LAist: I hate the OC Angels of Anaheim

marc

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:02:18 -0800

can someone please just blow up Orange County already and hit 'restart'? I'm sick of hearing about the 'morally sanitized' right wing freaks down there with their gated communities, monstrous SUV's showing the entire family (+dog) in stick figures on the back window, generic baseball parks, fake television shows, and (apparently) crappy trash talking. it's obvious the republican elite land-raping greed-mongerers have fucked up the once beautiful 'OC' beyond all recognition...can we just start over or something??

Gonzo

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:44:33 -0800

Sorry, but the Most Obnoxious Baseball Fans in the World Award goes to Yankee fans. Anytime they're in someone else's park, they're usually a) drunk, b) getting into a fight, c) rude and obnoxious, or d) all of the above. It's usually d. Angels fans are a close second. I think I'd rather keep my family away from the yuppies and the frat brothers. God knows I don't want my kid to be a shirt collar-popping, martini sipping, dancing water lovin' Angels fan.

malingering

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:15:22 -0800

I'm really happy that the "Angels" were in LA since 1892. That's only two years after the Dodgers became a major league team. But what were the Angels doing from 1892-1961?

malingering

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:09:39 -0800

The violence has escalated in the last few years, from fans being shot to death, to vendors outside the stadium stabbing security, to a dozen fights throughout the game. Keep your family away from this place! And come on, let's not get dramatic. Yes, a Giants fan (singular) was shot to death outside of Dodger Stadium. And an illegal bootleg t-shirt selling man was asked to leave and pulled a knife on security. You're telling me there is no violence at any other stadium? Maybe not at Angel Stadium, but that's because their fans are martini drinking OC yuppies who care too little about the game to actually fight about anything at all. They're lucky to know what inning it's in, and that's after looking at the scoreboard.

malingering

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:06:18 -0800

As for that review, anything with a blatant grammatical error in the first sentence loses all credibility with me. Maybe in the 2nd paragraph, when you're all fired up and getting excited about it and you can't stop the passion from being vomited out onto the keyboard, but the first sentence? No. Well maybe it's not an error. Maybe I just know I'm baseball.

malingering

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:04:26 -0800

I wish I had a high school diploma.

cmgrowl

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:27:21 -0800

"Keep your family away from this place!" That sounds a little bit extreme. I've only been to Dodger's stadium a few times, but never saw any problems except some drunk people having too much fun. I would think any stadium in a city has the potential for gang members. It would be interesting to see some statistics comparing the various stadiums with respect to fan violence. Anyway, I'm not a fan of either team. I think you'll get boorish fans like this rooting for any team in any sport. Maybe there are more rooting for the Angels. I wouldn't know. I think they didn't want to stop talking about idiotic things because otherwise people would think they were on a man-date.

joe

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:43:53 -0800

the phrase "i'm a die hard dodger fan" is usually followed by "so what gang do you rep?" or possibly "so do you want the tattoo on the front of your neck or the side HAHAHAHAHA comedy gold.

joe

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:31:27 -0800

Independena review Ballpark Visited: Dodger Stadium Submitted By: J. Rodriguez Grade: D Pros of the ballpark: I must admit that most of the fans there know they're baseball and they really do get into the game. That and the fact that it's one of the older parks around does give it a sense of nostalgia. Also, surprisingly most people don't know, it's very easy to meet players from the visiting team right outside the right field, lower level gates. This is a great park to get autographs from some great players AFTER the game! Cons of the ballpark: Where do I start???? -Traffic, yes, even though you may be 1 mile (yes, 1 mile) from the stadium with 1 hour to go till gametime, you may end up getting there by the 4th inning. Yes, this includes games against Milwaukee as well. -The fans, yes most fans are well informed die hard Dodger fans but it has changed quite a bit as of late. There are various gang members who attend games and forget about cheering for the visiting team, the fans will get on you and you will receive no sympathy or assistance from the ushers. It has turned out to be a not so "family friendly" park. I know many families who will not attend games out of fear of fights and profanity laden tirades from terrible fans. The violence has escalated in the last few years, from fans being shot to death, to vendors outside the stadium stabbing security, to a dozen fights throughout the game. Keep your family away from this place!

joe

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:27:16 -0800

I think what most Dodger fans forget is that the Angels were the NATIVE and Original team from LA. The Angels can trace their roots to LA all the way back to 1892.

joe

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:23:24 -0800

After Kotchman got nailed by the ball on the pick-off, you could clearly hear Dodger fans cheering as he laid on the ground in pain. My friend at the game called me to say that some fat Dodger fan sitting behind him said he hopes Kotchman is dead. This is what your fan base has become--a bunch of gang bangers. Enjoy it Malingering. You know they probably don't have a high school diploma. Of course, there are several good Dodger fans who are decent human beings, but they appear to be out-numbered by the thugs whenever I'm at Dodger Stadium. Its not just me who feels this way either. I feel sorry for vin scully. really. I do.

Joe

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:19:55 -0800

www.halosheaven.com/story/2007/6/17/31047/0749 That is all.

clynne

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:57:03 -0800

I kinda liked the Big A. It had good food but wasn't super-pretentious *or* all fast-foodified about it. The sausages were really tasty and so were the cinnamon rolls. It pains me to say it, but the sausages were better than Dodger Dogs. Plus, it was awesome the way no one got to the game before the third inning and left in the fifth so there were no beer lines. Not to mention that since the Angels suck so much, you could almost always get free tickets if some vendor took your boss out to work. Edison Field, now. Edison Field is DISRESPECTFUL TO BASEBALL. Dancing waters? Speedboat races? No more free tickets? Please rant, Malingering. I love your rants, and Edison Field deserves to be ranted about hard-core, by a professional.

Chris

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:59:41 -0800

As a Cubs fan, your experience makes me appreciate Sox fans. Thank you. And too bad about the idiot Cubs fan. Most people at Wrigley are too busy drinking and checking out the talent to care about the game let alone regurgitate key statistics. Hey - we could care less!

malingering

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:50:26 -0800

Oh no, the comments are getting me even more riled up. The "why I hate Angel Stadium" post is tickling my fingers, waiting to come out.

ajay

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:19:26 -0800

Go to an Angels home game. Take those two douches and multiply it by 50,000. Are you sure you were not sitting in front of the Angel broadcast announcers? Those guys on t.v. are the worst I have ever heard. They always have to give their side kudos even when they screw up. I think all the Angels douche fans do that too. Nobody is on their level to them and they have no clue most of the time. Most of them have no idea what is happening around the league, either. Dodger fans can at least give respect to good players of other teams. For example, I'm a Dodger fan. The Padres are our contending rivals now that the Giants suck. But I have tons of respect for players like Hoffman and Green. That's something an Angel fan can't do. They probably wouldn't even know who they were on the field without reading their jersey. I will say it here: I have respect for Figgins and Vlad even though they are Angels. Dodger fans are smart about the game, the league, and their team and most of them have a kick back attitude about it all. I think the Riverside Angels of Suburbia fans have gotten even more douchey since they won their first and only championship ever. It's like it validated their right to be a-holes. They know their team is for pussies and little kids and soccer moms so they try to be extra super-fans to balance out the weak (former Disney)image that they have. Just because they have had an ounce of success- they have to amplify it to a thousand.

Andrew Tseng

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:23:36 -0800

and the phrase "i'm a die hard angels fan" is usually followed by "so what frat are you from, brah" or possibly "how do you get the collar on your pink polo to pop even higher?"

Butch Huskey

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:36:00 -0800

the "Hooters" in Angel Stadium is staffed by people wearing the same uniform as the Hot Dog booth or cotton candy, it's just a place to sell wings not some affront on american morality the chatty charlies behind you suck, i'm with you on that but the phrase "i'm a die hard dodger fan" is usually followed by "so what gang do you rep?" or possibly "so do you want the tattoo on the front of your neck or the side"

Bill S.

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:22:28 -0800

joe - you're KIDDING, right? I mean, didn't you get a clue from the sentence "I'm a Dodger die-hard."? I thought it was an excellent write-up on how some fans can take psuedo-knowledge to a new level and pretty much make what should be an entertaining evening into a hell-night with Rush Limbaugh. So what team are you a biased fan of? Bill S.

joe

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:56:25 -0800

I was kinda following you until the Hooters rant. Then i realized you are a completely biased Dodger fan.

Andrew Tseng

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:00:44 -0800

I was about to quit reading LAist due to the rampant Kobe-hate in a blog that claims to support the team, but what a great, spot-on post.

malingering

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:22:13 -0800

there is a hooters IN angel stadium. at least there has been for the past 4 seasons. i haven't been there yet this season, but on the 1st base side near the kiddie area and the carl's jr.

Abigail

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:49:07 -0800

This totally sounds like my roommate's ex-boyfriend. She used to dread going to Angels' games with him cause he would do this. And he had a twin BFF who behaved exactly the same way. When they weren't at games they were in our living obsessively discussing LOUDLY whatever they were infatuated with at that moment.

harleene

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:37:24 -0800

yeah, you have to hate assholes like that, but fuck not all angel fans are like that and hooters is not at angel stadium, it's on the other side, it's in a corner and who gives too shits if it's there.

:: jozjozjoz.com ::

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:00:50 -0800

Mal, First of all, I'm an OC girl... Angels all the way... but those guys sounded like dickwads. Great photos. I envy your camera equipment. I want a big girl camera someday.

anonymous

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:55:54 -0800

Very well said Malingering. Great pictures too by the way. Unfortunaly, this sort of thing is happening in sports all the time and everywhere. I've been in situations at live sporting events in the past where I felt my life was in danger just for wearing a cap in support of my team. Fans can go way too far to justify thier love for thier team. Boo if you want to boo. Cheer if you want to cheer. Hackle when appropriate. Hating the other guys is fun but do it with a smile and ALWAYS remember it's just a game and fighting about it just makes you a d-bag.

aj

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:49:28 -0800

i was there and i feel your pain. some guys behind me kept yelling GO BACK TO BROOKLYN! i was tempted to yell back either GO BACK TO ANAHEIM or even GO BACK TO THE PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE!! oh well, they would have beat me up.