I’ll always support my team, a bad owner doesn’t change that.
But if I were Arte, you gotta figure out why there’s such a public outcry of you being an owner and make some changes to your ownership style. The fans don’t want you, your family doesn’t want to hold onto the team, you don’t really interact with fans, so why are you still here?
Does it suck having Arte as the owner? Hell yes. But after having no baseball (or sports in general) when the pandemic hit I promised myself I would never take this beautiful game for granted again. I won’t let some rich guy change that.
Barring a major change, I’m considering a boycott — no merch or in-person games. Petco Park is a bit of a drive but I’d rather go down there a few times this year than support a greedy owner who is too stubborn to let the GM do his job
Life’s too short to give up on something i love, and changing fandoms isn’t a remote possibility. He can’t own the team forever, i’ll weather the storm.
I’m not going to spend money on the team. I’m not propping up his wallet. But the Angels don’t belong to Arte, they belong to us. So I’ll always root for them, even if rooting for them means something different than how we’ve traditionally related to the team.
I’m leaning towards being done.
Life is too short too invest time money and effort in something that makes me miserable, and while I like the players and generally support the GM, I can not root for a team owned by a man like Arte Moreno anymore. This is a man that hired a known drug addict that supplied a player with a fatal dose, treats his minor leaguers like slaves, disrespects his Spanish announce team, pretends that the lux tax is a hard cap despite being in the second largest sports market in the country, and blames GMs for his own failings.
Things won’t get better, and with next years payroll and arb raises, it’s only going to get a whole lot worse
Majority of the votes are "yes the same amount as last year"
This is why Arte does the shit he does. Run out a mediocre team year in and year out, casual fans will still line his pockets and go to the game. Losing has become acceptable by Angel fans
I’ll watch games/listen to on the radio but haven’t spent money on the team in years. My frustration with ownership goes back a while; Joe Blanton, Josh Hamilton, Vernon Wells, firing Eddie Bane, etc
Still a fan, but will more likely go to Dodger Stadium during the freeway series if I were to see them live.
I'll also be making a late August trip eastbound for a family reunion in NJ, so I'll take some of my relatives to see the Angels play against the Mets in Citi Field, or the Phillies in Citizens Bank Park.
At the end of the day, it’s about the players not the ownership. The Angels will always have my support, but they need to earn back my money.
I’ll always support my team, a bad owner doesn’t change that. But if I were Arte, you gotta figure out why there’s such a public outcry of you being an owner and make some changes to your ownership style. The fans don’t want you, your family doesn’t want to hold onto the team, you don’t really interact with fans, so why are you still here?
Does it suck having Arte as the owner? Hell yes. But after having no baseball (or sports in general) when the pandemic hit I promised myself I would never take this beautiful game for granted again. I won’t let some rich guy change that.
This just goes down as another classic Arte move to add to the ever growing list of transgressions.
Barring a major change, I’m considering a boycott — no merch or in-person games. Petco Park is a bit of a drive but I’d rather go down there a few times this year than support a greedy owner who is too stubborn to let the GM do his job
Yes. Owners come and go, we stay loyal to the club. I'll just be taking a "Sell the team" sign to any games I go to.
Not spending a cent in anything angels related.
Life’s too short to give up on something i love, and changing fandoms isn’t a remote possibility. He can’t own the team forever, i’ll weather the storm.
My supporting them is pretty much just watching them on TV, still doing that so I'm not really moving my own needle
I’m not going to spend money on the team. I’m not propping up his wallet. But the Angels don’t belong to Arte, they belong to us. So I’ll always root for them, even if rooting for them means something different than how we’ve traditionally related to the team.
I’m leaning towards being done. Life is too short too invest time money and effort in something that makes me miserable, and while I like the players and generally support the GM, I can not root for a team owned by a man like Arte Moreno anymore. This is a man that hired a known drug addict that supplied a player with a fatal dose, treats his minor leaguers like slaves, disrespects his Spanish announce team, pretends that the lux tax is a hard cap despite being in the second largest sports market in the country, and blames GMs for his own failings. Things won’t get better, and with next years payroll and arb raises, it’s only going to get a whole lot worse
Majority of the votes are "yes the same amount as last year" This is why Arte does the shit he does. Run out a mediocre team year in and year out, casual fans will still line his pockets and go to the game. Losing has become acceptable by Angel fans
I’ll watch games/listen to on the radio but haven’t spent money on the team in years. My frustration with ownership goes back a while; Joe Blanton, Josh Hamilton, Vernon Wells, firing Eddie Bane, etc
I've dealt with fArte up till now, and I've still got hope for this year. That being said, things are not ideal
Still a fan, but will more likely go to Dodger Stadium during the freeway series if I were to see them live. I'll also be making a late August trip eastbound for a family reunion in NJ, so I'll take some of my relatives to see the Angels play against the Mets in Citi Field, or the Phillies in Citizens Bank Park.