How many times must Arte Moreno, the owner of the Angels baseball club, keep beating stubborn Republican Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle in court before Pringle will finally leave the Angels alone? “The 4th District Court of Appeal ruled late Friday against the city of Anaheim, which has been fighting to overturn the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball team name for about four years,” according to the O.C. Register.
Seriously – what the heck was Pringle thinking? He has already wasted $4 million taxpayer dollars on his legal actions against Moreno. And yet Pringle and his Council are STILL thinking about continuing their disastrous lawsuit. Will Pringle ever get a clue?
The Angels don’t need these stupid distractions. They lost their closer and their first baseman to free agency. I am not worried about losing K-Rod. The Angles may sign free agent Brian Fuentes, who closed for the Colorado Rockies last year. Fuentes is a quality left-hander. He would do a fine job for the Angels.
The bigger loss is first baseman Mark Texeira. But I am glad that Moreno didn’t succumb to Texeira’s ridiculous demands. The Angels have options at first, including Cuban power hitter Kendry Morales. Texeira is a great player – but no one is worth $20 million a year – not in this economy. Let the Red Sox get saddled with that contract.
As for Pringle, he is an ass. I hope he comes to his senses and leaves Moreno alone. I really don’t care what the Angels call themselves. They are our team here in Orange County, period. Too bad Pringle had to waste so much taxpayers’ money on this stupid lawsuit.
Too bad Linda Rigney didn’t.
Art,
I wouldn’t call this a butt kicking…the dissenting judge in his opinion stated “Bad trial court decisions can indeed be exorcized. That is what reviewing courts are for. This court should rectify the manifest injustice done to the city by the trial court, and remand for a retrial that requires the trial court to do it again, this time correctly.
The court also denied Moreno’s motion for attorney’s fees, saving the city millions….7.5 million.
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/G037202.PDF
THAT 4 MILLION PRINGLE SPEND ON A CASE THAT HAS GONE NO WERE. THE ANGELS COULD OF USE IT TO
RESIGN K-ROD FOR ANOTHER 2 YEAR…
I THINKING THE TAXPAYERS,DONT MINE HAVING A
WORLD SERIES TEAM THIS YEAR …
BUT HEY IS GOING TO BE ONE LONG 2009 BASEBALL SEASON IN ANAHEIM ,NOW THAT THE ANGELS ARE NOT OFFERING MARK……
THEY NEED MANNY RAMIREZ …….
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
INSTEAD OF BEATING PRINGLE’S BUTT, THEY SHOULD BEAT THE RED SOX’S IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYSOFFS INSTEAD…..
I figured out that lawsuit in about two seconds. What a waste of taxpayer money.
Go Dodgers.
The latest and future law suits againsts Arte are only brought to hurt Arte in his pocket book.
This is the only way Pringle and his supporters can retaliate against Arte.
Pringle and his supporters have no problem doing this as the attoney fees they produce do not come out of their personal pockets.
The Anahiem residents flip the bill to damage Arte in this manner.
This is what politicians do for a living – spend your and my money on things that mostly benefit them.
All Anaheim agencies have to cut the budgets by as much as 14%, including the police.
What could the city do with an extra $4,000,000.00?
In 2016 Arte will have the last laugh when he can end the contract with Angel Stadium and move to Irvine, Walnut, or wherever he wants and Anaheim will have a huge white elephant on it’s hands.
How Pringle keeps his job is a joke and the final joke will be on Anaheim taxpayers. Get rid of this clown and make up with Arte.
To add salt to the wounds of Pringle and his City Council Colleagues, it appears the Fair Political Practices Commission has eliminated the freebies, such as free reserved parking and free custom box seats, at the Stadium, not to mention the pond, municipal golf courses and the convention center events. Looks like the elected elite are now going to have to forego these events or mix with the common folk when they do attend! Culture shock!
Arte is a bully. Nobody in Orange County has realy figured him out. Arte uses his money to get what he wants.
As a former employee, I can tell you that Arte HATES Pringle, and enjoys abusing him.
TED