I really want a Los Angeles jersey

[halofanfare]

Like this. Why doesn't the Angels feature their city on their away jersey?!

[Blarg]

Their city is Anaheim. 

[tdawg87]

6 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Their city is Anaheim. 

Shut up 

[Blarg]

Lol. 

Actually Arte made a promise not to put Los Angeles on the jerseys or hats when he negotiated the name change. 

[failos]

I love those jerseys too, but they’ll always be the California/Anaheim Angels to me

[Second Base]

Just go back to being the California Angels. 

[Amazing Larry]

13 minutes ago, Scotty@AW said:

Just go back to being the California Angels. 

This.

Arte wanted a name that could be marketable and instead of reverting to the name we all remember as fans, he alienated us.

[floplag]

No, or perhaps even hell no. 
Give me back my CA Angels and screw all this crap, it clearly hasnt worked based on the attendance when we play the Dogs 

[Stradling]

5 minutes ago, floplag said:

No, or perhaps even hell no. 
Give me back my CA Angels and screw all this crap, it clearly hasnt worked based on the attendance when we play the Dogs 

It had nothing to do with that and everything to do with tv ad revenue.  

[floplag]

39 minutes ago, Stradling said:

It had nothing to do with that and everything to do with tv ad revenue.  

If you say so

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, floplag said:

If you say so

Thanks.  That is what it was about, which is why Arte said LA would not show up on a uniform they wear.  If he was trying to steal the LA fan base like you are suggesting they would have LA jerseys.  

[Lou]

1 hour ago, floplag said:

No, or perhaps even hell no. 
Give me back my CA Angels and screw all this crap, it clearly hasnt worked based on the attendance when we play the Dogs 

please tell me you don't believe this

[UndertheHalo]

It’s 100% about TV revenue.  How people still don’t understand this is beyond me.  The Angels have a fat tv contract because of the name change.  It’s the tool they used to negotiate a claim to a larger market.  Fans definitely don’t want the Angels to lose any of that money because of “Anaheim.”  That TV contract is what underwrites the big payroll.  Anaheim was a stupid shitty way to preface the Angels anyway.  

California is what they should be.  It’s what they are to most of us fans who are older then 25.   LA is better then Anaheim.  It’s how the team was founded.  Honestly, if you live in Orange or Irvine or Yorba Linda or  Fullerton, or Riverside,  or any number of so cal cities that are not Anaheim why on earth would you give a shit about the Anaheim name ?

Edited October 4, 2018 by UndertheHalo

[ten ocho recon scout]

I scored one of those los angeles jerseys off ebay a few years back. I wear it to any freeway series i go to.

[Second Base]

And while we're at it, bring back the best logo this team every had.  The C crossing the A.  And put navy blue back into the color scheme.  The best looking uniforms this team ever had were the ones they wore from 1993-1996.  As bad a sit is to say, the ones depicted in "Angels in the Outfield".  

Those uniforms were beautiful.  The perfect balance of red, white and blue with the perfect shades of red and blue. 

The hats had the red bill and navy blue top, the all navy helmets were the best in the league.

Shoot, even their Spring Training uniforms with just the CA logo on the left side of the chest were good.  And the all navy Spring Training hat too. 

Seriously, the best uniform.  Can't beat that. 

[Amazing Larry]

This is the uniform they should be using IMO:

[Lou]

[yk9001]

Name change.  Awesome.

 

Angelswin, circa 2005:

All this name change talk will blow over in a year or two.

[Stradling]

6 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

Name change.  Awesome.

 

Angelswin, circa 2005:

All this name change talk will blow over in a year or two.

It has. 

[floplag]

3 hours ago, Lhalo said:

This is the uniform they should be using IMO:

Amen, but we wouldnt have the TV deal in that one... or so im told, i guess... lol 

[Tank]

besides being about tv ad revenue, the name change was also about recognition in foreign markets. people oversees were not likely to know about anaheim, but they sure knew about los angeles.

[floplag]

6 minutes ago, Tank said:

besides being about tv ad revenue, the name change was also about recognition in foreign markets. people oversees were not likely to know about anaheim, but they sure knew about los angeles.

Fairly sure they knew about California, just sayin.   I never liked the Anaheim name personally. 

[yk9001]

40 minutes ago, floplag said:

Amen, but we wouldnt have the TV deal in that one... or so im told, i guess... lol 

I'm changing my name to George Clooney tomorrow.

I'll have movie deals and be fist-deep into pussy by the weekend.

[Dick Enberg]

42 minutes ago, Tank said:

besides being about tv ad revenue, the name change was also about recognition in foreign markets. people oversees were not likely to know about anaheim, but they sure knew about los angeles.

I guess Arte should have went with "The Tokyo-Beijing- Moscow-Paris-London-10 minutes from Disneyland-Angels"

[yk9001]

Let's assume for the sake of the argument that slapping the fakakta "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" name brought on riches beyond everyone's wildest dreams.

What did Arte do with these riches?

 

 

Awesome.  Good job, good effort.