Dear Mr. Kroenke,
On behalf of Angels fans everywhere, thank you.
Thank you for buying the Los Angeles Angels. Thank you for giving this fanbase hope. And, most importantly, thank you for finally ending what has felt like an eternity of suffering.
Being an Angels fan has not been easy. We watched Mike Trout become one of the greatest baseball players of all time while October baseball became something we mostly watched other teams play. We had Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout on the same roster and somehow still found ourselves checking the draft order instead of the playoff standings. Year after year, we convinced ourselves that this would finally be the season everything came together.
It rarely was.
And yet, we kept watching. We kept going to Angel Stadium. We kept buying jerseys. We kept talking ourselves into prospects, offseason signings, new managers, and the possibility that 82 wins might someday become reality.
Now, with you taking ownership, Angels fans finally have a reason to believe things can be different.
Your track record speaks for itself. You understand what it takes to build successful sports organizations, invest in infrastructure, and create teams capable of competing for championships. Angels fans aren’t asking for a miracle overnight. We just want an organization with a clear direction, competent leadership, investment in player development, and an actual plan to bring winning baseball back to Anaheim.
Please build around the young talent. Fix the farm system. Invest in scouting and development. Bring in smart baseball people and let them do their jobs. Give Mike Trout a chance to play meaningful baseball again. And please, for the love of everything holy, give Angels fans a reason to care about the standings in September.
This is a fanbase that has remained loyal through years of disappointment. Southern California should have two great MLB organizations, and the Angels have the history, market, stadium, and fanbase to become one again.
So, Mr. Kroenke, welcome to Angels baseball.
Thank you for giving us hope.
Thank you for ending the torture.
And if you eventually bring a World Series championship back to Anaheim, there may genuinely be a statue of you outside Angel Stadium.
Sincerely,
A Very Relieved Angels Fan
P.S. Please take care of Mike Trout. We’ve been through enough.
The Angels are one competent offseason away from becoming the most annoying team in baseball.
Young core.
New ownership.
Southern California.
Money to spend.
A fanbase that has been waiting forever.
If they get this right, Angels fans will FINALLY be insufferable.
And I cannot wait.
There is genuinely so much to be excited about with the Angels right now.
Young talent.
New ownership.
A fanbase ready to explode.
One of the best markets in baseball.
This could be the start of something really special in Anaheim.
Angels fans, you can bring back ONE thing tomorrow:
• The California Angels uniforms
• “Anaheim Angels”
• The Big A scoreboard beyond the outfield
• 2002 World Series vibes
You only get one.
Choose wisely.
The Angels have had Mike Trout for 15 years.
3 MVPs.
11 All-Star selections.
One of the greatest players to ever touch a baseball.
And they gave him ONE playoff appearance.
Stan Kroenke has one job:
DO NOT WASTE THE END OF MIKE TROUT’S CAREER.
Mike Trout survived the entire Arte Moreno era and is still here for the beginning of the Stan Kroenke era.
Please. Just give this man ONE legitimate October run in an Angels uniform😭🙏
Dear Mr. Kroenke,
On behalf of Angels fans everywhere, thank you.
Thank you for buying the Los Angeles Angels. Thank you for giving this fanbase hope. And, most importantly, thank you for finally ending what has felt like an eternity of suffering.
Being an Angels fan has not been easy. We watched Mike Trout become one of the greatest baseball players of all time while October baseball became something we mostly watched other teams play. We had Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout on the same roster and somehow still found ourselves checking the draft order instead of the playoff standings. Year after year, we convinced ourselves that this would finally be the season everything came together.
It rarely was.
And yet, we kept watching. We kept going to Angel Stadium. We kept buying jerseys. We kept talking ourselves into prospects, offseason signings, new managers, and the possibility that 82 wins might someday become reality.
Now, with you taking ownership, Angels fans finally have a reason to believe things can be different.
Your track record speaks for itself. You understand what it takes to build successful sports organizations, invest in infrastructure, and create teams capable of competing for championships. Angels fans aren’t asking for a miracle overnight. We just want an organization with a clear direction, competent leadership, investment in player development, and an actual plan to bring winning baseball back to Anaheim.
Please build around the young talent. Fix the farm system. Invest in scouting and development. Bring in smart baseball people and let them do their jobs. Give Mike Trout a chance to play meaningful baseball again. And please, for the love of everything holy, give Angels fans a reason to care about the standings in September.
This is a fanbase that has remained loyal through years of disappointment. Southern California should have two great MLB organizations, and the Angels have the history, market, stadium, and fanbase to become one again.
So, Mr. Kroenke, welcome to Angels baseball.
Thank you for giving us hope.
Thank you for ending the torture.
And if you eventually bring a World Series championship back to Anaheim, there may genuinely be a statue of you outside Angel Stadium.
Sincerely,
A Very Relieved Angels Fan
P.S. Please take care of Mike Trout. We’ve been through enough.