This is what happens when ownership fails to build around generational talent.

Angels fans staged protests outside Angel Stadium before Saturday's game against the Rangers, demanding owner Arte Moreno sell the team. "Sell the team" chants have become a regular occurrence this week, according to the New York Post.

And you know what? Their anger is completely justified.

Mike Trout is arguably the greatest player of his generation. Three MVP awards. A .301 career batting average. A Hall of Fame resume already locked up at age 34. And what does he have to show for it in terms of team success?

One playoff series win. In his entire career.

That's organizational malpractice, folks. That's a complete failure of ownership and management to put a winning team around their superstar.

The Angels had Trout. They had Shohei Ohtani - a literal unicorn, the best two-way player since Babe Ruth. And they somehow managed to waste both of them.

Ohtani left for the Dodgers last year, finally getting a chance to play meaningful October baseball. And Trout? He's stuck in Anaheim, watching his prime years slip away on a team that's going nowhere.

This isn't about entitlement. Angels fans aren't demanding championships every year. They just want ownership that cares about winning. They want a front office that makes smart moves. They want to see their franchise player get the supporting cast he deserves.

Instead, they've gotten years of mismanagement, bad contracts, and a owner who seems more interested in counting money than investing in a winner.

Arte Moreno has owned the team since 2003. The Angels have won exactly one playoff series in that time. One.

The fans have had enough. And honestly? I don't blame them.

That's what sports is all about, folks. Demanding excellence. Holding ownership accountable. Fighting for your team to be better.