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When news broke that Arte Moreno was selling the Los Angeles Angels to Rams owner Stan Kroenke for a reported $4 billion—the highest sale price in baseball history—Ben Maller greeted it as a liberation day for a franchise he calls "a sad sack pathetic" operation. "The witch is dead," he declared, before immediately complicating his own celebration. Because the same terrible owner who ran the Angels into the ground for two decades is walking away with nearly 22 times his original $184 million purchase price. "Every wrong decision, the thing you were supposed to do, you're supposed to zigzag, and you get a $4 billion pot of gold," Maller said. "It turns out the Saddam touch finally at the very end became the Midas touch."
From Arte Moreno to Stan Kroenke
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What you'll learn
- 1 (04:03) **Angels Sale Announced: Artie Marino Out, Stan Kroenke In** - Ben Maller breaks the news that the Angels are being sold to Rams owner Stan Kroenke for a record $4 billion.
- 2 (11:11) **Predicting the Kroenke Era: "To Infinity and Beyond"** - Ben looks into his crystal ball to forecast what Stan Kroenke will do as the new Angels owner.
- 3 (15:55) **Remembering the "Saddam Touch" of Artie Marino** - Ben reflects on the disastrous legacy of Artie Marino's ownership of the Angels.
- 4 (21:11) **Artie Wins: The Ultimate Idiot-Proof Piggy Bank** - Ben concludes the segment by marveling at the financial outcome of Marino's terrible ownership.
- 5 (27:02) **Colts GM Chris Ballard Blasts "Bounce Back" Trend** - The show pivots to NFL news as Ben plays audio of Chris Ballard calling the idea of NFL players returning to college "the stupidest [bleep] I've ever heard."
- 6 (30:12) **The Case for the "Bounce Back"** - Ben provides a counter-argument, explaining the financial logic behind the trend from the player's perspective.
- 7 (35:05) **Sean McVay Names 11 Captains, Ben Says "Nope"** - Ben reacts to the news that the LA Rams have named 11 team captains for the 2026 season, reportedly the most in modern NFL history.
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Big Ben talks about Arte Moreno selling the Angels to Rams owner Stan Kroenke, Colts GM Chris Ballard commenting on NFL players trying to go back to college, Maller to the Third Degree, #QueenOfHearts w/ LaReina, Password: Word Game of the Stars, and more!
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