POLL--Will The Angels Move??

[wbaxter1]

Will Arte Moreno eventually move The Angels out of Anaheim? Take the poll.

I don't think so.

Last year I attended a Orioles @ Anaheim game. The stadium was said to be sold out (afternoon game) but was only half filled. So that means that a lot of season ticket holders didn't show up. IMO this means that they have a regular fan base.

One would be crazy to leave that behind.

[Elvis]

Originally Posted by Yankeebiscuitfan

I don't think so.

Last year I attended a Orioles @ Anaheim game. The stadium was said to be sold out (afternoon game) but was only half filled. So that means that a lot of season ticket holders didn't show up. IMO this means that they have a regular fan base.

One would be crazy to leave that behind.

Of course they have a fan base - they play in an area with 20 million people. And they will take their fan base with them when they move to Riverside or Torrance in 9 years. What Anaheim fans they'll lose they'll gain with new fans in their new "home". As Chick used to say, "no harm, no foul".

[Ludeboy]

ahaha, that's so random

[Calif_Eagle]

If no one wants to spend public money on an NFL Stadium in the LA-OC-Inland Empire regions, its a *certainty* that no one is going to spend money on a baseball stadium. If by chance someone (say Riverside if you like) did... I suspect the City of Anaheim would quickly move via area Representatives to try to apply Congressional pressure to MLB to stop a move. With no team, no point for a Stadium. MLB isnt going to risk possible review of & action on, their Anti-Trust exemption to move the Angels 30-40 miles away. Thats how I see it anyway. I live in West Anaheim, the Riverside city limits are exactly 27 miles from my house. Torrance-Carson is about 30 miles in the other direction.

[mandrake]

Why would the Angels even consider it ???? The stadium is just about perfect. The area is safe. They sell 98% of their tickets. The have sold over 3 million Angels hats over the past 3 years. Every year I vacation in Anaheim and I wonder where has all the Dodger Blue gone? And speaking of empty seats, I had no problem walking up to the box office and buying tickets to the Dodgers.

[Elvis]

Originally Posted by mandrake

Why would the Angels even consider it ???? The stadium is just about perfect.

Uh, because the Angels have said the stadium is getting old and will need to be replaced soon. Also, the Angels and Anaheim have been feuding for years now.

Originally Posted by mandrake

They sell 98% of their tickets.

They play in a smaller ballpark with a poulation base of 20,000,000 people and play good baseball. They better dang well sell out 98%.

Originally Posted by mandrake

The have sold over 3 million Angels hats over the past 3 years.

The Angels and Dodgers are both among the league-leaders in merchandise sales. The Dodgers have always been, while the Angels finally got smart and designed a buyer-friendly uniform and gear. Also, selling extremely cheap hats helps.

Originally Posted by mandrake

Every year I vacation in Anaheim and I wonder where has all the Dodger Blue gone?

In Anaheim? Who cares? That's Angel country.

Originally Posted by mandrake

And speaking of empty seats, I had no problem walking up to the box office and buying tickets to the Dodgers.

Whoseajiggawha? Gee, maybe that's because the Dodgers play in a 56,000 seat ballpark. Are you trying to claim the Dodgers, who outdrew the Angels as they always do, are having attendance problems? Yeah, perhaps 4,000,000 is pretty shabby and they should relocate.

[Seattle1]

I think they will move to Portland, Oregon. Will they retain the name "Angels"? I can't say for sure.

[KCGHOST]

They could move back to Brooklyn to kind of make up for the dagger in the heart the Dodgers inflicted on those fans 50 years ago.

[mojorisin71]

Originally Posted by KCGHOST

They could move back to Brooklyn to kind of make up for the dagger in the heart the Dodgers inflicted on those fans 50 years ago.

But then they'd just be West Coast carpetbaggers, wouldn't they?

[Power Wally]

The Angles are not going anywhere soon. They have a great combination of weather, population base, parking, freeway access and low crime right where they are. Plus they are close to Disneyland.

[Silver Blaze]

Originally Posted by mojorisin71

But then they'd just be West Coast carpetbaggers, wouldn't they?

Is that a suggestion for the new team name if they move to Riverside or Torrence?

[six4three]

Originally Posted by Yankeebiscuitfan

Last year I attended a Orioles @ Anaheim game. The stadium was said to be sold out (afternoon game) but was only half filled. So that means that a lot of season ticket holders didn't show up. IMO this means that they have a regular fan base.

It doesn't necessarily mean that.

The unused tickets might have been purchased by corporations, or even given away. They count a sellout if all tickets are assigned, not necessarily sold.

Not that the sellout isn't good news, because it is, but it doesn't necessarily say anything about season ticket holders specifically.

[OhioBoy]

I don't see it happening.

[brewers96]

I have to say No.

[yamsi12]

Originally Posted by Elvis

Of course they have a fan base - they play in an area with 20 million people. And they will take their fan base with them when they move to Riverside or Torrance in 9 years. What Anaheim fans they'll lose they'll gain with new fans in their new "home". As Chick used to say, "no harm, no foul".

riverside or torrance???


are you even from so cal?

people leave those areas for orange county, not the other way around.

[mfangels]

If they ever move is back into LA where they first started , as opposed to Brooklyn where a certain other team started

[mandrake]

Originally Posted by mfangels

If they ever move is back into LA where they first started , as opposed to Brooklyn where a certain other team started

As I type this, the Angels are beating the Yanks again . When I vacationed out there in ANGEL country, I witnessed them beating the Yanks again in August.
I have been to at least 15 MLB parks, and Anaheim Stadium is my personal favorite. If you draw 3.4 million people, why are you even thinking of relocating. It has to be a ploy for more 'enhancements' or 'improvements'.

At least when the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn, their attendance in Bklyn had slipped nearly 40% in ten years. So if the Angels are drawing only 2 milion per in a few years, then maybe they could look for greener pastures. I doubt they find anyplace as nice, or green, as Anaheim.