Anaheim Sports President Tony Tavares is profiled in
today's L.A. TIMES by Mike DiGiovanna. Tavares, who
oversees the Mighty Ducks and the Angels, says, "The wins
are great, but on a parallel, the joy I get from winning
doesn't offset the disappointment when you lose. It's like
a 2:1 ratio. It takes a couple of wins to offset a bad loss
for me. ... With that kind of personality, I wonder how long
I will do this for." DiGiovanna: "He is prone to outbursts,
physical and verbal. He once admonished the Angels for
having 'too many players who look as if they come from
Newport Beach, where their daddies and mommies gave them
everything they ever wanted.' Some have referred to him as
a West Coast version of George Steinbrenner." But "knee-
jerk reactions ... are not part of Tavares' repertoire. His
approach has been conservative, deliberate and certainly
fiscally responsible." Tavares is considering hiring
another executive to help run both teams, "but for now he
seems content to handle everything himself, which seems to
suit his personality" (L.A. TIMES, 5/15).
