The Cubs World Series Win Shares Layers of Connections with the Angels

Post date: Nov 16, 2016 7:43:14 PM

For those that have taken the time to read the description of my blog. you know that I have described writing about the Angels as my sanctuary. Writing helps me relax, focus, and it gives me clarity. This entry is one of those times. I lost a maternal aunt on October 21, my mother was especially close to her, and although she never read any of my entries because of the language barrier, we would often talk about my writings, about the Angels and general, and my love for baseball she was a huge sports fan herself, she especially enjoyed Mexican soccer, my entire family is going to miss her very much. For obvious reasons, I wasn't able to write about the Chicago Cubs victory shortly after the World Series. Hopefully. this entry makes up for lost time. This entry is dedicated to my aunt Rogelia.

Now on to baseball, for those of you that have read my entries you may remember that I stated that I would write about other teams on this website as long as I can relate it in some way to the Angels. I'm proud to say this is one of those cases. the Chicago Cubs have more connections to the Angels then baseball fans realize.

Most diehard Angels' fans know the relationship between the Cubs and the Angels. In 1961 the Angels were born and although it is true that the Angels played their inaugural season during this time, the Angels existed before then as a team in the Pacific Coast League as an AAA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. The O'Malley family the then owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers bought the rights of the name "Angels" from Philip K. Wrigley the then owner of the Chicago Cubs. The O'Malley family who in turn sold the rights to Gene Autry and the Angels became a major league team; before the construction of Angel Stadium and even before the Angels moved and shared Dodger Stadium, the Angels played in 1961 season in Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. It can be argued that metaphorically speaking the Cubs are the proud parent of the Angels because of their collective intertwined histories.

The connections don't end there, current Cubs' manager, Joe Maddon was on the Angels' managerial staff as a bench coach when the Angels won the World Series in 2002. In a touching tribute to his father, he wore the Disney era Angels baseball cap that once belonged to his late father. Who never saw him win the World Series; a touching and proud moment both for Maddon and the Angels' fan base.

108 years is a long time to wait, this Angels' fan would like to congratulate the Chicago Cubs' fan base for their win, loyalty and dedication to their beloved Cubbies. It is very well deserved, at least for this diehard Angels' fan and my brother it was a beautiful moment. Congratulations Cubbies!

-ICE