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December 15, 2006
Angels: Fans still waiting
By now, it would seem that owner Arte Moreno must be regretting his bold September promise when he guaranteed an impact offseason acquisition. Looking at their offseason transaction list, that move obviously has yet to be made.
Forgetting about the money for a second and Gary Matthews Jr. does offer an upgrade in center field. But is Matthews that impact move? Not for the majority of Angels fans.
Pitchers and catchers don't report for exactly two months so we'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that impact roster move still is to come. Signing Barry Zito would lead to a pitching surplus that could be sued to land an impact offensive piece. Remember, along with the promise of the major offseason move, Moreno stated money was no object.
If no other move is made, though, Moreno might have some explaining to do. He would have gotten the Angels community all excited for nothing. We would blame him for stretching the truth in order to sell tickets but Angels tickets already move at an impressive rate. The more likely scenario is that he misjudged the market this offseason and was not prepared to spend the obscene amounts that have been offered.
As for the future, you can just hear the collective yawn coming the next time Moreno promises something big to happen.
Posted by Doug Padilla at December 15, 2006 09:46 AM