Orange County Register: Twenty years later, the Angels' 'Replacement Spring' recalled as a sad, crazy time unlike any other

[AngelsWin.com]

Bill Bavasi’s memories of Angels spring training in 1995 can be boiled down to three moments: an error, an arrest and a standing ovation.“It was a real interesting time,” understated Bavasi, the Angels general manager during what will forever...

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[Schildog]

i'd like to erase bavasi from my memory.

[eligrba]

Totally forgot what the issues were about during the strike.  The players union probably won the right for players to serve suspensions while being on the disabled list.

 

Stick it to the MAN!!

[DowningRules]

I will always remember the treatment of Busch by the Doyyers, led by Brett Butler.  I think it was the LA Times that had an image of Busch sitting at the end of the Doyyer's bench during a game while the rest of the team was at the other end, not interacting with him.  Butler was a big time born again Christian and at the same time was very outspoken against Busch.  It really tainted my opinion of Butler.  Very sad, that treatment.  

[Blarg]

I was at the August 10th game at Angels stadium the night baseball ended. The ushers kept telling me I had to leave a I think I was the last fan out the main gate.

The replacement player teams were a really poor idea by MLB, the start of many poor decisions by Selig.

Edited March 1, 2015 by notti

[ELEVEN]

We need to find out more from Tim Mead. I can't wait for this!

[ten ocho recon scout]

Totally forgot about this. I remember going to csuf for the open tryout with a buddy from work.

(We didnt make it).

Forgot about the donkey thing. I remember hearing about that back in 02, about how hes not listed on any of the merchandise. Never liked that, he was a one of the most important players on the 02 team

[Homebrewer]

Thanks to Jeff Fletcher for a fine article and a trip down memory lane..

 

I had forgotten much of this, maybe because it was the worst time in my baseball memory banks.

Not as much the replacement players, they were just doing what they needed to do, but the xling of the F'n World Series was a fan's nightmare, a flip-off from baseball, for many of us who couldn't believe such a thing could happen, was happening...

Then....after baseball returned...1995 was another nightmare for anyone that was there and remembers what the Angels did to end that dreadful season.

 

Almost ended my love affair with MLB, and it took a few years to get over.

Thanks for a great article.