John Smith

To Arte Moreno, Perry Minasian, and the Angels Front Office, As a season ticket holder for years, having gone to Game 6 of the World Series in 2002 with my Dad, having lived through the winning years in the early 2000’s — going to 40+ games a season growing up, watching them win, watching them fight, creating countless memories of WINS.. Only to now be in my 12th consecutive year of losing is so embarrassing. I’m raising my two young sons and all I desperately want is for them to know what WINNING feels like. To come from victory. We live two miles away from the stadium now (have been for four years) — I’m living my CHILDHOOD DREAM!! I drive down the street and see the Big A. I go to the grocery store and see people wearing Angels’ gear. I walk into my sons’ room and see Angels memorabilia on the walls, bobble heads, their closets with Angels t-shirts. Rally Monkeys as their teddy bears.. but it feels empty and purposeless. I’ve now pivoted our perspective of Angels fandom to lessons for my kids of what it means to unconditionally love someone or something to where: YOU DON’T GIVE UP ON SOMETHING YOU LOVE!! But I REFUSE to subject them to lessons that some parents teach — that lesson of “Not everything is about winning. As long as you try your best! That’s all that matters!” NO. Bullshit. Life isn’t easy, and you’re going to need to work AS HARD AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN TO WIN! “There’s two types of people in the world: WINNERS & LOSERS. We are WINNERS.” With the Angels, all they know is losing.. disappointment.. frustration. They are going to games and hoping the Angels win, only to LOSE. My 5-year old was visibly saddened after another loss at the stadium. And I have to offer him a hot dog, or ignore my own disappointment in order to make it easier.. Thank GOD the Ducks are making a run in the playoffs this year. I had never been to a hockey game before — but my son asked me if we could go to a Ducks game after passing by the Honda center in late April asking “where are all of those people going?” “They’re going to see the Ducks” “Can we go see the Ducks?” The next week we went and saw the Ducks clinch the first round of the playoffs. It brought me to tears — seeing a team that I had never previously been invested in win a playoff series, while my Son who had also never seen a ducks game, jump up and down in excitement. It brought back memories and feelings of what it was like to feel VICTORY with my Dad as a young kid growing up. He told me he wants to learn how to ice skate.. and Now next to his Rally Monkey is a little “Wild Wing”. Not yet giving up on the Angels.. but this team is broken. Doesn’t want to win. And it starts with you, the owner, Arte Moreno, and the entire Front Office. You don’t seem to care about this team. And you don’t know the impact of what you’re doing.. You are killing an entire generation of Angels Baseball. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope this message is received in the spirit it was written: from someone who cares deeply about this team and wants to see the Angels become the organization the fans deserve. Sincerely, The Angels Suck - @HalosAnonymous

Arte Moreno.. if you’re seeing this.. You’re a piece of fuckin shit and embarrassment to the city of Anaheim, Orange County, and to every Angels fan out there. Fuck, You, you old piece of shit greedy, self-righteous fuck.