LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong exploring a bid for the Angels

[mmc]

https://sports.yahoo.com/l-times-owner-patrick-soon-190246055.html

[BTH]

Article is paywalled, it looks like.

I don’t know much about him, but it doesn’t appear he has any baseball ties, so maybe he’d just leave the baseball ops people alone and let them do their job? Which would be ideal.

[jsnpritchett]

Here's a Yahoo News version of the story that's free:

https://sports.yahoo.com/l-times-owner-patrick-soon-190246055.html

 

[eligrba]

I'm collecting cans as fast as I am able to so I can make a competitive offer.  Any help would be appreciated.

[BTH]

“The sale process is not expected to heat up until the offseason, but Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob, investors from Japan and investors from Southern California are among parties considering whether to bid.”

https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2022-09-10/angels-sale-la-times-owner-considering-bid-to-buy-team

[Angels 1961]

32 minutes ago, eligrba said:

I'm collecting cans as fast as I am able to so I can make a competitive offer.  Any help would be appreciated.

I have an old Eli Grba signed baseball you can have.

 

5 minutes ago, Trendon said:

“The sale process is not expected to heat up until the offseason, but Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob, investors from Japan and investors from Southern California are among parties considering whether to bid.”

https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2022-09-10/angels-sale-la-times-owner-considering-bid-to-buy-team

If price of aluminum goes up Eligrba will be in the mix

[AngelsWin.com]

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of the Los Angeles Times, is reportedly considering a bid to buy the Angels.

Soon-Shiong’s interest in the Angels was first reported by Sportico.

Angels owner Arte Moreno announced last month that he is considering selling the Angels. The process is likely to take months, at best. It could even take years.

Soon-Shiong partnered with Steve Cohen in an attempt to buy the Dodgers in 2012. Cohen eventually purchased the New York Mets.

Soon-Shiong is a minority owner of the Lakers.

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob, who attended UC Irvine and worked at Angel Stadium when he was young, is also widely considered a likely candidate to bid for the Angels.

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[Docwaukee]

He could be a very interesting choice.  I am fairly confident he would spend a boat load of money on the team and would look to compete with the dogs.  

[gotbeer]

10 years ago, this would have made more sense.  But that he is 70 is concerning.  Would mean a short term 10-20 years before we need another owner.  And in that 10-20, would he really want to invest heavily in the team?  

[failos]

Uh oh

[Blarg]

Moreno is looking to sell it to Soon?

[Blarg]

You're saying he didn't act Soon enough?

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, gotbeer said:

10 years ago, this would have made more sense.  But that he is 70 is concerning.  Would mean a short term 10-20 years before we need another owner.  And in that 10-20, would he really want to invest heavily in the team?  

Yeah he's moving out of sports team ownership age and into run for president age.

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

Moreno is looking to sell it to Soon?

You made the same basic joke in the other thread.

[Taylor]

In before Blarg makes the "too Soon" joke for the third time.

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Taylor said:

In before Blarg makes the "too Soon" joke for the third time.

It's too soon to assume he would make that joke.

[Angels 1961]

4 hours ago, gotbeer said:

10 years ago, this would have made more sense.  But that he is 70 is concerning.  Would mean a short term 10-20 years before we need another owner.  And in that 10-20, would he really want to invest heavily in the team?  

Yes, he would want to spend because he cannot spend it when he is gone. I would also like to get my old paper route back.

[Docwaukee]

5 hours ago, gotbeer said:

10 years ago, this would have made more sense.  But that he is 70 is concerning.  Would mean a short term 10-20 years before we need another owner.  And in that 10-20, would he really want to invest heavily in the team?  

I'd almost guarantee he'd go balls out.  Mlb might not want him though.  

[Vegas Halo Fan]

7 hours ago, eligrba said:

I'm collecting cans as fast as I am able to so I can make a competitive offer.  Any help would be appreciated.

Hey, this is a collective effort. I have already offered to pony up $20.

[Blarg]

2 hours ago, Taylor said:

In before Blarg makes the "too Soon" joke for the third time.

He's trying to buy the team for a Shiong. 

[Docwaukee]

21 minutes ago, Blarg said:

He's trying to buy the team for a Shiong. 

I'm gonna need a ruling on this.  

@ettin?

[Blarg]

Ok, I'll admit, that may have been an alcohol induce post.

[eligrba]

8 hours ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

Hey, this is a collective effort. I have already offered to pony up $20.

Will you be a silent partner or more like Arte? Just evaluating the options.  You can plan on me being more like George Costanza.

[Inside Pitch]

11 hours ago, Blarg said:

Ok, I'll admit, that may have been an alcohol induce post.

I enjoyed your trip through Ettin-osity.

[mmc]

12 hours ago, Docwaukee said:

I'd almost guarantee he'd go balls out.  Mlb might not want him though.  

Why not?