Dollar Bill

https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-stadium-lease-20190118-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-angels-anaheim-lease-20190109-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-mlb-shaikin-angels-20180518-story.html

In use since 1969 (for the Seattle Pilots), twice renovated for Angels.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/mlb/la-sp-angels-ohtani-20180211-story.html

Those are MLB rights, not the Angels' rights. International broadcast rights fees are shared revenue (with an exception for the Blue Jays in the Toronto market).

Arte and the city did not reach agreement on a new (or renegotiated) lease.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-chavez-norris-20170919-story.html

This isn't just Scioscia. This also is Eppler: http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-report-20170626-story.html Keep in mind that what managers and general managers say to the media might not always be what they're saying behind closed doors. Most management types avoid any public comments that could embarrass a player. That said, actions speak louder than words. And Jeff is 100% correct about the direction in which media coverage is heading. As teams and leagues increasingly control their own media -- the Angels and Dodgers each own all or part of their TV and radio stations, and they have websites and growing social media followings -- they're keeping more of the access for themselves, breaking their own news and putting their own spin on it. The Dodgers are the best team in baseball, and on most days there are two independent reporters covering them, even as the clubhouse is crowded with employees of the team, mlb.com, SportsNet LA, etc. The team media provide another vehicle to sell tickets and T-shirts. The team media can't criticize ownership or management -- see this week's Deadspin story about how mlb.com sanitized a column originally critical of the Rangers' actions in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Dodgers' team media doesn't mention how half of LA does not see the games on TV. The casual fans don't much care: just tell them who won and if Mike Trout hit a home run. Ultimately, it will be the hardcore fans (all of you) that determine whether independent media remains viable. Unfortunately, that means paying -- for the Times, for the Register, for the Athletic, whatever. And, for that hard-earned money, you should get coverage responsive to your interests and questions. We'll see how this plays out. And, ICYMI, Pedro Moura has addressed how much it matters that Pujols hits third, and the analytics responsive to that question: http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-mailbag-20170828-story.html

Nope. The number of viewers the Angels could reach on TV did not change because the name did. The Angels didn't choose to fight the city; the city sued the Angels.

There is zero evidence the name change had anything to do with this. The Angels were in the LA TV market before the name change, and ad buyers knew that. Fox paid the Angels $3 billion because the Dodgers were in the process of being sold, and Fox couldn't risk losing the rights to the Angels and Dodgers, because Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket probably would have collapsed. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/08/sports/la-sp-angels-fox-tv-20111209

http://www.latimes.com/sports/mlb/la-sp-trout-mvp-shaikin-20170603-story.html

MLB and the players' association are partners in putting on the WBC. A contract that prevents a player from participating in the WBC never would be approved. Trout has been asked a million times about this. He didn't want to play. That's it.

I saw that press release too, Chuck. Not sure where they're getting the numbers - maybe the secondary market (Cubs and Giants fans) - but $60 is way above average for face value. http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/ticketing/pricing.jsp?c_id=ana&layout=gameflow&view=spring

The city and the Angels did not reach a new agreement, so the old one remains in place.

No changes. Still required in all official uses to satisfy lease. Not used in any other way.

Thanks AngelsLakersFan!

http://www.latimes.com/sports/mlb/la-sp-angels-20170207-story.html

http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-matt-shoemaker-angels-20170211-story.html

They had this name even before Arte adopted LA Angels of Anaheim . http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jan/07/sports/sp-angels7

Looks as if y'all figured it out already but, yes, Arte has control of naming rights, other than the city having veto rights over alcohol companies, tobacco companies and such. Arte has chosen not to sell naming rights because he believes there is branding value in "Angel Stadium" but there is nothing stopping him from selling naming rights at any point in the future.

Too soon to say. That would be a new and different negotiation.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-anaheim-stadium-20160927-snap-story.html

Here's a story from last year in which Kershaw and his agent, Trout's agent, Boras and MLB discuss why baseball players are not marketed like NBA players. http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-kershaw-trout-mlb-face-20150405-story.html On Trout: Craig Landis, the agent for Trout, said his client would rather spend the off-season hunting, fishing, golfing and spending time with his family in New Jersey than getting on a plane to meet with advertisers. During the baseball season — unlike the NBA season — there are precious few days without a game, or a flight to a game. "We're very conscious of him getting his rest," Landis said. "All these things come from high performance on the field. If you get distracted by marketing and endorsements to where it affects your performance, they all go away anyway." From the agents: "The NBA is good at marketing five people," said baseball agent Scott Boras, who does not represent Trout, Kershaw or Posey. "That's all they ever market. When you're talking about the elite of our game, we don't even get that." Casey Close, the agent for Jeter and Kershaw, identified shoe contracts as "the No. 1 reason" why major league stars do not command the marketing power of NBA stars. The Nike Lunar Vapor Trout cleats look cool, but the biggest bucks go to the players who lend their names to everyday footwear. "A young kid can wear a LeBron James shoe down the hallway," Close said. "The spikes of Clayton Kershaw or Mike Trout or Derek Jeter are not in the same ballpark, so to speak."

It would be awful. Parking structures work well when people leave at different times (Disneyland), not when people leave at the same time (a sporting event).