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.
Just got the Liquid Glass update. I hate it. I’m at a loss as to how any designer at @Apple could have looked at this and said “yeah that looks great, ship it.”
It does not look great. The transparency of everything actively interferes with using the device.
Angels 6, Dodgers 4
Kikuchi: 5.1 IP, 1 ER
Anderson: 2.2 IP, 1 ER
Neto HR (7)
Ward HR (12)
D'Arnaud HR (1)
The Angels (20-25) sweep their first series of the year. They are the first team this season to sweep the Dodgers, who hadn't been swept at home since 2023.
@JoShowAdell I've been an Angel fan my entire life. I've gone to Spring Training games in Palm Springs and Tempe. We go to several games a year in Anaheim. We have a brick at Angel stadium. Win or lose I'm an Angel faithful and they will always be my team. ❤️😇⚾️
2/2: As a die/hard and lifelong TRUE Angel fan I have no intention of switching allegiances and I will not go out of my way to watch a Dodger game, but I do wish Shohei well. #Angelfanforlife#GoHalos@Angels
1/2: So thankful I had a few good years watching Shohei Ohtani pitch and hit. He truly is an incredible athlete and a good human being. I'm not surprised the Dodgers signed him for a $700,000,000 10 year contract. It's where most of us knew he would end up. @Angels
@GetSpectrum@espn@Disney wtf is this BS about contract disputes in the middle of a game. Can’t even watch the UF vs Utah game right now. I pay for spectrum and I pay for Disney+ and ESPN+. There’s absolutely no reason I shouldn’t be able to watch this game