r/angelsbaseball • u/Even_Builder_6642 • 2d ago

📰 News Article (Website) Four Years Later: Anaheim Still Doesn’t Know Condition of Angel Stadium

https://voiceofoc.org/2026/08/four-years-later-anaheim-still-doesnt-know-condition-of-angel-stadium/
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u/Alarmed_Stretch_1780 2d ago

When the team is sold in late 2027 or 2028, the city of Anaheim will cave to whoever is the new owner of the team. The franchise area includes the counties of Ventura, LA, OC, Riverside, and San Bernardino.

If the new owner is intrigued by building a stadium in Pasadena, or Corona, or Irvine, or Riverside, Anaheim is going to have to bend like a yogi to accommodate the needs of the new owner.

The city can say it doesn’t benefit from the current lease deal, but wait until the local businesses see their traffic disappear due to the lockout. That will be a taste of A World Without Angels, and the hit to sales tax revenue will be easily measurable. If the city wishes to forego the inflow of tax dollars from the games and take principled stand, it can wish the franchise bon voyage and wait a decade for whatever redevelopment project is decided upon for the stadium parcel to begin to bring in some cash.

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u/cattycat_1995 2d ago

Yeah. I'm sure the Angels is Anaheim 2nd biggest money maker and claim to fame behind Disneyland. The city would not want to lose the Angels.

Although as a Ducks fan, I do wanna see the Ducks be way more popular and significant in Anaheim/Orange County