Okay, so they aren't, but I thought this was funny. via ESPN.com Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Baseball's Angels have a new name, and it's a mouthful: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The switch, which will be challenged in court by the city of Anaheim, is intended to help the team market itself to more of Southern California, attract more advertising sponsors and broadcast revenue, the team said Monday. "We believe that the appeal in the marketplace will be broader," Angels spokesman Tim Mead said. The city of Anaheim will file a lawsuit to block the name change and hopes to obtain a temporary restraining order in place this week, city spokesman John Nicoletti said. Anaheim officials believe the change violates the terms of the team's 33-year lease with the city. "It's geographically confusing and absurd," Nicoletti said. "No other professional sports franchise that I know of has two different cities in its names." When the franchise began in 1961, owned by singing cowboy Gene Autry, it was the Los Angeles Angels. The team became the California Angels when it moved to Anaheim in 1966. In 1997, when the team was controlled by The Walt Disney Co., the franchise was renamed the Anaheim Angels. Arte Moreno bought the team in 2003, one year after it won the World Series, and he wanted to change the name. The Angels drew 3,375,677 last season, the third-highest total in baseball behind the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. I thought that was funny cause there are other teams that don't play in that city such as the... Dallas Cowgirls of Irving or Irvin or Arlington if you will. The Detroit Pistons of Auburn Hills. The Buffalo Bills of Orchard Park. or the New York Giants, but we play in E Rutherford, New Jersey. and if this has been posted, eat me.
It's like the Dallas Cowboys of Irving! Soon to be the Dallas Cowboys of Arlington! They should have done this the last two seasons with the Montreal Expos of San Juan.
What's the big deal with calling them the LA or Anaheim or even California Angels? Just pick a name and stick with it. God, you'd think they haven't figured out yet that LA and Anaheim are the same city. Next thing someone will tell me is that Dallas and Ft. Worth aren't the same place.
1961-65 Los Angeles Angels 1966-99(?) California Angels 1999(?)-2004 Anaheim Angels Looks like they have come full circle, lol.
Ummm... I am thinking in Spanish now... The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim translates to: Los Angeles de Los Angeles de Anaheim. Man, is Republica Deportiva (Sundays at 10 on Univision) going to have a tough time, dudes...
Not to be outdone, the Metrostars change their name to the NY/NJ/PA Stars of the Tristate metro region.
