Puget Sound Angel

Look, teams are gonna be looking to unload pitchers but they can't do anything now because fans could interpret that as giving up on the season.  This should last a month more, then we gotta be able to pounce on any halfway decent hurler.

When you're batting .198 there is no reason to keep him around just for "warm fuzzy" reasons.

Less than zero is still zero.

What's the difference between an IPhone and a Seahawks fan? The IPhone has been around longer.

What's the difference between an IPhone and a Seahawks fan? The IPhone has been around longer.

What's the difference between an IPhone and a Seahawks fan? The IPhone has been around longer.

This stupid rule was designed for people who are not gonna watch baseball anyway.

So the Cowboys, Jets, Giants, Pistons, etc, and god knows how many other teams can play in the suburbs and keep  their city's name but we can't because we are afraid of being flipped sh!t?
 

This stupid rule was designed for people who are not gonna watch baseball anyway.

This stupid rule was designed for people who are not gonna watch baseball anyway.

So the Cowboys, Jets, Giants, Pistons, etc, and god knows how many other teams can play in the suburbs and keep  their city's name but we can't because we are afraid of being flipped sh!t?
 

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This stupid rule was designed for people who are not gonna watch baseball anyway.

A foreigner's view: The change from Anaheim Angels to LA Angels brought much more instant name recognition, whilst also bringing a certain glamour to the name by the association with LA. Nobody has heard of Anaheim over here (I had to look it up on a map when I started following the Angels in 2002) and LA conjures up images and associations of Hollywood, Beverley Hills, Sunset Boulevard, ideas of success, glamour and prosperity that simply aren't associated with the name Anaheim. This makes the team sound more glamorous and attractive to the casual observer and casual sports fan, and therefore makes the team a more enticing prospect for advertisers with a national and international reach. So purely from a marketing perspective it appears to benefit the franchise (the Pujols deal did a similar thing btw, it raised the consciousness of the Angels above that of the Angels fan base and into mainstream news whenever Albert chased another record). 
Having said all that, I still think it's a bit silly to the called the Angels Angels but there you go. California Angels would be my choice, but I guess the other Californian teams might object.
NB: We also associate Los Angeles with gridlock and drive-by shootings - which appears to be counter-intuitive at first glance, because how does one drive-by during gridlock? 

That's what I've been wondering for 15 years.
The Angels jumped through a LOT of hoops to change the name to "Los Angeles Angels".  Including one intermediary, legal-required, step of having the asinine name of "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" for a few years.
You can then tell me that Arte has decided that it makes sense to use the name "Los Angeles" for marketing nationally; and then ignore using it in Los Angeles.  Where his fans live.  People on this board say it makes sense to them.  It doesn't to me.  It sounds like the most ass-backward, fucked up marketing campaign I've ever heard.

But "The Angels Dodgers" isn't stupid?

I don't know, I think these look pretty sharp!

I don’t really care what the owner, espn, the jersey, online, etc. says - they are the ‘California Angels’ to me.  

Has it?

How many years did we deal with the "of Anaheim" crap so we could finally us the name Los Angeles and now we won't use it?

How many years did we deal with the "of Anaheim" crap so we could finally us the name Los Angeles and now we won't use it?

How many years did we deal with the "of Anaheim" crap so we could finally us the name Los Angeles and now we won't use it?

How many years did we deal with the "of Anaheim" crap so we could finally us the name Los Angeles and now we won't use it?