Ron Madden (11-08-2022)
The Angels were always handicapped in that market. To get the AL in the LA market the league had to bend over backwards for O'Malley. They had to play in his park, pay him to get in the market and suck up seconds as far as media coverage goes. Then the NL planted a team south of them that sucked up a big possible fanbase. Plus they had an identity problem (LA>California>Anaheim>LA) Just a big hill to climb while the Dodgers were a premier team in MLB.
The CWS problem was poor ownership and a stadium in a part of town that was undergoing flight and decay. Plus WGN really leaned hard into the Cubs when the division era kicked off and the Sox just spinned their wheels doing more of the same.
Revering4Blue (11-08-2022)
There is a bit of difference in your comparison. A 22 year old is making 500k a year while the other is finishing his bachelors degree with 4 years of medical school and 8 years of residency ahead of him. not to mention the massive student loans he is amassing. Now a neurosurgeon who excells in his field and starts his own practice is equivalent to a top tier baseball player who signs a guaranteed contract for multiple years paying him 30 million a year. The big difference is that the surgeon can massively screw up or develop the shakes and he is sued and out of business, the baseball player screws up or gets hurt continues to get his millions for years while doing nothing.
A change of minds (I.e. nobody offered enough money)
fondfoat (01-23-2023)
Angels fans right now
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Hoping to change my username to 75769023
stlwahoo (01-24-2023)
Sam Blum
@SamBlum3
From MLB commissioner Rob Manfred (prepared statement):
“Despite strong buyer interest in the Angels, Arte Moreno’s love of the game is most important to him. I am very pleased that the Moreno Family has decided to continue owning the team."
If Castellini and the rest of the ownership group ever publicly say they're going to sell the team and then take it back, I'll cry.
Ron Madden (01-24-2023)
Some baseball guys have mentioned there may be 2-3 clubs for sale in the near future. No ideal how much truth is behind it, but I just pray it’s the Reds.
And, the Angels will spend more money, will raise ticket prices and those ticket prices will be shared with the REDS' Ownership group without the REDS paying a dime. Greene or Lodolo may be pitching for the Angels in a few years.
"One problem with people who have no vices is that they're pretty sure to have some annoying virtues."
Being an Angels fan is a special kind of hell. For the past 5 seasons, you had the games two best, and most iconic and exciting players, and the front office can’t build even a .500 team around them.
Hoping to change my username to 75769023
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"After careful consideration, I've decided to not sell my magic box that prints more money the less I pay attention to it..."
"Lemonade requires a significant amount of sugar. Otherwise, you've just made lemon juice."
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