How the Angels Burnt $1 Billion 

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I'm a life-long Cardinals fan and a Pujols fan but I was glad we didn't resign him back in 2011. He simply wasn't worth the money. When I heard what they were paying him, and for how long, I remember thinking "Good, let someone else ruin their team. Glad it wasn't us." We paid $14 million for his prime years and and won two World Series. The Angels were paying him $25-$30 million for a fraction of the output. And now we have him back at $2.5 million and he just hit his 700th HR. Part of being a good GM is knowing when to let a good player go.

As a lifelong Angels fan, this is by far the best mini documentary I’ve ever watched.

I'm an Angels fan who had season tix 2004-2010, I was there for many great and horrifying moments during those years. The last 12 years have been simply abysmal and us Angels fans can't wait to move on from Arte. Hoping for brighter days ahead.

Still convinced this all started when Kendrys Morales broke his leg on a walk off grand slam (I unfortunately, was in attendance that afternoon) in May 2010. To me, that was the nail in the coffin for the momentum the Angels carried into 2010 , after the "deep" run in '09. Great work on this video! Subbed.

It feels so bad to be an Angels fan. It's like being married to someone that keeps relapsing into addiction or a compulsive liar.

As an Anaheim resident born & raised - and longtime fan of the California & Anaheim Angels, Bravo, sir. Bravo.

This is going to be 23 minutes of greatness.

Thank you for this video, I’m an angels fan and this is all on Arte Moreno. He’s the dark angel for this franchise and I can’t wait for him to sell the team.

I'm a lifelong angels fan and I never considered this perspective, but after watching your video it makes a ton of sense. I never understood why Arte wouldn't spend big money on reliable pitchers, the thing the angels have desperately needed since the Weaver/Wilson era. But you found the missing puzzle piece - reliable bullpen arms don't sell jerseys.

It looks like Arte Moreno is not selling the team, RIP Angels.

As an Angels fan and someone born/raised in OC, I thought I was dreaming when I woke up and the saw the news that Arte was selling. I pinched myself and slapped myself in the face just to make sure I wasn't dreaming. I still won't believe it until it actually happens, but I just really want Troutani in the playoffs. It PAINS me not to see 2 of the best living baseball players competing for a WS ring! Thank you for this video, and may the sale be completely SWIFTLY and to someone willing to spend $$$ to build a competitive team around Trout and Ohtani!!

Thank you for making me feel 23 minutes of pain. I wish your channel nothing but millions of subs.

Being a Angels fan and seeing them win in 2002 gave me hope they could be a consistent winner. Now we are wasting Ohtani and Trout. Hopefully he sells the team to a person that cares about the sport instead of another Arte

Been saying this for years... though baseball is a business, it is more than that. But to Arte, it was *only* a business. Ironically I believe Ohtani wouldn't be in Anaheim (maybe even the MLB) if it wasn't for him; I wholeheartedly believe Arte made the deal to bring him over from Japan because he knew he could market the rare "two-way player" AND the excitement of Japanese players in MLB (I think the Angels were one of, if not the only team that was going to let Ohtani try to both pitch and hit everyday). Somehow, this ended up working perfectly for both Moreno and the sport as a whole. While I love that he has brought great names and excitement to the team, it's just disappointing year-in and year-out. I can't wait for him to sell the team. Unfortunately it'll take a while for the Angels to rebuild and free up some payroll from bad contracts but it's a necessity at this point. Feel bad for Trout as he will likely never win a ring, but on the bright side he's set for life and gets to live in a beautiful area. Though I love Ohtani and he's the reason I got back into baseball, I hope he doesn't choose the same route as Trout and chooses to go to a club that plays more than 162 games a year. edit- Forgot to mention how amazing the video was! You explained stuff I've had my theories about with full-blown math and not to mention great visuals and graphics. I was totally thrown off when I went to subscribe and you only had 1.6k subs- I felt like I watched a video made by a multi-million dollar company. Props dude!

The usage of Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 starting at 13:49 was simply masterful in showing the Sisyphean tale of the Angels since the moment the Pujols and TV deals happened.

lifelong angels fan here. you nailed every point us fans make. the worst thing that can happen now is moreno going back on his commitment to sell team. have a sub - hope you get more views.

I love seeing the Jon Bois influence on a new generation of youtube creators. Awesome work

Brilliantly made good sir. Unique, well articulated, and intriguing for all 23 minutes. Looking forward to more of what you produce.

This video just popped up on my recommended feed and im glad it did. Beautifully edited and researched, can’t to watch more of your vids!

The sprint to the finish on this was WILD. Like, I remember these things happening over the years, but condensed into 23 minutes shows just how much of a horrible cascade it's been. Amazing journalism.

Worth noting that Beltre's slash in Texas was monstrous .330/.383/.555 vs. a much more tepid .268/.323/.482 in Angels Stadium. Texas also had a much more potent offense to provide him protection in the lineup. It's really a mystery of whether he would be able to sustain the hitting numbers he was known for had he signed with the Angels, which played in a much more pitcher-friendly version of the park.

Thank you! I’ve been saying since year 2 of his ownership how much Moreno has ruined the franchise, disrespected the fans and mistreated the employees including the players. SELL SELL SELL Moreno!!!

im just here to say your background music choice is top tier lmaooo best one ive ever seen

Love the Kendrick Playing in the background. Subscribed keep it up! Great vid also I never caught onto this

Unbelievable video. Really answered all of the mysteries behind what has really gone on with the franchise.

Very well done video. Well researched and nicely presented. How about a series of the best or worst stretches financially for each team. If that is too much, could you do a video of the McCourt days with the Dodgers for this huge Dodger fan? That would be really interesting to see. Thanks, and again, well done...☺

I have been waiting for a video just like this one for awhile and you hit it out of the park!

Dope video. Glad folks look into baseball stuff like this. Keep ‘em coming

Knew a little with the UTree video but man, this delved into more. Not a baseball guy but for this and cause I like documentary videos like these, I gotta do a sub. You’ve earned this one indeed.

This video was insane. I think in a few years there will be a documentary about this, and it would be awesome if they gave you some credit for your work.

Very impressed by the quality of the video, keep up the good work!

This video is absolutely incredible. Excellent job with this analysis. Subscribed!

Wow... only 4.4k subs... This might be the single handed best documentary style analysis of any team over the past few decades and their ownership... As a lifelong Angels fan... Thank you for this video. Earned my sub!

I remember as a kid being so excited to go to Angels games throughout the 00s, the team wasn't always great, but there was a lot of ambiance and fun in the stadium. When I finally got back again in 2019, it was dismal, depressing, and I spent the entire game thinking "I could be watching this at home right now". Hoping the sale turns things around.

excellent video bro, i was hooked the entire time. great research and storytelling

The fact alone you have Marvin Gayes "I Want You" playing in the background is hilarious and earned me subscribing!

Your channel is amazing man. You're gonna be up there in subscribers and influence with channels like baseball doesn't exist and foolish baseball in no time. It's so great to see amazing baseball content creators popping up left and right. Keep it up.

As bad as the last 20 years were for the angels I feel with the new ownership around the corner we have some hope

First video I’ve seen of yours but incredibly well done!

Well edited and put together video. I got pointed to this by a fellow Angels fan, I hope the algorithm picks you up one day! Great work!

ive been a fan of the angels since i was 4 and always rooted for them, and realized when i was 12 how terrible arte is and now im about to be 20 and still a fan having hope for the team's success, now im in relief that he's selling the team and now i can see a brighter future for anaheim, i will call them anaheim angels till im dead

love the style tribute to jon bois. need more of this style from yt

This is a great channel you got going on keep them videos coming

Holy Jon Bois! This is a great video! Love the soundtrack as well

Have always complained openly to my friends how one team can spend SOO much on so few players be so consistently terrible. This was fantastic. Excellent work!

I love this educational baseball video. I always wondered why the Angels were so bad even with their big signings. You gained a subscriber!

i loved this video it gave me secret base vibes! im happy i found your channel

I always love finding new baseballtubers. This is great work and I'm excited to see more!

The thing about Arte is that this is exactly what the business plan was. Spend money to make money, spend money on the brand and the image, then sell the franchise for 10 times what you bought it for. This is the blueprint for team ownership. How does it always happen? We keep blindly supporting these nut job billionaires because of our loyalty to the brand, uh, I mean, team. How many comments say "As a life-long Angels/Cardinals/whichever team fan..."? I asked a drug dealer once when he was gonna stop selling drugs. The answer: when people stop buying them.

Also something you didn't mention: MORENO pushed for his gm to acquire Vernon Wells because he personally liked him.

As a lifelong Angels fan, I can honestly say that Arte Moreno is the worst thing to ever happen to the Angels.

im a mets fan and that morales slam mistake broke my frucking heart man. my second favorite team is the angels i pray every year for a mets vs angels world series!

Holy shit he broke his leg on a walk off grand slam … went from the best day of his life to the worst day of his life instantly.. man that’s so crazy

I came back to this video almost a year later, and can say...this video is still valid to this day as I type this--in fact, even more so than ever.

Bro can we talk about the incredible music you’re putting on these baseball vids…. Huit Octobre 1971 is a deep cut mad respect

Angels 2002 Wild Card World Series Champions were a special combination of ball players that peaked at the right time. That kind of chemistry is very rare, I'm glad I got to see it!

i really hope new ownership can turn this franchise around, us Angel fans are as loyal as they come and we deserve bettwr

The title of this video pissed me off immensely but the comments made me watch it, and it's actually a great recap of the last 20ish Angel years.

Returning fan to the game, great video. I learned a lot!

great research man really good loved this video!

Amazing review. It sucks to be an angels fan because it hurts yearly.

I've been complaining about the Angels free agent signings and telling Angels fans their ownership is killing their team. They've mostly been in agreement. When Moreno decided to sell, stories like these have been put together. You did a great job. They always have the one or two biggest names, and play .500 baseball.

Subscribed. Amazing content

Great video and trip down memory lane

I don't watch Baseball but I watch a decent amount of baseball content on RU-vid and this was great, some of the editing reminded me of Jon Bois and chart party which was cool. Really hope you take off, you have the quality of video deserving of it

As a giants fan I noticed in your graph that in terms of ratio of money spent to burnt, the giants are pretty bad in this era yet I notice a lot of it comes around the start of their WS wins. Are they contracts that were good in the short term but they paid for after 2014 or was it a bunch of poor pieces we didn’t really use.

This is SPECTACULAR work - well done 👊🏽

It's always frustrating when you realize that greed ruins sports and the teams you love

wow this was super eye opening, i knew they had a myriad of bad contracts but I guess I wasn’t keeping score. when you run through all of them over the years it is quite astonishing

Your channel is gonna blow up with bangers like this

Great video man!

you’re just gonna blow up one day man I thought you had 100 K plus subs when I saw a video a few weeks ago you’re on the way man don’t give up

I don't hate Arte Moreno. Hating someone takes personal knowledge. I wouldn't know him from Adam on the street. I DESPISE Arte Moreno. For all he's done to destroy the Angels, their fans' hopes, the careers of star players, and the fact that he WILL NOT SELL like he said he would. Go to hell, Arte.

Only thing missing from this was the curse of Nick Adenhart

Here before your millionth sub ❤️ great video!!!

I don't like baseball, so you making me watch an entire video about it is truly impressive. Kudos to you sir.

Coming from an angels fan, it's awful. To make matters worse, he doesn't even show up to games anymore. He hasn't gone to a single home game all year

Apparently Arte is no longer selling... That makes me very sad as a lifelong angel's fan... Very sad indeed...

Amazing vidya, earned a sub 🎉

This video was awesome! Needs a part two maybe on how the angels can get back to winning on the field again! Great stuff. Long time angels fan here.

Having the 2 best players on your team and sucking this bad should be a crime, no surprises the FBI were onto him.

More and more I am starting to completely respect the old GM Bill Stoneman. He never made crazy moves. It didn't matter what player it was

Thanks for making a very well made video. This is my first time watching your channel and going to sub. I have been Angel's fan since the days of Vlad. I been watching this year very closely on stuff, I feel we are about to get a crazy new era and the one with Moreano was not fun. I have remembered all those years when JB Shuck, Cj Cron, Wilson, David Freeze, Eric, Hunter, and etc and always thought why are they not that good even with this much money spent and good enough players to support other amazing players. This off season is I have no clue who will get the Angel's since many want him, but we should he careful since many could destroy this team even worse in instant. Also, I have a theory that another team may just trade off Ohtani or let him go for nothing depending if they are realted to another team. Also, this next theory may be the one I give a 45% chance happening is that if the Yankess don't sign Judge he may come the to the Angel's since this year from two reporters there have been reports of people wanting him. So many Yankess fans come to Angles stadium that it sells out easily. For me I always wanted Judge and Trout on the same team and when Ohtani came along I was like wowww. I don't think we are out of the chaos yet and this off season may determine it, I do like the progress with the Angel's getting better right now and certain players playing more and being used in limited capacity since many can't be in for too long. However, this is the Angel's and as my father said, we wait to buy season seats if they are good after middle season. Hope that Judge theory allows you to keep on eye if he hints the Angel's since some signs may point to it.

As someone who worked in this organization I’m very excited for everyone to see how poorly the high ups have been running this team.

i don’t like videos like these as an angels fan but it’s a great video, i like how you acknowledge this is largely arte and higher ups’ fault

youtubers can save the world from corrupt media. this video is a godsent

Superb background music choice 👌🏽

I hope your Chanel gets more attention this is great stuff

Gotta say that as a Cardinals fan there was a lot of schadenfreude I've been able to enjoy over these years after they signed Pujols. Of course it turned out to be great for the Cardinals but I still enjoyed seeing them struggle. Pujols has done amazing work for the Cardinals this year and it makes me wonder what he thinks about his days in Anaheim. Eventually I got over it and now it's just sad. Trout has been to three playoff games his whole career, THREE. It's just a travesty at this point. Then you add Ohtani into the mix and it's so hard to imagine how they still suck so badly with their payroll. I hope their new owner gets them to the playoffs because Trout isn't getting any younger and Ohtani is only under contract one more year.

Fantastic video. Very insightful

Excellent video. The math was interesting but gave me a headache. I’m not an Angels fan , but I have been puzzled by their free agent signings. You’ve answered a lot of my questions. Unfortunately, baseball is a business and many businesses spend more money on marketing than product development.

This is why, if you love something, you should never, ever sell it to a businessman. They ruin everything

Love the vid man, you and Urinating tree cover all the Angels problems are spot on. Trout and Ohtani deserve better.

As a Mariners' fan, I didn't conciously realize how many players/personel we've gotten from there Angels over the last decade or so

Great video. Great channel !

awesome video! thank you for exposing this menace

As a lifelong Angels 😇 fan this video hurts. But it's the truth. I'm just glad I was able to see us win a World Series in 2002. But yeah Arte is a terrible owner. Well researched and well produced video. I hope you get many more followers it's well deserved.

Your breaking my heart, sincerely a die hard Oakland athletics fan

I did my Senior Honors Thesis on this topic a year and a half ago, pretty fascinating