Idiots Write About Sports

The Major League Baseball franchise down in Anaheim has itself a new name: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Really rolls of the tongue, doesn’t it?

Quoth the Angels:

This name change will strengthen the Angels’ long-term economic health by enhancing the marketability through this metropolitan area and beyond.

Well, then… why stop there? I mean, why settle with slapping just two city names onto your team? Why not get all three permutations of the franchise’s name in there by calling them the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, California? Or, since the new name already sounds like a five-year-old kid addressing a letter to Santa, why not go the whole nine yards and call the team the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, California, U.S.A., North America, Western Hemisphere, Earth, Spiral Arm, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Universe, Multiverse, Mote in God’s Eye? Probably plenty of marketing opportunities for the Angels out on Pluto.

Maybe the new team logo can be a zip code. I think it’s a pretty safe bet as to which of the two city names won’t be appearing on the uniforms any time soon.

It was a nice try, Arte. But you’re still going to get sued.

How about the Anaheim Los Angeles?

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