Arte Moreno announces he is no longer looking to sell the Angels

[CanadianHalo]

Welp they better trade Ohtani now.

It is extremely clear Arte has a limit. This team cannot be competitive while paying Trout and Ohtani roughly 80 mill a season

If they sign Ohtani to a massive extension it’ll be the Angels funeral

[gotbeer]

4 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

But what are the gaining by building a stadium there that they don't already have with a stadium in Anaheim?

A new stadium?  Not having the develop the land.  And we already know that Moreno and the city are scorched Earth.  Even the citizens are going to road block everything possible as witness by the fubar of a land deal.

[bruin5]

15 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

 

I just looked at the googles, and realized that pretty much the entire area around Sofi is parking.  They could easily fit a baseball stadium there.  

And again, the Chargers didn't care, and I would think they had as big of a fan base as the Angels have, and made up for the lost fanbase.  Let's not forget the Rams moving or the Raiders moving.   As long as they get eyes on the TV and butts in the seats, they don't care about loyalty.  And judging by the tv ratings, and the number of people that I see in the stadium currently in Anaheim.  A denser population would probably make up for it.

Cool. Looking forward to paying $100 to park the car. And also to traveling on the 405 at 6pm to get to the game…

[T.G.]

New 10 year Pujols contract incoming...

[Biergott]

This is an absolute disaster.  Worse than any free agent miss.  Unreal

[Dtwncbad]

6 minutes ago, bruin5 said:

Cool. Looking forward to paying $100 to park the car. And also to traveling on the 405 at 6pm to get to the game…

I would go to zero games in LA.  LA is a bonafide butthole.  I can barely stand going north of Buena Park.

[jsnpritchett]

11 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

He is not moving the team, but knowing the priority at hand he did announce he is changing his name to Arte Morigarashi.

Not only are you frequently wrong about a lot of things, but you're also not funny.  Cool.

[mmc]

Just now, Dtwncbad said:

I would go to zero games in LA.  LA is a bonafide butthole.  I can barely stand going north of Buena Park.

But you can stand Buena Park?

[m0nkey]

1 hour ago, UndertheHalo said:

Am I a bad person if I hate the guy on the right? I don't see the appeal

[Turd Ferguson]

I'm genuinely curious because I can't recall any off the top of my head, but how many owners announce that they are going to sell the team only to, months later, announce that they aren't going to sell? 

Wouldn't be the first time Arte has overvalued something.

[Dtwncbad]

3 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Not only are you frequently wrong about a lot of things, but you're also not funny.  Cool.

I have reached “rent free” status in your head

[Jason]

40 minutes ago, IheartLA said:

Arte was always known as one of the most passionate owners who wanted to win, it always struck me as odd that he wanted to sell. I think the emotional letdown of another failed season he reacted in the moment like a fan and once time went by realized he didn’t actually want to leave behind baseball. 

Yea it sucks we might not get a Steve Cohen type but as long as Arte increases payroll and stops forcing Pujols/Rendon types on his GM I’m gonna just shrug and continue on.

Why would he change his business model now?

[Dtwncbad]

3 minutes ago, mmc said:

But you can stand Buena Park?

You got me.  No.

[mmc]

 

[mmc]

But a source familiar with Moreno's thinking said that as the process continued to play out, and a potential sale moved into the late stages, Moreno found it increasingly difficult to part with a franchise he has presided over for two decades. It's also possible that prospective buyers didn't meet Moreno's asking price, though the source refuted that notion.

[mmc]

A little more than three months later, during MLB's Winter Meetings from San Diego, Manfred made it seem as if the process was moving along, saying there were "multiple parties in the data room" -- where interested buyers can take a closer look at a team's financials -- while adding that "the club would like to have the sale resolved before Opening Day." Since then, prospective buyers were given tours of the ballpark, a source said. But it isn't known whether any formal bids had been heard.

[beatlesrule]

 

[Jeremiah]

If he’s truly changed his mind, it kind of goes against the way Minasian constructed the roster and coaching staff, right? If Moreno was still long-term, I’m sure they would have looked at their managerial search differently, as well as some of the deals they made on players. To me, it feels like he didn’t get the offer he wanted, and is now waiting it out a bit. I hope this means there is a new contract for Ohtani, though.

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Jeremiah said:

If he’s truly changed his mind, it kind of goes against the way Minasian constructed the roster and coaching staff, right? If Moreno was still long-term, I’m sure they would have looked at their managerial search differently, as well as some of the deals they made on players. To me, it feels like he didn’t get the offer he wanted, and is now waiting it out a bit. I hope this means there is a new contract for Ohtani, though.

I agree with the first part of your post, but I'm not sure that it necessarily means he didn't get the offer he wanted (unless the amount he was hoping to get was wildly unrealistic).  But, yeah, I mentioned elsewhere that the moves made this off-season make little sense with a continuing ownership/front office situation. 

[jordan]

Maybe a coincidence that Ohtani shows up in Tempe yesterday and today Arte pulls out of the sale.  Maybe his “unfinished business” involves Ohtani. 
 

 

[jordan]

The next Angels transaction will be very interesting.  Will it be telling?  Not much left as far as free agents. But a trade would be definitely intriguing if it was a big one.  

Edited January 24, 2023 by jordan

[beatlesrule]

Stolen from twitter

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, beatlesrule said:

Stolen from twitter

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FnMUjioaEAMJHKu?format=jpg&name=small

Stolen poorly...

Here you go:

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

59 minutes ago, cysomeawfulpitcher said:

Go to hell you cheapskate pendejo.

 

 

Pendejo isn't a racial slur and I'm Mexican you triggered snowflake.

[TurboFan]

Unfinished business???  Wasn’t finished with the business of destruction yet?