This just in: Anaheim now part of Los Angeles

The baseball artists formerly known as the Anaheim Angels announced today that they are rechristening themselves the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Angels, who until 1997 were called the California Angels, were originally the Los Angeles Angels when they entered the American League in 1961. Of course, the team actually played in Los Angeles then, but they hied themselves out to the O.C. — as we TV buffs like to call it — way back in 1966, and have played in Anaheim ever since.

The idea of a sports franchise bearing a name of a city other than its physical address is not unprecedented. After all, both of the two NFL teams designated "New York," the Giants and the Jets, have resided at East Rutherford, New Jersey's Meadowlands complex for years.

And the Angels' hometown neighbors, the NHL's Mighty Ducks (you remember the NHL, don't you?), long ago pioneered the location-as-afterthought naming convention, being known officially as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, rather than as the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. No word yet on whether the Ducks will now change their name to the Mighty Ducks of Los Angeles in Anaheim. Then again, there's no word yet on whether we'll ever see NHL hockey again, period.

Whatever the Angels are called, they still will at best be a distant second in the Stupid Sport Team ID Sweepstakes. First place was nailed down long ago, by the Golden State Warriors.

But don't get me started on that one.