Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times tweeted a few minutes ago that according to an ESPN poll (which he didn’t link but which I don’t think we’re missing), the Anaheim Angels have been voted the best franchise in Major League Baseball and the fourth best in all of professional sports.
Lots of unknowns here, but any definition of “best franchise” that still allows for a trade for Vernon Wells and all of the money owed him has to be flawed, no? I mean, what are we really voting on here? Nicest letterhead? Best Christmas party?
What possible metrics could be in play that would rate the Angels ahead of, say, the Yankees? Or the Red Sox?