The Big A
I found myself down in Anaheim for the week so I thought I'd check out Angel Stadium of Anaheim, home of the Los Angles Angles of Anaheim.
No, I'm not an American League fan. And I really didn't know who I'd root for since the Angles were playing the Swingin' A's. But I wanted to check out an unfamiliar ball park, so I headed over from the Anaheim Convention Center Marriott. My cab dropped me off right at the yard, and the driver gave me some tips on how to get home after the game.
The first thing I noticed about the place was the number of tailgaters. I had a flashback to my Candlestick days, and realized how much I miss a good tailgate party. I scouted the place for ticket scalpers and saw none, so I approached the ticket booth to see what I could get. Apparently the first place Angels are drawing pretty well this year, so I didn't have a lot of options. Turns out I was able to get a ticket behind the plate, the only problem it that it was in the upper deck -- Section 520. I was hoping for Section 420, wink wink...
A friend told me that the Angles lowered beer prices when the new ownership took control a few years ago, but I really couldn't tell. A Coors Light was $6.50, which might be slightly lower than my home town Giants charge, but I didn't feel like I was getting any great deal.
I toured the park, first sitting out in Center Field where the sun was still hitting. As the stadium began to fill, I got bumped out of my seat, so I knew it would be a full house. I refueled my beer and headed to my seat in section 520.
The place was filled with red, Angles fans everywhere. And attempts at The Wave started by the third inning. It was amazing how white the place was, too. Not a whole lot of color in the OC, apparently. The ball park was bland, too. Sort of what you might expect from a remodeled 1960s era yard.
The A's got out to an early lead due to Bartolo Colon's lack of control in the first inning, but then the Angles got a few runs back. The the A's scored more, and it became obvious the Angles would not win this one. The stadium that was at capacity in the 4th inning was nearly empty after the 7th. It was amazing. I guess the fans needed to beat the traffic.
No, I'm not an American League fan. And I really didn't know who I'd root for since the Angles were playing the Swingin' A's. But I wanted to check out an unfamiliar ball park, so I headed over from the Anaheim Convention Center Marriott. My cab dropped me off right at the yard, and the driver gave me some tips on how to get home after the game.
The first thing I noticed about the place was the number of tailgaters. I had a flashback to my Candlestick days, and realized how much I miss a good tailgate party. I scouted the place for ticket scalpers and saw none, so I approached the ticket booth to see what I could get. Apparently the first place Angels are drawing pretty well this year, so I didn't have a lot of options. Turns out I was able to get a ticket behind the plate, the only problem it that it was in the upper deck -- Section 520. I was hoping for Section 420, wink wink...
A friend told me that the Angles lowered beer prices when the new ownership took control a few years ago, but I really couldn't tell. A Coors Light was $6.50, which might be slightly lower than my home town Giants charge, but I didn't feel like I was getting any great deal.
I toured the park, first sitting out in Center Field where the sun was still hitting. As the stadium began to fill, I got bumped out of my seat, so I knew it would be a full house. I refueled my beer and headed to my seat in section 520.
The place was filled with red, Angles fans everywhere. And attempts at The Wave started by the third inning. It was amazing how white the place was, too. Not a whole lot of color in the OC, apparently. The ball park was bland, too. Sort of what you might expect from a remodeled 1960s era yard.
The A's got out to an early lead due to Bartolo Colon's lack of control in the first inning, but then the Angles got a few runs back. The the A's scored more, and it became obvious the Angles would not win this one. The stadium that was at capacity in the 4th inning was nearly empty after the 7th. It was amazing. I guess the fans needed to beat the traffic.
posted by Leroy at
11:17 PM
1 Comments:
While it may not seemed any cheaper, as your friend so asutely pointed out to you, the beer prices were actually $2 lower than when Artie bought the team in 2003. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/news/2003/05/22/moreno_ap/
Very timely visit to the LA Angels of Anaheim considering your recent success catching rodents and their violations. Perhaps it was a catch-n-release mission.
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