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Tuesday, February 22, 2005 |
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State Lawmaker Doesn't Like LAAoA, Either
The Times has a story today about Tom Umberg's attempt to force Anaheim back on the front of the Angels' name:Attention: The Angels play their home games in Anaheim, not Los Angeles.As if nobody could use a Thomas Guide.That's the type of warning a state legislator wants the Angels to put on their tickets and advertisements. Assemblyman Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) says he will introduce the "Truth in Sports Advertising Act" today in Sacramento, contending that owner Arte Moreno is misleading fans when he calls his team the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Negotiations... Weaver... Zzzz
A year ago, I was snoring over Jered Weaver's record. Now, it's the same buzzsaw over reports that the Angels have "heated up" talks with Weaver."We're close, and I'm optimistic we'll get something done soon," Weaver told the Long Beach Press-Telegram Sunday. "I've been anxious to get going."Of course, Rich has more on this.
The Last, Long Goodnight Of The Santo-Williams Cubs
The Hardball Times has been running a Steve Treder-penned series on the 60's/early 70's Santo-Williams Cubs, in three parts. Part 1 of the series covers 1961-1965, part 2 runs from 1966-1969, including the heartbreak year 1969, and part 3, from 1970-1973, details the twilight of excellence. Treder makes the interesting observation that while 1969 is widely remembered by Cubs fans as the team that shoulda, woulda, coulda made it if it wasn't for those meddling Mets, in fact the 1970 team was the team that had no excuses. The competition was weaker, and in fact they underperformed their Pythagorean projections by ten games (84-78 vs a projected 94-68). Good reading while waiting for real spring training games to start.
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