Stadium Journey - Angel Stadium Review

[Chuck]

https://stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/angel-stadium-of-anaheim-s14/

[gklingel52]

Just found out both scoreboards and Big A km,getting major upgrades.  In fact, work has already begun!  Video ribbon surrounding right/left field also being upgraded. Can't wait t see it next season.

Edited November 2, 2017 by gklingel52

[nando714]

43 minutes ago, gklingel52 said:

Just found out both scoreboards and Big A km,getting major upgrades.  In fact, work has already begun!  Video ribbon surrounding right/left field also being upgraded. Can't wait t see it next season.












g on in upgrading both score boards

Really? 

We need it 

link ?

[Second Base]

Not a big fan of the stadium. The rocks are artificial, the plumbing is a problem, the seats may be cheap up top but are over-priced at field level, and there's just nothing So-Cal specific.

Its cookie cutter. The only stadium I've visited that's worse is Oakland.

[ScottT]

Tampa is worse. So is Dodger Stadium.

Im over it though, especially having been to DC, Philadelphia, SF, Minnesota, etc... in recent years. Colorado, San Diego, and Seatlle are all much better, too. 

Good to hear about the video boards.  Much needed.

[disarcina]

I'd rather have the current scoreboard show more runs scored for the Halos than new ones showing a bunch of zeroes.

[disarcina]

Angels Stadium is all right -- the stadiums mentioned in ScottT's post are all newer ballpark, most designed in the current era of smaller seating capacity parks with seats closer to the field and the action -- all the parks he mentioned -- and I have been to the ones in San Diego, Colorado and Seattle -- are better (and newer) than the city owned Anaheim Stadium.

AT&T in SF is a great ballpark and so is Safeco in Seattle.  Anaheim/ Angels Stadium can't match those ballparks.

But Angels Stadium still a good ballpark to watch baseball and certainly better than Oakland (that's not a high bar) -- as for Dodger Stadium - have not been there in some 20 years -- looks nice on TV, made some improvements over the years I hear -- not sure how they can expand the concourse area space which was always so narrow--- I think they added restrooms -- which they really needed -- and hopefully they changed food vendors from the monopoly given to the lowest bidder with food quality to match..........and then there's the parking lot issues........

Yeah, Anaheim Stadium much better (than Dodger Stadium) on those fronts........

[UndertheHalo]

The new video boards are desperately needed.  Great to hear that news. 

 

[Jobu]

Yeah, I can't wait to watch the Chevron car race commercial in FULL HD!

[nando714]

11 hours ago, ScottT said:

Tampa is worse. So is Dodger Stadium.

Im over it though, especially having been to DC, Philadelphia, SF, Minnesota, etc... in recent years. Colorado, San Diego, and Seatlle are all much better, too. 

Good to hear about the video boards.  Much needed.

Dodger stadium is 100x better than the big A. 

A beautiful scenery, the renovations are state of the art, the scoreboards are amazing. 

parking is the only thing that sucks. 

[Sully151]

55 minutes ago, nando714 said:

Dodger stadium is 100x better than the big A. 

A beautiful scenery, the renovations are state of the art, the scoreboards are amazing. 

parking is the only thing that sucks. 

But we have a World Series Champions banner from this century hanging in our stadium.

[greginpsca]

Heard that parking at Dodger Stadium for the Series was $35. 

[Blarg]

13 hours ago, ScottT said:

Tampa is worse. So is Dodger Stadium.

Im over it though, especially having been to DC, Philadelphia, SF, Minnesota, etc... in recent years. Colorado, San Diego, and Seatlle are all much better, too. 

Good to hear about the video boards.  Much needed.

Fourth oldest stadium in baseball. Not an inspired design to start with, they've done about as good as they could to upgrade but it's over 50 years old.

[UndertheHalo]

The LA favela’s are beautiful scenery ? It’s on top of a hill in the middle of a literal shit hole.  

That said, Dodgers stadium has been upgraded quite a bit and is nicer then the big A.  Which is also a shit hole.  The parking is a deal breaker completely for the Doyer stadium tho.  Ability to fucking come and go is important. 

Edited November 2, 2017 by UndertheHalo

[Second Base]

I think the worst part is that Arte will keep the Angels in that stadium through 2029. They have a long to-do list.

1. Get rid of the homeless in that area.

2. Develop the area surrounding the stadium.

3. Rip out the rock pile and half the seats in the upper seats in RF and LF and put in some OC or So-Cal specific decor.

4. Update the playing field itself. Move the bullpen under ground and shorten the gap in left center, push the fence and scoreboard out 15 feet in RF and right center.

5. Rip out and update the plumbing and bathrooms.

6. Bring in better concessions (it's a lot better than it was 5 years ago). 

7. Give the exterior portion of the stadium a facelift. Just cosmetic.

8. State of the art updates everywhere. 

[Jobu]

27 minutes ago, Scotty@AW said:

Rip out the rock pile and half the seats in the upper seats in RF and LF and put in some OC or So-Cal specific decor.

What exactly is this? A stucco house? An empty condo owned by Chinese investors? A strip mall with a Wahoo's? A 12 lane freeway? A 21 screen movie theater? Some palm trees that fall over every time there are Santa Ana winds?

[Troll Daddy]

I like Angel stadium ... improvements always welcome 

[yk9001]

36 minutes ago, Jobu said:

What exactly is this? A stucco house? An empty condo owned by Chinese investors? A strip mall with a Wahoo's? A 12 lane freeway? A 21 screen movie theater? Some palm trees that fall over every time there are Santa Ana winds?

Cover the outfield fence in graffitti.  The shitty kind, that is seen on the freeways.

Surround it with razor wire.

[Taylor]

4 hours ago, nando714 said:

Dodger stadium is 100x better than the big A. 

A beautiful scenery, the renovations are state of the art, the scoreboards are amazing. 

parking is the only thing that sucks. 

Have they removed the urinal troughs in the bathrooms yet?

[Blarg]

Last game I went to they had taped off half of them as out of order on the field level. 

[gklingel52]

11 hours ago, Scotty@AW said:

I think the worst part is that Arte will keep the Angels in that stadium through 2029. They have a long to-do list.

1. Get rid of the homeless in that area.

2. Develop the area surrounding the stadium.

3. Rip out the rock pile and half the seats in the upper seats in RF and LF and put in some OC or So-Cal specific decor.

4. Update the playing field itself. Move the bullpen under ground and shorten the gap in left center, push the fence and scoreboard out 15 feet in RF and right center.

5. Rip out and update the plumbing and bathrooms.

6. Bring in better concessions (it's a lot better than it was 5 years ago). 

7. Give the exterior portion of the stadium a facelift. Just cosmetic.

8. State of the art updates everywhere. 

I have heard Arte got approval from Anaheim, when he re-negoiated the new lease, to construct 3 parking structures surrounding the stadium. Then develope the perimeter of the stadium (where the parking lot meets the curb) with shops and restrurants. However before upgrading the outside he has to spend $$$ on the intrastructure.

[Tank]

13 hours ago, greginpsca said:

Heard that parking at Dodger Stadium for the Series was $35. 

$30 if you bought online in advance. $50 at the gate. McCourt still effing the fans.

 

Edited November 3, 2017 by Tank

[Amazing Larry]

I have yet to see any evidence on the interwebs that the scoreboards are being upgraded. 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

23 hours ago, nando714 said:

Dodger stadium is 100x better than the big A. 

A beautiful scenery, the renovations are state of the art, the scoreboards are amazing. 

parking is the only thing that sucks. 

Their scoreboard boards are a stupid looking and are too small. Getting in and out of the parking lot is a nightmare with only 1 way in or out. The I-5 is to be avoided just before and after every home game.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

8 hours ago, gklingel52 said:

I have heard Arte got approval from Anaheim, when he re-negoiated the new lease, to construct 3 parking structures surrounding the stadium. Then develope the perimeter of the stadium (where the parking lot meets the curb) with shops and restrurants. However before upgrading the outside he has to spend $$$ on the intrastructure.

ANAHEIM – The Anaheim City Council and the Angels gave their blessing to a developer’s plan to build a massive, L.A. Live-like project near Angel Stadium.

The council on Tuesday unanimously approved LT Global’s LT Platinum Center, a $450 million mixed-use development that would include a hotel, high-rise office buildings, stores, entertainment, apartments and condominiums on a 15-acre lot on State College Boulevard and Orangewood Avenue in the city’s Platinum Triangle area.