Angels #1 in 2009 Ultimate Standings

ESPN rarely gives us what we believe is our due, but when given the opportunity to speak for ourselves, plus a few unbiased metrics, we always take our spot among the best franchises in sports. We've been number 1 among MLB teams for several years running, and this year we finally made it to #1 overall. Check it out.

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Damn good article

Like I say, I’m blessed to have a first class team just down the road at a discounted price.

And I love Arte’s business model: put butts in seats.

I guess we just have to hope to remain good and spoiled, because once the world finally catches on to just how dynamite this organization is, we locals are going to lose something we’ve been able to call our own (in a fashion) for many years.

"I've got more action than my man John Woo
And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew" - Shure Shot, The Beastie Boys

by Zoe Necrosis on Jun 30, 2009 6:56 PM PDT reply actions

Moreno figured something out early

He realized the competition for getting fans wasn’t the Dodgers. It was the beach, the mountains, the deserts—every SoCal amenity which beckons. He needed to create a compelling argument for someone to attend an Angel game instead of sitting at the beach, or going skiing, or off-roading.

I think he has made a very good case for the team.

Comparing him to Sterling for a moment, Donald T has had every opportunity to move his franchise to Anaheim and have a prime spot in the Pond (sorry, can’t call it anything else after all these years). Instead, his East LA inferiority complex drives him to settle for second-best in Staples than the #1 spot in the Pond.

It is a shame, because if he ran his club the way Moreno does the Angels, he’d have a thriving franchise in OC with a team which could rival the Lakers for supremacy in the Pacific division.

by George Kaplan on Jul 3, 2009 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions

Arte...you da man!

…this might be the ultimate compliment to any team! Love it!

Miss you Nick...! RIP

by K3YEROUT on Jun 30, 2009 9:09 PM PDT reply actions

What a contrast to Sterling.

by sothball on Jun 30, 2009 9:31 PM PDT reply actions

Yeah!

We were given an extra 30 seconds of face time on Sportscenter!

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by vlad IS my man on Jun 30, 2009 10:55 PM PDT reply actions

good to see

having been an angels fan since I was a little kid and living through before and after the disney era the team sure has changed a lot and so have the fans. Man, I remember when the stadium held 60 and we were lucky to get 7 in the seats. Arte Moreno sure has steered the team in the right direction.

-Yankee Suck!