LA Angels Name Change Hearing Postponed...of Anaheim

The city of Anaheim's challenge to have the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim remove their northern neighbors local from their name will have to wait until the pennant race heats up even more. The hearing has been postponed until September 11.

No reason was given for the delay except that they had "good cause" to sit on it for the summer. At this rate, the Angels may not find out if they must change their name back to the Anaheim Angels until December 10, according to the Los Angeles Times article.

The Los Angeles Angels debuted as a Major League team in 1961 here in LA, but moved to Anaheim in 1966 when sharing Chavez Ravine with the Dodgers got a little too close for comfort. They changed their name to the California Angels, which they were until The Walt Disney Co. purchased the team in 1997 when they became the Anaheim Angels. New owner Arte Moreno chose to return the team to it's original name in 2005, upsetting the cities of Anaheim, Los Angeles, and the Dodgers' organization and fans.

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