LA-LA-LA-Land
By lefty
Are the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim trendsetters? I hope not, consider the sound of these; New York Giants of New Jersey, Dallas Cowboys of Arlington, and the Boston Patriots of Foxborough of Massachusetts of New England.
And why did they do such a foolish thing? In one word — money. The brain trust of the LosAngelesAngelsOfAnaheim think they can market the team more efficiently to Southern California with the new name. Arte Moreno wanted to change the name ever since he bought the team in 2003, one year after it won the World Series. Why Moreno didn't take Nike's advice and "Just do it" is a mystery to me. Or better yet, if you like the LA name so much, move them to Los Angeles.
A name change for the Angels is nothing new. When the singing cowboy, Gene Autry, bought controlling interest of the PCL "Stars" in 1960 he named them the Los Angeles Angels because the team actually played in Los Angeles. When they moved the team to Anaheim in 1966 they changed the name to the California Angels. Now that name is even more marketable than Los Angeles. In 1977 when Walt Disney Co. took control of the team, the real trouble started. They changed the name to the Anaheim Angels. And why do you suppose they did that? In one word — money. It was easier for them to market Anaheim as a destination to not only baseball but the big animated mouse.
The Angels were third in attendance last year with a draw of 3,375,677 behind the New York Yankees of New York and the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles.
