LMU Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, Bucfan56 said: YES. That was it. I totally forgot about that saga. How close was to actually happening? It felt like it had some real potential at the time, but seemed pretty unthinkable. The Expos at least made some sense, but the Twins? How did they get wrapped up in that whole mess? The Twins were included because the owner was sick of the Metrodome and couldn't secure public stadium funding. Q & A from the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Just now, LMU said: The Twins were included because the owner was sick of the Metrodome and couldn't secure public stadium funding. Q & A from the time. There was also the recent failure of the Pohlad’s attempt to sell the team to Triad-area investors and move the team to Kernersville, NC. The voters gave the proposal a firm no. The Pohlads deserve more recognition as horrible owners. They may not have the Griffith-style racism, but they keep up with the cheapness. Nowadays, if contraction did come up, I’d imagine the focus would be on the Florida teams. Had Marlins Park not been built, a merger or contraction would certainly be discussed. 4 Quote MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 1 hour ago, SFGiants58 said: Nowadays, if contraction did come up, I’d imagine the focus would be on the Florida teams. Had Marlins Park not been built, a merger or contraction would certainly be discussed. I’m sure Oakland would be thrown in. Fitting that they have the white elephant origin of their mascot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Didn't the Players Association block contraction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 1 hour ago, LMU said: I’m sure Oakland would be thrown in. Fitting that they have the white elephant origin of their mascot. This was my first thought. It's not really because the A's aren't a viable organization, either. It's mainly because they've been led by terrible owners since the early to mid 1990s. For all of the talk about their media market issues, it's pretty much their own fault they're in that quandary in the first place. At this point, I'd say they would be a good fit for an area like Portland, but not with the current dopes they have in ownership. That in itself would set them up for failure no matter where they were. Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 1 hour ago, LMU said: I’m sure Oakland would be thrown in. Fitting that they have the white elephant origin of their mascot. It would suck if Oakland lost all three of their major sports teams. Oakland will 100% embrace the A's once Mark Davis moves to PF Chang Stadium at Al Davis Field in Las Vegas. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 7 hours ago, GDAWG said: Didn't the Players Association block contraction? No. Never got that far where they’d have to try. Quote The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachperroAZ Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 14 hours ago, Quillz said: I remember reading when the D'backs were being established, there was talk of putting them in the AL West so the Angels would be a division rival instead of the Dodgers. Which I guess could have worked fine, but that obviously never happened. I mean deep down I want the Angels my second favorite team to remain in Southern California. But if they were forced to leave the region in a bizzare circumstance, why not chase field if the Dbacks are so unhappy and decided to move to San Antonio or Portland LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadmanLA Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Keep in mind that as long as the Angels keep collecting that $150 million a year check from Fox Sports (or whomever winds up with the Fox RSNs in the near-future), plus the equity stake in Fox Sports West, they're not leaving Southern California. That contract doesn't expire for another thirteen seasons. They wouldn't even get that much money if they moved to another market...hell, even if they were to become a third NYC team. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, MadmanLA said: Keep in mind that as long as the Angels keep collecting that $150 million a year check from Fox Sports (or whomever winds up with the Fox RSNs in the near-future), plus the equity stake in Fox Sports West, they're not leaving Southern California. That contract doesn't expire for another thirteen seasons. They wouldn't even get that much money if they moved to another market...hell, even if they were to become a third NYC team. There was some rumble that Arte was interested in buying the Fox Sports West RSN himself. Idk how that would affect that check, but it would certainly give the Angels a more direct revenue streak. 1 Quote | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadmanLA Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, Still MIGHTY said: There was some rumble that Arte was interested in buying the Fox Sports West RSN himself. Idk how that would affect that check, but it would certainly give the Angels a more direct revenue streak. https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-spring-training-20190218-story.html This L.A. Times article talks about that, and practically everything else about this thread. It's basically a convoluted mess, as far as how the Fox RSNs sale gets situated...a lot of players involved. I saw somewhere else that he wants to buy both of the L.A. Fox RSNs, and Fox Sports' Arizona & San Diego channels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Tangentially related to this thread... this is a thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Whatcha got me lookin' at here, the weird strip club logo? 6 Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, the admiral said: Whatcha got me lookin' at here, the weird strip club logo? LA Live is the area in the heart of Downtown LA right around Staples Center and the convention center. So, three miles away from Dodger Stadium, it's very uncommon territory to see prominent Angels advertising. 1 Quote | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 They did that a fair amount when they rebranded to LA Angels back in 2005, too. Quote The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 3 hours ago, Still MIGHTY said: LA Live is the area in the heart of Downtown LA right around Staples Center and the convention center. So, three miles away from Dodger Stadium, it's very uncommon territory to see prominent Angels advertising. And I’m presently here listening for the death rattles of Willie Desjardin’s coaching career but that’s for another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadmanLA Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 13 hours ago, Gothamite said: They did that a fair amount when they rebranded to LA Angels back in 2005, too. I definitely remember seeing an Angels billboard along Wilshire Boulevard right around that time as well. They and the Dodgers did a joint billboard for Trout and Kershaw back in 2015; this one was at Wilshire and Highland Avenue in the Miracle Mile District... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 5 hours ago, MadmanLA said: They and the Dodgers did a joint billboard for Trout and Kershaw back in 2015; this one was at Wilshire and Highland Avenue in the Miracle Mile District... I feel like a billboard advertising the choice between red and blue could have some negative implications in LA, no? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 1 hour ago, monkeypower said: I feel like a billboard advertising the choice between red and blue could have some negative implications in LA, no? The people making the billboard probably didn't even think about things like that. Hell they probably don't even live in LA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_YouKnowWhatThatMeans Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Also, "Freeway Series"? Lame. Quote 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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