Steffan Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Baseball's Angels have a new name, and it's a mouthful: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.The switch, which will be challenged in court by the city of Anaheim, is intended to help the team market itself to more of Southern California, attract more advertising sponsors and broadcast revenue, the team said Monday. "We believe that the appeal in the marketplace will be broader," Angels spokesman Tim Mead said. The city of Anaheim will file a lawsuit to block the name change and hopes to obtain a temporary restraining order in place this week, city spokesman John Nicoletti said. Anaheim officials believe the change violates the terms of the team's 33-year lease with the city. "It's geographically confusing and absurd," Nicoletti said. "No other professional sports franchise that I know of has two different cities in its names." When the franchise began in 1961, owned by singing cowboy Gene Autry, it was the Los Angeles Angels. The team became the California Angels when it moved to Anaheim in 1966. In 1997, when the team was controlled by The Walt Disney Co., the franchise was renamed the Anaheim Angels. Arte Moreno bought the team in 2003, one year after it won the World Series, and he wanted to change the name. The Angels drew 3,375,677 last season, the third-highest total in baseball behind the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. :blink: :unsure: :huh: :dontgetit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 los angeles angels of anaheim? wtf haha :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgEnTsMiTh Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 This is pretty dumb. Anaheim is located in Orange County they are not even IN Los Angeles County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 :rofl: Go Oakland A's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adcmarti Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 That is the dumbest thing ever. Idiots :p . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatnipOligarchy Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 mighty ducks of anaheim is one thing.. this is much less cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Yay for stupid marketing execs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted January 4, 2005 Veteran Share Posted January 4, 2005 What in God's name are these idiots thinking? I really hope this name change does get blocked, for everyone's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpshiznid Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 The city of Anaheim will file a lawsuit to block the name change and hopes to obtain a temporary restraining order in place this week, city spokesman John Nicoletti said. LMAO. That's just funny right there... The whole thing is absurd. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[yt] Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 How stu stu stu stupid! It should stay The Anaheim Angels. What a bunch of tards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 How stu stu stu stupid! It should stay The Anaheim Angels. What a bunch of tards. 585230799[/snapback] It should be the California Angels. Anaheim just sounds...wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher1078 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Anyone for the name the Anaheim Angels of Los Angeles, California? Better yet, maybe they should just make the name of the team the address of the team - we'd know exactly where they are! Man this is stupid, plain and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted January 4, 2005 Veteran Share Posted January 4, 2005 Mine as well change the Giant's name to The New Jersey Giants of New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christracy Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 if i was anahiem i'd tear up every road to the stadium and/or double their property taxes. since the angels believe they are more so a part of LA than of the city they are in LA can build a freeway all the way out to them. this is the stupidest idea by "smart" people ever. i cant wait till they come up with the name the conneticut-new hampshire-maine-vermont-rhode island patriots of massachusetts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshpo Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 I saw this yesterday. So stupid. Maybe the NFL should have the New York Giants of North Jersey. And I'm sure Red Sox Nation would love the Nationwide Red Sox of Boston! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutex Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 I can't believe they actually went through with this name "change". I would understand if they changed the name to the Anaheim Halos or some nickname like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechitowncubs Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 idiots :pinch: sportscenter is going to have fun with this :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted January 5, 2005 Veteran Share Posted January 5, 2005 sportscenter is going to have fun with this :happy: 585231845[/snapback] :yes: :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmatik Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 It should be the California Angels. Anaheim just sounds...wrong. 585231226[/snapback] (Y) Anaheim is like a good 45 minutes to 1 hour from the city of LA. I guess the San Jose Sharks of San Francisco or Oakland Warriors of San Francisco is in the works :rofl: Such a shame you have to drive through LA to get to San Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaZurk Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 I can see it now. the New York Yankees of Albany errr ::shutters:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 I just saw that on TV. It's freaking crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyro Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 i havee never seen such a fucckedd up marketting debacle.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aem4162 Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 that is so ****** up :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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