casey stern on mlb radio

[shellback]

stern and jim bowden ( ex cincy and washington gm) have a radio talk show on xm  mlb channel. anyway, the other day stern made a statement referring to orange county "as not a baseball town" and elaborated that the fans show up in about the third inning and leave by the sixth. also stated that " the laid back, blaze` attitude of the fans rubs off on the team".

team sure looks laid back in the early going!

what do you guys think of stern's comments?

[YouthofToday]

Stupid. J also have no liked or agreed with most of Bowden's analysis since he joined ESPN.

[Brandon]

Fire Sosh

[Lhalo]

Count how many times Bowden says "no question" during one of his shows. It's off the charts.

[shellback]

like to hear an on air conversation between gubi and bowden!

[Ohtaniland]

Not a fan of Bowden but that statement about our fans showing up late and Leaving early is spot on. I sit in RF section 238 and its half empty until the end of the 2nd inning and then a mass evacuation occurs after the 7th inning.

[nando714]

Oh that's right

Its our fault players aren't performing and the team sucks right now

[fan_since79]

The cars were streaming out of the parking lot in the 8th inning on Saturday. i had a good view from Section 513. They missed one of the great endings to an Angels game.

[meat]

The A's regularly play in an empty stadium.

That argument doesn't hold much water.

[Waybackman]

Absolutely true. The A's fans aren't many, but they cheer their team on the whole game, losing or winning. I go to a lot of A's games, and some Angels games. The difference in fan enthusiasm is striking. I'm an Angels fan, but Arte is more into making the stadium into a family-oriented experience instead of a baseball experience. Nothing wrong with that unless you want to go to a baseball game and be into the game.

[Brian Ilten]

Absolutely true. The A's fans aren't many, but they cheer their team on the whole game, losing or winning. I go to a lot of A's games, and some Angels games. The difference in fan enthusiasm is striking. I'm an Angels fan, but Arte is more into making the stadium into a family-oriented experience instead of a baseball experience. Nothing wrong with that unless you want to go to a baseball game and be into the game.

 

 

Is this a new thing in OAK?  Because I can tell you I spent the weekend there in 2004 when the division came down to the last weekend. Angel fans took over their excuse for a stadium and it didn't look like they even cared.

[shellback]

"arte's making the experience into a family oriented experience instead of a baseball experience"- waybackman

 

if this is true, arte should have opened a carnival instead of buying a baseball team. or maybe a circus.

[AngelsLongBall]

If we stand up and cheer, we get thrown out

[Michifan]

Well, if the Angels were playing better on the road than at home, he might have a point. But since they suck regardless of where they play, I really doubt it's the fans rubbing off on them. Also, since Pujols and Hamilton have both started out slowly when arriving to Anaheim with little exposure to the fans. I don't think that's the problem. 

[Erstad Grit]

Yeah some of us actually work so staying past 10:00 at the park on a weekday ain't going to happen especially when Halos are losing 10-4

[Brandon Wing]

The fans reflect the players. Angel Stadium can be an electric place, but losing (shockingly) breeds discontent. BTW  hows that Red Sox sell out streak going now that they are losing? 

[Brandon]

Absolutely true. The A's fans aren't many, but they cheer their team on the whole game, losing or winning. I go to a lot of A's games, and some Angels games. The difference in fan enthusiasm is striking. I'm an Angels fan, but Arte is more into making the stadium into a family-oriented experience instead of a baseball experience. Nothing wrong with that unless you want to go to a baseball game and be into the game.

You don't have one of the highest payrolls in baseball to have a family experience. This isn't the Disney years.

[katie]

Orange County isn't a town.

[Reveille1984]

I'm pretty die-hard as far as Angels fans go, but why waste your time with a shitty on-field product when there's so many other things to do in the area?  I left in the 8th when we were at the first game of the Astros series and went over to Noble Aleworks and had a much better time than I would have watching Josh sprint to third on a one out foul pop-fly.  I don't feel obligated to stay when I'm bored or pissed off consistently from the same bone-head plays or poor at bats.  If that makes me a bad fan, then oh well.

[mota_madness]

[katie]

I'm pretty die-hard as far as Angels fans go, but why waste your time with a shitty on-field product when there's so many other things to do in the area?  I left in the 8th when we were at the first game of the Astros series and went over to Noble Aleworks and had a much better time than I would have watching Josh sprint to third on a one out foul pop-fly.  I don't feel obligated to stay when I'm bored or pissed off consistently from the same bone-head plays or poor at bats.  If that makes me a bad fan, then oh well.

Lots of people left early Saturday when they were losing and missed the walk-off.

[Brent Maguire]

That argument is BS. The A's and Rays have had horrible crowds and have done well in years past. Maybe if the Angels started doing what they were expected to do, then the fans would have something to cheer about. More wins=More fan excitement. It's not all that complicated. 

[EDinTUSTIN]

"arte's making the experience into a family oriented experience instead of a baseball experience"- waybackman

 

if this is true, arte should have opened a carnival instead of buying a baseball team. or maybe a circus.

It isn't a circus?