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Tuesday, August 31, 2004 |
A History of Disney And The Angels
Save Disney, a website launched by Roy Disney and dedicated to getting Michael Eisner fired, has a new article about Disney's corporate ownership of the team. Author Cam Miller gets into the motivations of Disney ownership (which were admittedly murky), those embarrassing periwinkle uniforms, and the negative influence of Tony Tavares on the team. Save Disney has an obvious axe to grind; as a tonic, you might want to consider this Stephen Smith column, "Cheap Disney!". Disney never did the Angels such a service as when they actually sold the team, but much of the club's rejuvenation can also be laid at their feet: hiring Bill Stoneman was clearly a big key, as was the reignition of the team's Latin American scouting and a rededication to the farm system. Miller conveniently leaves these parts out, as they don't fit his purposes, but balance demands they be considered.
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