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Thursday, February 09, 2006 |
Angels Win Naming Lawsuit
The Times reports that the Angels have won the lawsuit brought by the city of Anaheim, and the team name will remain Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The jury was out just four hours and fifteen minutes.
Comments:
So ends another episode in the sad, star-crossed history of the Angels. Thank God I'm a Dodger fan.
# posted by 
: 2/09/2006 07:07:00 PM
: 2/09/2006 07:07:00 PM
If the Angels win the World Series this year, will there be a celebration on the steps of the L.A. City Hall? No doubt Mayor Villaraigosa would order the fire hoses trained on Arte and company if they dared show their faces in the vicinity.
# posted by : 2/09/2006 07:14:00 PM
: 2/09/2006 07:14:00 PM
"Thank God I'm a Dodger fan."
Would that be the God that brought you Paul Depodesta who scattered your golden boys hither and yon last season, or the one that brought you the MLB equivalent of the Golden Girls this season?
What a strange dispensation.
Would that be the God that brought you Paul Depodesta who scattered your golden boys hither and yon last season, or the one that brought you the MLB equivalent of the Golden Girls this season?
What a strange dispensation.
# posted by : 2/09/2006 07:20:00 PM
: 2/09/2006 07:20:00 PM
The only plus to me is the fact that the Dodgers are no doubt ticked off about the decision.
# posted by : 2/09/2006 07:59:00 PM
: 2/09/2006 07:59:00 PM
From the Associated Press:
'Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle was disappointed, adding the case was about more than just a name change. It was "to make sure the identity of our community, both in Orange County and in the city of Anaheim, was preserved," Pringle said.'
As a long-time O.C. resident and Angel fan, I understand Pringle's sentiment.
Still, I remanin a big fan of the Angels and Moreno.
'Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle was disappointed, adding the case was about more than just a name change. It was "to make sure the identity of our community, both in Orange County and in the city of Anaheim, was preserved," Pringle said.'
As a long-time O.C. resident and Angel fan, I understand Pringle's sentiment.
Still, I remanin a big fan of the Angels and Moreno.
# posted by : 2/09/2006 10:03:00 PM
: 2/09/2006 10:03:00 PM
In addition to a ridiculous damages claim, I think that the City's strategy (in the words of Pringle, "to make sure the identity of our community, both in Orange County and in the city of Anaheim, was preserved," could have backfired.
This lawsuit was about a contract, not identity. It was a business dispute over the requirements of a lease. Civic pride and identity have no application to contract interpretation, and the jury instructions obviously didn't say anything about pride or identity.
The Angels' emphasis in the case was on the contract itself and the degree of flexibility permitted thereunder.
This lawsuit was about a contract, not identity. It was a business dispute over the requirements of a lease. Civic pride and identity have no application to contract interpretation, and the jury instructions obviously didn't say anything about pride or identity.
The Angels' emphasis in the case was on the contract itself and the degree of flexibility permitted thereunder.
# posted by : 2/09/2006 10:40:00 PM
: 2/09/2006 10:40:00 PM
Like Pringle and many others, I was hoping my beloved team could retain a "non-Los Angeles" identity. Too bad we lost.
# posted by : 2/09/2006 10:47:00 PM
: 2/09/2006 10:47:00 PM
hey, I hope the Dodgers are the Golden Girls this season: they may be old and sometimes stupid, but entertaining as hell. "Thank you for being a friend!"
Thank you, Arte, and thank you jurors. A 40-year-old wrong has been righted, and confirmed!
right... because the "[someplace] angels of [a different place]" construction sounds WAY less stupid than "california angels".
re: matthew - i don't think the identity thing was the strategy. in fact, it seemed the other way around; the identity thing was the reason they went to court, and the reason the contract supposedly stipulated that "anaheim" be in the team name in the first place. so they went to court on the grounds of the contract being violated, and that was important because of identity.
right... because the "[someplace] angels of [a different place]" construction sounds WAY less stupid than "california angels".
re: matthew - i don't think the identity thing was the strategy. in fact, it seemed the other way around; the identity thing was the reason they went to court, and the reason the contract supposedly stipulated that "anaheim" be in the team name in the first place. so they went to court on the grounds of the contract being violated, and that was important because of identity.
Would that be the God that brought you Paul Depodesta who scattered your golden boys hither and yon last season...?
what golden boys? paul lo duca? alex cora? good riddance.
what golden boys? paul lo duca? alex cora? good riddance.
Yes, good riddance to a team that had a winning record. We hate those...
# posted by : 2/10/2006 10:40:00 AM
: 2/10/2006 10:40:00 AM
the padres had a "winning record" last season, and they "won the division", but that obviously didn't mean much of anything. i'd rather see someone with a long-term plan come in, shake things up and implement a vision rather than settle for year-to-year passable mediocrity. the dodgers have done diddly-squat in the postseason since '88, and they were in dire need of restructuring when depo came in.
Vishal -- I suspect the Angels will eventually drop the Anaheim part of their name, whether in Angels Stadium or not. As for the Dodger fan/Angel fan hatefest, I couldn't care less about any of that stuff and have a pretty thin tolerance for it in the comments. (Note that's not aimed specifically at you, V.)
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