POPADINES

Hampstead, N.C.

Being Green

* The main cause of the Jets’ problems is the management of this team: The general manager, Mike Tannenbaum, does contracts and not talent, coach Rex Ryan thinks he’s going to the Super Bowl every year with few impact players, offensive coordinator Tony Sparano never has held that job before [in the NFL]. None of them has any idea about how to put together a team that has chemistry, and they pick first-rounders who hardly ever make an impact. An example of a great front office is when Giants GM Jerry Reese lost Kevin Boss and Steve Smith before the 2011 season and didn’t lose a step with Victor Cruz and Jake Ballard. Jets quarterback .

JR CUMMINGS

Manhattan