Thoughts?

[Angelsfan1984]

17 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

That guy is a high school baseball coach in Las Vegas with 894 Twitter followers. 

So he’s the coolest guy on campus? 

[arch stanton]

That depends. Does he drive a Trans Am?

[stormngt]

4 hours ago, Sean-Regan said:

If the Angels move out of SoCal, that eliminates at least part of the incentive for Trout to hang around. Let's face it, the team changed quite a bit over the last seven years. Loyalty to teammates won't be enough reason to stick around. If they leave, you lose a couple of plusses: Nice weather; chill fans - loyal fans you've been playing in front for the last seven years. I don't think those things are remotely deal-breakers, but I think the idea of playing in front of the same fans in SoCal isn't nothing to him.

Not saying he stays or leaves in either case, just pointing out that moving would potentially give him less reason to stay.  

Your right....Vegas weather sucks!  That's why millions visit the city every year.

Personally I think the Angel's stay in Anaheim but some of the comments about the lack of viability of Vegas is really funny.

[Pancake Bear]

13 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Your right....Vegas weather sucks!  That's why millions visit the city every year.

Personally I think the Angel's stay in Anaheim but some of the comments about the lack of viability of Vegas is really funny.

It isn't SoCal. That's reality. I'm sorry if you were offended. People don't go to Vegas for the weather, they go for the entertainment and gambling. It may not be Texas, but it isn't Orange County. Only team where Trout could improve on that would be maybe San Diego. 

Of course, being a weather geek, Trout might like playing near more extreme weather. Either way, being (apparently) a fairly chill, small-town kinda guy, I don't see him having interest in playing in Vegas, and my point stands: The Angels lose re-signing negotiation points if they move. 

[eligrba]

Why would anyone willingly want to live in Las Vegas?

Why would anyone willing want to play baseball in Las Vegas during the summer?

[stormngt]

8 hours ago, Sean-Regan said:

It isn't SoCal. That's reality. I'm sorry if you were offended. People don't go to Vegas for the weather, they go for the entertainment and gambling. It may not be Texas, but it isn't Orange County. Only team where Trout could improve on that would be maybe San Diego. 

Of course, being a weather geek, Trout might like playing near more extreme weather. Either way, being (apparently) a fairly chill, small-town kinda guy, I don't see him having interest in playing in Vegas, and my point stands: The Angels lose re-signing negotiation points if they move. 

Outside of three months Vegas weather is very similar to orange county.  And there are some things as retractable roofs.  

[Angel Oracle]

17 hours ago, VariousCrap said:

F the Angels if they move anywhere outside of Orange County.

 

 

 

I could handle Long Beach, which was their first plan in the early 1960s.   It’s right on the LA/OC border.

[Dtwncbad]

Seriously this is a stupid conversation.  The Angels are not moving to Las Vegas.

If they did, the A's would be in Orange County in two seconds and would laugh at the Angels for the next 100 years for handing them the better market on a silver platter.

[Homebrewer]

I bought crunchy peanut butter by mistake.

[Lou]

12 hours ago, stormngt said:

Your right....Vegas weather sucks!  That's why millions visit the city every year.

nobody, and I mean nobody, visits Vegas for the weather. 

[Lou]

47 minutes ago, Homebrewer said:

I bought crunchy peanut butter by mistake.

dumbass 

[Halokingfish]

I would like to keep Angels baseball here in Orange County, but what are the realistic locations? The Great Park space(old marine base) would be a good spot but last I checked a deal fell through. There seems to be a lot of other projects going on there. The current digs with development of surrounding land and a refurnished(or new) Big A seems most likely if Angels stay in OC. They put in new lights there so what are the odds they did that only to leave? Ohtani is really marketable around here and with Disneyland near by it could be beneficial for marketing and tourism. 

[stormngt]

5 hours ago, Lou said:

nobody, and I mean nobody, visits Vegas for the weather. 

I wasnt arguing that!  The original poster I was responding to said moving to Vegas (something I am certain will not happen) would lead to Trout having "one less reason to stay " because of the weather. 

 

Outside of the summer months the weather in Vegas is fairly equivalent to orange county.  That is my point!  

[stormngt]

11 hours ago, eligrba said:

Why would anyone willingly want to live in Las Vegas?

Why would anyone willing want to play baseball in Las Vegas during the summer?

Why dont you asks the thousands (most from california) who moving there each month?

 

[eligrba]

19 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Why dont you asks the thousands (most from california) who moving there each month?

 

I was referring to the millionaires who would be playing baseball.

[Pancake Bear]

30 minutes ago, stormngt said:

I wasnt arguing that!  The original poster I was responding to said moving to Vegas (something I am certain will not happen) would lead to Trout having "one less reason to stay " because of the weather. 

 

Outside of the summer months the weather in Vegas is fairly equivalent to orange county.  That is my point!  

Someone is touchy.

The Summer months? You mean, when they’d be playing baseball? As opposed to the rest of the year when Trout wouldn’t be living there? Thank you for proving my point.

[Homebrewer]

6 hours ago, Lou said:

dumbass 

no shit...

"Thoughts" was a good idea for a thread title. That was my thought at the time.

[Lou]

39 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Outside of the summer months the weather in Vegas is fairly equivalent to orange county.  That is my point!  

that's when baseball is played 

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Homebrewer said:

no shit...

"Thoughts" was a good idea for a thread title. That was my thought at the time.

I bought a big jar of creamy peanut butter yesterday

[Lou]

damn you, Sean-Regan. 

[stormngt]

15 hours ago, Lou said:

that's when baseball is played 

Retractable roofs with air conditioning.....plus the summers in Las Vegas are a lot more pleasant than summers in Dallas, Houston, and Florida.

It's irrelevant because I dont see it happening with the Angels.   

[stormngt]

15 hours ago, Sean-Regan said:

Someone is touchy.

The Summer months? You mean, when they’d be playing baseball? As opposed to the rest of the year when Trout wouldn’t be living there? Thank you for proving my point.

Air conditioning is a great invention.......

And before you say they play outside... not necessarily....ever hear of retractable roofs 

[stormngt]

15 hours ago, eligrba said:

I was referring to the millionaires who would be playing baseball.

Fair point.

The millionaires who play basketball make their summer homes here.

Air conditioning is great.

[eaterfan]

16 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Fair point.

The millionaires who play basketball make their summer homes here.

Air conditioning is great.

They have the summer league there, but that's mostly first and second-year players who are there for the league. LA is the offseason training center for a large plurality of NBA players. LeBron, Carmello, Chris Paul, Kevin Love, Russell Westrook, and Klay Thompson are just some of the names of guys who live in LA during the offseason. They work out at Pauly Pavilion all summer. I'm sure @Lou can tell you all about that.

Once again, I don't think Vegas is an unreasonable market, but it will be an expansion team or a team from a market like Tampa Bay or a market much smaller than Southern California moving there. 

[Tank]

16 hours ago, Lou said:

I bought a big jar of creamy peanut butter yesterday