The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

I don't know anybody in the area (The infamous "O C") who is happy with this change. We feel as tho Moreno sold out ... don't know who he is trying to market to. To modify a famous movie quote ... "If you win, they will remember your name"

Many of us feel like he should have purchased the Dodgers ... then they would not have had a name change AND they might still have some of their best players.

Will it be the Orange County Angels next? Or the West Coast Angels of Anaheim and the Greater Los Angeles Area? What's in a name? Do they honestly think the name change will attract more paying customers?

Of course, we ARE talking about it and I guess that was the first object of the excersize.....

Wait! This makes them Los AAA. Is that a commentary on their talent level?

Well if they are going to use the Orange County "Prefix", they might as well change the nickname to the Choppers!! Already have the TV show. Paul Sr could be the manager and curse at Pauly while he coaches third base. Bring the reliever in on a custom OCC bike with a baseball theme. Sheesh - what's next!!

As a SoCal resident who doesn't live in Orange County and who was a fan of the Los Angeles Angels when they played in Los Angeles I think it is ridiculous. They could be the California Angels again but they aren't even close to being in Los Angeles. Anybody notice that the "Los Angeles" Rams made the playoffs?

They're already drawing a lot of fans to the ballpark so they must be trying to expand their TV base in the LA area.

The "Orange County" you are refering to with regards to Paul and Paul Jr., from American Chopper is in New York state.

They are in a town named Montgomery, NY.

Orange County Choppers

But you'd have to get Paul Sr./Jr. to want to relocate to the west coast Orange Co. instead of the east coast Orange Co.

I agree about the name change though ... pretty lame. Not to offend anyone, but if names are just about appealing to the biggest nearby media market, how about the "San Francisco Athletics of Oakland", "San Francisco Kings of Sacramento", "Los Angeles Chargers of San Diego".

There has to be a better way to re-negotiate the stadium lease contract ... maybe return to the "California Angels" as a team name, but grant the city of Anaheim the exclusive name rights on the stadium, which has been call Anaheim Stadium, Edison Stadium/Field, and now Angel Stadium.

Better yet, how about The Houston Oilers of Tennessee!

I don't know that I'd want to mess with the name of a Texas team. Those Texas fans are a pretty tough bunch ...

How about "The California Angels of Dorky Owners"?

I have given this some more thought and realize now that Moreno may be looking towards a bigger and bigger future. Perhaps he is planning to expand the franchise to include more Angel teams in the MLB ... we might see the Los Angeles Angels of San Diego, of San Francisco, of Oakland .. Well, you get the picture.

How about MLB on TBS = used to be the Braves on TBS...oh, by the way, the MLB on TBS only plays Braves games.

Some marketing guru must have thought up that one..

I knew about the different Orange Counties - figured it was appropriate, though. Like that Houston Oilers of Tennessee, though - what a HOOT!! How about the Boston Braves of Atlanta, by way of Milwaukee??

It's all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Nothing more and nothing less.

This particular name they've hatched is just to get around a legal "loophole" since the Angels' stadium lease requires that the team's name have the word "Anaheim" in it. Moreno has been pushing for months to just change the name to Los Angeles Angels.

Using the Los Angeles name gives the Angels a different (TV and other advertising) market share, however the heck that is done, under the terms of the MLB and other contracts.

I suppose Moreno also thinks this name change will get the LA area to embrace the Angels, which it really never has, even when the Angels played in L.A. They've been advertising all over the L.A. area recently.

Actually, Moreno doesn't really need to go to any steps except to hope that the Dodgers keep their present ownership and GM. Given their recent roster moves (Bye Bye LoDuca, Green, Beltre, Lima, Finely and hello Jose Valentin, Ricky Ledee and Jeff Kent ), along with the team's recent obscene raise in ticket prices, Dodger fans may well be changing allegiances without any nudge from Moreno.

I thought that was the name of the new LA football franchise