HOSPITALITY: Gary Jabara taps Napa travelers in Angel Stadium

Since May 16, when the Los Angeles Angels were 24-14 and tied for 1st in the AL West, the team’s done about as well as ex-Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu, going 20 and 47 as of Aug. 5, slipping into irrelevance during another lost season.

Fans looking for an escape could be forgiven for spending more time checking out the scene in and around Angel Stadium than the game itself, and those looking to get away may have seen prominent ads for Hotel Villagio on the pitcher’s mound during the Aug. 2 telecast of the Angels game with the Oakland A’s, and another ad for Vintage House behind home plate.

New additions to the Disneyland Resort area? No, both are part of The Estates at Yountville, the Napa-area resort acquired by Newport Beach’s Gary Jabara last year in a deal worth nearly $300 million.

Jabara, a big baseball fan who once tried to buy the San Diego Padres, no doubt was targeting A’s fans watching the game in Northern California, but probably caught the attention of some Angels fans already waiting till next year.