Advice please!

[AndyEnglish]

Hi, I am traveling to LA on a road trip in August and want to catch a game on August 8th against the Red Sox. I am a huge sports fan especially football ( sorry soccer!!) supporting Pompey and England and cricket supporting Hampshire and England. I am not an armchair fan and enjoy seeing sport live for the atmosphere and spectacle. I would also like to be with "real fans" and not the corporate prawn sandwich crowd. This would be my first baseball game and so some advice on tickets please........where to sit for the best atmosphere and view of the game. I was thinking about $60-$70 dollars for a ticket would this get me a good seat etc?........... Thanks AndyEnglish

[Lou]

Andy, check your PM 

[Oz27]

Frankly, there's nowhere at a normal Angels game where you can get anything which resembles an atmosphere. The prawn sandwich crowd at Old Trafford even make more noise. The rule I usually go by is the best atmosphere is in the cheaper seats on the lower deck, but really most of the lower deck is similar enough. $60-70 would get you a really good view on the lower deck.

 

As for tickets, there'll be plenty available at the door but there's a legal resale site called StubHub (it's not frowned upon or anything like it is in England) which I'd visit because they have some pretty good deals which often sell for less than face value.

 

If you're going to Anaheim and you're mainly focused on the baseball, I'd suggest staying at either the Hilton Orange or the Ayres Anaheim. Both are a short walk to Angels Stadium, both have easy access to Disneyland and shops and other attractions are pretty easy to get to as well.

 

Feel free to send me a private message if you need any more advice. I've done the sort of trip you're talking about more times than you can count (and am doing another in a few days), so if you've got any questions I should be able to help you out.

[arch stanton]

I would absolutely kill for a prawn sandwich right now.

[Chimi]

Oh, there will definitely be a lot of atmosphere at that game if you like drunk chowds.

[Adam]

Get a suite for you and your blokes

[Jay]

I recommend visiting Stub Hub and finding some tickets in the Lower View section somewhere in the infield (sections 410-426).  Lots of season ticket holders in that area so you'll be with real fans.  

 

Of course the season ticket holders can't stand being with Red Sox Nation so many of them will sell their seats to people like you.

 

If the Angels are looking playoff-bound in August it will be fun; otherwise it will be like Fenway West.

[nate]

Lower View MVP is my favorite section.

[Erstad Grit]

I like lf pavillion because I like watching the pitchers warm up.

[nando714]

The Angels have "real fans"

[Spencer]

Go to Noble Ale Works before the game for a pint or three.

Great vibe, packed full of Angels fans, and you can walk to the stadium from there.

[Stradling]

I've never been to Noble Ale, hmm.

[ELEVEN]

This Noble Ale works... I like the cut of its jib...

[LBHalos17]

Me neither..  Is it on the grounds near Hooters and the Grove?  Sounds like my kinda pub!

[BaseballMom]

Noble is across Katella off of Howell I believe.  I need to go back, only been once.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Andy,

The Angels don't play on LA. They play in Anaheim. Sorry to the plonker who fooled you. Hope you can see the team the next time you travel to Orange County Gov'ner.

PS. Sit above the dugouts or in the diamond club only.

Edited May 31, 2014 by SOTO

[Waybackman]

Hello,

Whenever I travel to southern California, I stay n Downtown Los Angeles and take the Angels Express train to the stadium. It's very inexpensive and and never crowded. Seven dollars round trip (6 for seniors). I recommend it because it allows you to visit historic L.A., and get to the stadium without having to fight the terrible auto traffic of the So Cal freeways.

Enjoy your visit

[ELEVEN]

Hotel Cecil has weekly rates downtown.

[Brandon]

You're more likely to have a better atmosphere at a lowly Portsmouth match than an Angels game.

[LAAFANofLA]

It depends what you fancy

[AndyEnglish]

Thanks for all the advice..........I will be the one in Noble Ale asking all the questions!!

[Skankhunt42]

If you want to see a real game with real fans, I suggest making the 5.5 hour drive to San Francisco and attend a Giants game if you have time. Out of the 21 ballparks I've been to, its prob one of the best as far as stadium, crowd participation (cheering, chanting, etc) and food (gotta love those fresh Gilroy garlic fries!)

[Lou]

Real fans... ugh