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by ramraj07 1415 days ago
The Americans may close their mouth until they acknowledge the ridiculousness of The Los Angeles Angels.
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I think that happens when other language nouns are added to English. Case in point "chai" tea and "naan" bread. Chai means tea and naan means bread but here we are...
tuna fish
Arguably that's the most sensible team name.

"What team are you?" "Manchester" "Where do you come from?" "Manchester"

"What team are you?" "The Angels" "Where do you come from?" "The Angels"

Anyone who isn't associated with the Angels banged on about the ridiculousness of their claimed home change (which notably did not involve an actual move) before they ever did it. They're nowhere near Los Angeles and have no historical association with the city. MLB never should have let them claim the name, despite the even more ridiculous "of Anaheim" qualifier. They're the Anaheim Angels, no matter what else they try to say they are.
…of Anaheim :-)