Dollar Bill

Gene Autry was one of the most beloved Americans of his era. To the first generations of Angels fans, and the parents of the next generations, he was one of our foremost entertainers, not the owner of a middling baseball team. I think he's still the only person with five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And, toward the end of the Autry ownership, Gene got older and his wife basically took over, so she was the one that was blamed. Arte never had the reservoir of goodwill Gene had. No one knew who he was when he bought the team.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2023-06-26/mlb-angels-tradition-lighting-the-a

Beltre wanted to come. It wasn't Reagins.

Talked with the Anaheim mayor about that: https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2023-03-20/anaheim-mayor-angel-stadium-deal-arte-moreno

$3 million, plus his $22.5 million from the Dodgers.

They might, because the rights to air games are the fundamental asset of an RSN. But, in bankruptcy court, either you come in with a deal to which all parties have agreed, or the court decides. What the court decides might not be what MLB wants, or what Diamond wants. The court's first priority is to get the creditors paid as much as possible.

Thanks, Chuck!

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-02-15/bally-sports-angels-baseball

Bidding hasn't started.

What has happened in previous sales may or may not be relevant to this one. But, generally speaking, the bidders that emerge as finalists usually get a more thorough round of scrutiny from MLB.

Ross Stripling: “I think it’s basically me handing you a box of air. And then, in six months, you hand me that box of air back and say it’s double the price.” https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-report-20180907-story.html

MLB does an initial background check before letting anyone see the books and then a more thorough financial viability investigation later -- not all parties choose to bid, or make a competitive bid.

All he said is that some people have been approved to see some financial data. That is the kind of data you would want to see in order to decide whether to bid. That's where we are.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2022-10-31/mike-trout-hometown-hero-phillies-world-series It was the Nightmare on Katella Avenue, and not just for one night. For the better part of a decade, the Angels and their fans sweated and dreaded the fear that Mike Trout would take his talents to South Philly. Trout would go home and win big, and the Angels would be stranded in purgatory. In real life, there was a twist. The Philadelphia Phillies did get a center fielder from the Angels, and they did win big. Trout and the Angels remain in purgatory. On Monday, as the Phillies play their first World Series home game since Trout’s senior year of high school, their center fielder is expected to be Brandon Marsh.

Minasian said he did not.

Sponsors usually pay for those. (Mike Trout T-shirt night, brought to you by ____) etc.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2022-09-30/angels-cant-let-shohei-ohtani-first-no-hitter-another-team

The Price contract was the price (no pun intended) of getting Betts. The Kimbrel contract was the price of moving Pollock. Hudson and Treinen $14 million, well ... that's pretty much what Loup and Tepera are getting this season. If you want a veteran non-closer reliever, that is the market rate.

Dodgers' top relievers by IP: Bickford: waiver claim Kimbrel: trade: bad contract for bad contract Phillips (337 ERA+): waiver claim Vesia: trade for another middle reliever Big trade deadline pickup: Martin (226 ERA+), for a utilityman Treinen is the only guy they spent millions on ... and specifically not as a closer

There's a current Angels minor leaguer on that roster!

LOL, DiGiovanna has covered the Angels since before Arte bought them. No one in this market knows more about them. You should read this: https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2022-08-23/angels-lost-decade-mike-trout-arte-moreno-shohei-ohtani

https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2022-06-24/angels-darin-erstad-possible-managerial-candidate-mike-scioscia

No Buttercup.

On the wild start - and finish - to the 2002 season: https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2022-06-21/angels-finest-hour-20th-anniversary-world-series-win Game 6, in their own words: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-mar-30-sp-gamesix30-story.html

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