Los Angeles Angels? Disingenuous team name is as laughable as ever

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-los-angeles-team-name-20190612-story.html

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A few years after the name change, the Angels signed a 20-year, $3-billion television deal with Fox Sports and beefed up their advertising in Los Angeles. Billboards of the team are still prominent at L.A. Live.

None of that changes the fact that the team is still in Anaheim. They are in Orange County, not Los Angeles County. That’s why this week’s games between the Dodgers and Angels is not referred to as a crosstown rivalry or an intercity rivalry. It’s simply called the Freeway Series.

It’s an appropriate name considering anyone who lives in Los Angeles spent nearly two hours on the freeway to go to the games in Anaheim on Monday or Tuesday.

The worst part about the team’s name — outside of its complete disregard for geographic accuracy — is that it remains the most disingenuous name in sports. The Angels want nothing to do with Los Angeles outside of enjoying the economic benefits of being associated with the city. Walk around Angel Stadium and peruse the team store and you’ll be hard-pressed to find “L.A.” or “Los Angeles” anywhere. Not on a sign, poster, hat, shirt, jersey. Nothing.

The truth is, the Angels are a team without a city. They spurned Anaheim by dropping the city’s name and claimed Los Angeles in name only. No team in sports history has claimed a city and done less to connect with that city...

[AngelsLakersFan]

Don't click it...

[PattyD22]

The Los Angeles Angels of Long Beach doesn't sound right either.

[Blarg]

There really is one last idiot that gives a shit about the team name?

[Docwaukee]

fresh

[Blarg]

13 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

No team in sports history has claimed a city and done less to connect with that city...

The New York Giants play in New Jersey. That's not a city division, a county division, it's an entire state. 

[Tank]

13 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

The worst part about the team’s name — outside of its complete disregard for geographic accuracy — is that it remains the most disingenuous name in sports.

just a heads up . . . neither the new york jets nor the new york giants actually play in new york.

[Inside Pitch]

Someone is mad about a meaningless series in June.

[eaterfan]

 

 

 

37 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-los-angeles-team-name-20190612-story.html

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A few years after the name change, the Angels signed a 20-year, $3-billion television deal with Fox Sports and beefed up their advertising in Los Angeles. Billboards of the team are still prominent at L.A. Live.

None of that changes the fact that the team is still in Anaheim. They are in Orange County, not Los Angeles County. That’s why this week’s games between the Dodgers and Angels is not referred to as a crosstown rivalry or an intercity rivalry. It’s simply called the Freeway Series.

It’s an appropriate name considering anyone who lives in Los Angeles spent nearly two hours on the freeway to go to the games in Anaheim on Monday or Tuesday.

The worst part about the team’s name — outside of its complete disregard for geographic accuracy — is that it remains the most disingenuous name in sports. The Angels want nothing to do with Los Angeles outside of enjoying the economic benefits of being associated with the city. Walk around Angel Stadium and peruse the team store and you’ll be hard-pressed to find “L.A.” or “Los Angeles” anywhere. Not on a sign, poster, hat, shirt, jersey. Nothing.

The truth is, the Angels are a team without a city. They spurned Anaheim by dropping the city’s name and claimed Los Angeles in name only. No team in sports history has claimed a city and done less to connect with that city...

Then why is the Mets and Yankees series called the subway series?

[Angelsjunky]

I always preferred California Angels because it is what i grew up on.

Anyhow, no one cares about the Anaheim name except people who live in Orange County. Don't forget that for the rest of the country, "Anaheim" doesn't mean anything - it is just a suburb of LA, and technically in the LA metro area, so Los Angeles Angels isn't actually inaccurate if you consider "Los Angeles" to include the entire metro area.

[Docwaukee]

I've never understood certain people's obsession with the name of a sports team.  

I guess I get that some mascots are insensitive to certain cultures and need to be changed.  

Some teams are named after a city.  Some after a state.  

If an owner thinks it means something, then so what.  If no one cares, then who cares.  

[UndertheHalo]

Lol this is so pathetic.  This Arash Markazi guy has never said a good thing about the Angels in his entire life.  He’s a shitty radio guy.  Wow.  What a great get for the sports column LA times.  Jesus Christ.  This fu*cking guy might as well be the treasurer for that blue bitch Pantone 97 group or whatever. 

Disingenuous, lol.  Ya dude, like the fuc*king Guggenheim plutocrats BLEED for LA.  Get fu*cked. 

[Claude]

It’s all water under the bridge now but I really do miss these jerseys.

[BackUpTheTruck]

Golden State Angels

[Chuck]

38 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Someone is mad about a meaningless series in June.

[halofanfare]

Lol, go to any Instagram or Facebook post from the Angels and the first/top comment is always along the lines of "We are not LA" or "Change the name back to Anaheim."

I swear some of these "fans" would trade our World Series title along with Mike Trout to be named the Anaheim or Orange County Angels.

[ScottT]

Saw this nonsense on Twitter earlier.

Wasn't the most ridiculous thing I saw on social media today, but its silly.

[UndertheHalo]

Lol I went and checked out his twitter feed and he’s arguing now that they changed their name so they’re different then like.  The cowboys or the giants.  That also being a dumb fuc* argument he also added this one.  THE ANGELS DONT ENAGE WITH LA PEOPLE.  LMAO.  Ya dude, tell us all about how great the Dodgers are to their fans.  Man, it’s a good thing the Guggenheim got that amazing TV deal.  Fantastic for Dodgers fans.  Just amazing engagement. 

Edited June 13, 2019 by UndertheHalo

[Tank]

this is an issue that stopped being relevant a decade ago. why rail on it now? what a dork.

now if they changed their name to the los angeles aardvarks, okay, let's talk.

[arch stanton]

18 minutes ago, Tank said:

this is an issue that stopped being relevant a decade ago. why rail on it now? what a dork.

now if they changed their name to the los angeles aardvarks, okay, let's talk.

That might be cool. LAAa

[Billy_Ball]

New York Jets/Giants of East Rutherford New Jersey.

Dallas Cowboys of Arlington

San Francisco 49rs of Santa Clara

Los Angeles Lakers of Inglewood (former)

 

[Second Base]

I really don't care what they go by.  California Angels was a great name, and offered the flexibility to move anywhere in the state and keep the name.  Anaheim Angels was a dumb name, but at least it was correct.  Los Angeles Angels makes sense, except that they aren't in L.A., but that's common among many teams in professional sports, so it really doesn't matter. 

Long Beach Angels sounds terrible, but it wouldn't stop me from rooting for them. 

Again, if it were me, they'd go back to California Angels, but I honestly don't care very much. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

5 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

I always preferred California Angels because it is what i grew up on.

Anyhow, no one cares about the Anaheim name except people who live in Orange County. Don't forget that for the rest of the country, "Anaheim" doesn't mean anything - it is just a suburb of LA, and technically in the LA metro area, so Los Angeles Angels isn't actually inaccurate if you consider "Los Angeles" to include the entire metro area.

This.

Get out of the bubble, and Anaheim is LA.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Reference Long Beach. If Snoop didnt put Long Beach on the map, no one outside of LA would know where it was. 

For the old timers one here. Were people crying about this when Todd Greene was a Ram?....

[Lou]

6 hours ago, Blarg said:

There really is one last idiot that gives a shit about the team name?

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