Comments on: Photo Op: Entrance to Dodger Stadium

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:15:50 +0000

Angels are a bunch of clowns.
What a bunch of wanna be’s

By: Will

Will — Sat, 03 May 2008 05:15:24 +0000

In fact, many Angel fans oppose the name change. Not only Dodger fans dislike. Orange County residents have, for quite some time now, tried to disassociate themselves from L.A. They didn’t approve the name change; Mr. Moreno unilaterally decided to change it.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:30:36 +0000

cool, very cool observation. this is the kind of writing we need, not that bacon-wrapped hot dog crap posted last week.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:43:15 +0000

“LA” on the Dodgers caps stands for “Losers Again” until the Dodgers can win something
in this life time

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:41:32 +0000

Whats funny to me is the only people that care or WHINE about the Angels having the “LA” name are those loud mouth Dodgers fans. Its not about trying to replace a team. I am sure the Angels organization isnt trying to do that. If that were the case, who would we beat during the freeway series. Since interleague play started, and the games matter, I wonder who has the beaten who more…hint, its not the Dodgers. And sure you have won 6 World Series, thats is a feat that cannot be denied, but until you win one again you can follow suit with the Pirates, Cubs and even the Cardinals, (cause we all know that recent championship was a fluke) and be a team of the past. Because the Dodgers havent won anything since before most of you reached puberty. And finally….dont be too upset I mean it is a former Dodger that is at the helm…too bad the Dodgers organization didnt think he was good enough to manage.

By: Vinny

Vinny — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:46:55 +0000

When the Angels win their 7th world series I might get interested. Until then, secure your pie hole !

By: Al

Al — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:38:49 +0000

Hey Corey: I have no sympathy for the Angels sorry attempts to try and market themselves by masquerading as a Los Angeles team for a few dollars more. Tough. They are based in Orange County, deal with it. Doesn’t Orange County have greater marketing prowess than places like Milwauke or Tampa Bay? There’s a lot of cash in Orange Couty. So what’s the problem?

Also your analogy about New York City doesn’t work. Brooklyn and Queens are boroughs in New York City proper, just like Manhattan. Orange County is not an L.A. entity. “Southern California” which is a very large area also includes popular San Diego.

The Angels will have to scratch out their identity / existence amongst these other two teams/ areas. The archrival of the Dodgers remains the San Francisco Giants.

By: corey

corey — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:44:50 +0000

Al, your points are valid, though biased, but that’s ok. The problem is you are seeing it from a local perspective (which is probably appropriate for a blog about LA). The Angeles are not really interested in changing the hearts of True Blue LA fans. They are interested in changing the perception of the national audience. Take for example the Mets and the Yankees. Both teams go by the name “New York”. Neither team plays in Manhattan. The Mets play in Queens. The Yankees play in the Bronx. On a local level, there is segregation between the boroughs. People in Queens support the Mets (generally), while the rest of New York supports the Yankees. Yet, on a national level, both teams use the iconic imagery of the city en masse. For example, itâ€™s not uncommon to see either team use the Downtown skyline, the Brooklyn Bridge or the Empire State Building in their promotional items. The point is that there are two public views of the teams; the local view, which makes a distinction between Queens and the Bronx, and a national view which doesn’t. This way, both teams can lay claim to the entire city for their national ad revenue. You said it best with â€œfollow the moneyâ€. If the Angeles can establish themselves as an â€œLA areaâ€ team, they can charge more to their clients then if they remained an OC team.

By: Al

Al — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:23:26 +0000

The “Los Angeles Angels?” L.A. wannabees! Get real. This is bogus, phony. Nearly 50 years ago, the Angels disassociated themselves from L.A. and moved away. They are an Orange County outfit. Follow the money trail. No Orange County based team can ever represent L.A.

I would have respect for the Angels if they were true to their identity. Orange County can’t reflect Los Angeles in respect to neighborhoods, community, demographics, size, geograpy, history, struggle and triumph. The Angels just like Orange County in general have identity issues and must acquire a unique identity.

The reality is because of size and history, the Angels will always be in the shadow of the Dodgers and Orange County will always be in the shadow of L.A.

Regardless of the Angels’ advertising, the truth is that the Anaheim Angels are in Anaheim and can contribute nothing for L.A. Follow the money. If the Dodgers never won another game and the Angels never lost another game the truth would still be the truth.

The Dodgers have what the Angels want and can never achieve: location, history, legacy, tradition, societal change, geographical market size, etc.

Even their latest color scheme is a direct and obvious contrast to Dodger blue. Another identity problem originated because legacy teams like the Cardinals, Phillies, Reds, already had the same color years before.

Have some balls, be who you are.

By: cindylu

cindylu — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:14:09 +0000

jeannette,
that t-shirt you write about sounds like it should be on the back of a raiders fan. maybe they’re trying to market to the audience that loves both the dodgers and the raiders?