Orange County Register

U.S. District Judge Andrew Guilford will wear a cap that reads “Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles” when he takes the field at Dodger Stadium before Friday’s home game against the San Francisco Giants.

It’s a pre-game ceremony involving the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Guilford will represent the diocese and St. John’s Episcopal Church in Rancho Santa Margarita.

Guilford says he’s a longtime Dodgers fan — more so now than ever, especially after Angels owner Arte Moreno forced his beloved local team to become officially known as the “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.”

Here’s the backstory: Before he was confirmed to the federal bench in 2006, Guilford  represented the city of Anaheim in a lawsuit against Moreno,  seeking to ban the “Los Angeles” connection in the official name of the team that plays all of its home games in Anaheim.

The city of Anaheim — and Guilford — lost that case.

Guilford says he is no longer an Angels fan.

“The Angels left me and my community, I didn’t leave them,” Guilford says in an email. “No true fan of the Yankees and baseball would EVER support the New Jersey Yankees playing in Yankee Stadium. No true fan of the Angels and baseball should EVER support the Los Angeles Angels playing in Anaheim Stadium!”

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