Are the Yanks still a lock for a ring the way they used to be? I don't think at this point I'd move to NY for the big bucks just to bet on that.
If you can make the big bucks in Southern California with the same chances of getting a ring, why leave?
With Pooie we got a good amount of time with both of them, and hell as far as I'm concerned, we have as good as shot as any team right now.
Gotta be honest, if I were Trout and my contract ran out and I didn't get a ring yet, and Arte still owned the team and was willing to pay (which I think we all agree he will be the highest bidder on Trout), I'm not sure I'd give a crap about moving somewhere else with the off chance I'd get a ring. Southern California, Orange County, playing baseball, doing his thing, with the ocean breeze and sun out every day...I'd be an Angel lifer without question. It's a great place to play baseball, and why would you ever want to go anywhere else?