How the Angels Burnt $1 Billion

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

This is going to be 23 minutes of greatness.

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!!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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!!!