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Disney
Puts Angels Rally Monkey Up For Sale - Bengals Interested!
(November 9, 2002 - digitalmediafx.com)
Trying to capitalize on the success of the Disney-owned Anaheim
Angels, Disney announced this week that it is selling the
Angels "Rally Monkey" to the highest-bidding sports
team. The
"Rally Monkey" is credited with helping the Angels
to an amazing season that resulted in them being the 2002
World Series Champions.
NFL's
Cincinnati Bengals (1 win and 7 losses) have expressed a strong
interest in purchasing the "Rally Monkey" and promised
not to put it in the same cage with their Bengal Tiger that
currently appears at games.
Nonewswire.com
has learned that the Bengals have offered $21 million and
50 cents for the monkey and will consider petitioning the
NFL to change their name to the "Cincinnati Rally Monkeys"
if the purchase goes through. The Bengals would also get rid
of their tiger, which they say was not potty trained.
Players
on the Anaheim Angels are upset that Disney is selling their
rally mascot.
"They
should be more worried that we are selling their team than
about us selling their monkey," says Disney CEO Michael
Eisner. "This is no funny monkey-business here. I am
working to increase Disney profits and shareholder value at
all costs. However, after we sell the Angels, I would be more
than happy to license them the rights to a Rally Mouse based
on our Mickey character."
At one
time Disney did consider keeping the Angels, but laying off
most of the players like they did with their animation division
in 2001. Major League Baseball rejected that restructuring
plan, however, by letting Disney know it still had to have
nine players on the field for games versus their restructured
plan of putting only four players on the field.
NHL's
Mighty Ducks also expressed an interest in purchasing the
Rally Monkey, but Disney rejected the offer stating that because
they own the Mighty Ducks too (another team Disney is trying
to sell), it would be the equivalent of selling the monkey
to itself.
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