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Angelswin Q/A:

First Angels Game?:
The Most Memorable Game:
The Least Memorable Game:
Favorite Play by an Angel (Defense):
Favorite Angels play by play announcer:
Favorite All Time Angels Player:
Favorite Current Angels Player:
Favorite Angels Manager (All Time):
Least Favorite Team:
Favorite non Angels Baseball Player:
Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N):
Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time:
Best Angels) trade ever made:
Worst Angels) trade ever made:
Worst (Angels) free agent signing:
Next (New) All Star for the Angels:
Favorite Angels 1B:
Favorite Angels 2B:
Favorite Angels SS:
Favorite Angels 3B:
Favorite Angels OF:
Favorite Angels OF:
Favorite Angels OF:
Favorite Angels DH:
Favorite Angels C:
Favorite Angels SP:
Favorite Angels SP:
Favorite Angels SP:
Favorite Angels RP:
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[nate]

First Angels Game?: Not sure, mid 80's
The Most Memorable Game: 2002 ALDS Game 4
The Least Memorable Game: 2012 against A's when Colon threw 39 straight strikes, and 2005 game GA GIDP with bases loaded 1 out down 1 bot 9
Favorite Play by an Angel (Defense):  Trout in Balitmore
Favorite Angels play by play announcer: Enberg
Favorite All Time Angels Player: Nolan Ryan
Favorite Current Angels Player: Weaver
Favorite Angels Manager (All Time): Scioscia
Least Favorite Team: 2010
Favorite non Angels Baseball Player: Cal Ripkin Jr and Kirby Puckett
Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N): N
Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time: Vlad
Best Angels) trade ever made: Tex for the Trout draft pick
Worst Angels) trade ever made: Nolan Ryan
Worst (Angels) free agent signing: GMJr
Next (New) All Star for the Angels: Maronde
Favorite Angels 1B: 
Favorite Angels 2B: 
Favorite Angels SS: Orlando Cabrera
Favorite Angels 3B: Doug Decinces
Favorite Angels OF: Salmon
Favorite Angels OF: Trout
Favorite Angels OF: GA
Favorite Angels DH: Vlad (Chili if Vlad doesn't count)
Favorite Angels C: Downing
Favorite Angels SP: Finley
Favorite Angels SP: Ryan
Favorite Angels SP: Weaver
Favorite Angels RP: Percival
Favorite Angels RP: Harvey

 

This is a picture of my daughter at her first Angels game last season with My Dad and I.

 

[Glen]

First Angels Game?: 1981 against the Royals
The Most Memorable Game: 2009, knocking Boston out of the playoffs, with the crowd at Throwbacks.
The Least Memorable Game: I can't recall
Favorite Play by an Angel (Defense):  Erstad catching the final out in 2002
Favorite Angels play by play announcer: Bob Starr
Favorite All Time Angels Player: Rod Carew
Favorite Current Angels Player: Trumbo
Favorite Angels Manager (All Time): Fregosi
Least Favorite Team: Gah
Favorite non Angels Baseball Player: Jeter.  I love him for his off-the-diamond productivity
Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N): N
Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time: Vladdy
Best Angels) trade ever made: 
Worst Angels) trade ever made: 
Worst (Angels) free agent signing: GMJr
Next (New) All Star for the Angels: Hank Conger.  Ha ha ha.
Favorite Angels 1B: Rod Carew
Favorite Angels 2B: Meh
Favorite Angels SS: Orlando Cabrera
Favorite Angels 3B: Doug Decinces
Favorite Angels OF: Brian Downing
Favorite Angels OF: Mike Trout
Favorite Angels OF: Jim Edmonds
Favorite Angels DH: Meh
Favorite Angels C: Bengie Molina
Favorite Angels SP: Langston
Favorite Angels SP: Ryan
Favorite Angels SP: Weaver
Favorite Angels RP: Percival
Favorite Angels RP: Shiggy

[Biergott]

Angelswin Q/A:

First Angels Game?: Late 70's

The Most Memorable Game: Morales walk off, leg breaker

The Least Memorable Game: I don't remember, wasn't very memorable

Favorite Play by an Angel (Defense): Trout's catch

Favorite Angels play by play announcer: Really liking Rojas

Favorite All Time Angels Player: Was Glaus, but I'm on the Trout bandwagon now

Favorite Current Angels Player: Trout

Favorite Angels Manager (All Time): Scioscia

Least Favorite Team: Rangers

Favorite non Angels Baseball Player: 

Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N): N

Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time: Vlad

Best Angels) trade ever made: Mathis

Worst Angels) trade ever made: Nolan

Worst (Angels) free agent signing: GMJ

Next (New) All Star for the Angels: Cowart

Favorite Angels 1B: Pujols

Favorite Angels 2B:Grich

Favorite Angels SS: Cabrera

Favorite Angels 3B: Glaus

Favorite Angels OF: Trout

Favorite Angels OF: Erstad

Favorite Angels OF: Salmon

Favorite Angels DH: Morales

Favorite Angels C: Downing

Favorite Angels SP: Ryan

Favorite Angels SP: Finley

Favorite Angels SP: Weaver

Favorite Angels RP: Percival

Favorite Angels RP: K Rod 

[Agalloch]

First Angels Game?: None yet living in Oregon and all.

The Most Memorable Game: I'll be bland and say Game 6, 2002

The Least Memorable Game: Obviously way too many

Favorite Play by an Angel (Defense): Trout's catch!

Favorite Angels play by play announcer: Rojas

Favorite All Time Angels Player: Toughie, I'll go Glaus or Trout

Favorite Current Angels Player: Trout!

Favorite Angels Manager (All Time): Only been a fan since the Scioscia years began.

Least Favorite Team: Red Sox

Favorite non Angels Baseball Player: Longoria current, Griffey all time.

Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N): N

Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time: Vlad

Best Angels) trade ever made: Texeira, if we don't get him we don't get Trout.

Worst Angels) trade ever made: Wells

Worst (Angels) free agent signing: GMJ

Next (New) All Star for the Angels: Maronde

Favorite Angels 1B: Pujols

Favorite Angels 2B: Kennedy

Favorite Angels SS: Eckstein

Favorite Angels 3B: Glaus

Favorite Angels OF: Trout

Favorite Angels OF: Edmonds

Favorite Angels OF: Salmon

Favorite Angels DH: Kendrys

Favorite Angels C: Molina

Favorite Angels SP: Weaver

Favorite Angels SP: Wilson

Favorite Angels SP: Washburn

Favorite Angels RP: Percival

Favorite Angels RP: Downs

[gsquare]

First Angels Game?: 1978, Twins
The Most Memorable Game: Game 7 2002 World Series, Section 306
The Least Memorable Game: Any game during college years
Favorite Play by an Angel (Defense): Edmonds catch
Favorite Angels play by play announcer: Bob Starr? - voice of childhood
Favorite All Time Angels Player: Ryan
Favorite Current Angels Player: Trout
Favorite Angels Manager (All Time): Suprised myself, but Scioscia
Least Favorite Team: A's
Favorite non Angels Baseball Player: Cano
Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N): N
Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time: Vlad
Best Angels) trade ever made: Texiera - anticipation was palpable at the time it was announced
Worst Angels) trade ever made: Wells, but more for losing Napoli
Worst (Angels) free agent signing: Steve Finley
Next (New) All Star for the Angels: Cowart
Favorite Angels 1B: Pujols
Favorite Angels 2B: Grich
Favorite Angels SS: Cabrera
Favorite Angels 3B: Glaus
Favorite Angels OF: Trout
Favorite Angels OF: Salmon
Favorite Angels OF: Downing or GA, toss-up
Favorite Angels DH: Guerrero
Favorite Angels C: Molina
Favorite Angels SP: Ryan
Favorite Angels SP: Weaver
Favorite Angels SP: Finley
Favorite Angels RP: Percival
Favorite Angels RP: Shields

[Vegas Halo Fan]

First Angels Game?: July 1975, scheduled doubleheader (!) against the Rangers.
The Most Memorable Game: (in person) - Memorial Day 2012, Mark Trumbo homered to win the game after the Angels had blown a late lead.
The Least Memorable Game: Blowing a big lead at Texas, 2012
Favorite All Time Angels Player: Shigetoshi Hasegawa (hence the avatar)
Favorite Current Angels Player: Howie Kendrick (from my home town)
Favorite Angels Manager (All Time): Gene Mauch
Least Favorite Team: Boston Red Sox, followed closely by the New York Yankees
Favorite non Angels Baseball Player: Jason Heyward
Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N): No
Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time: Torii Hunter
Worst Angels) trade ever made: Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera for Vernon Wells
Worst (Angels) free agent signing: Gary Matthews, Jr., followed by Mo Vaughn
Next (New) All Star for the Angels:
Favorite Angels 1B: Wally Joyner
Favorite Angels 2B: Bobby Knoop
Favorite Angels SS: Jim Fregosi
Favorite Angels 3B: Troy Glaus
Favorite Angels OF: Mike Trout
Favorite Angels OF: Darin Erstad
Favorite Angels OF: Tim Salmon
Favorite Angels DH: Kendrys Morales
Favorite Angels C: Bengie Molina
Favorite Angels SP: Jered Weaver
Favorite Angels SP: Jim Abbott
Favorite Angels SP: Frank Tanana
Favorite Angels RP: Troy Percival
Favorite Angels RP: Shigetoshi Hasegawa

[FabulousFabregas]

First Angels Game?: September 28, 2000

The Most Memorable Game: ALDS Game 3 2002 vs. New York Yankees

The Least Memorable Game: July 29, 2001 (It was Ripken's last game here, we got shut out 1-0, just remember how terrible we were that game)

Favorite Play by an Angel (Defense): Trout's catch in Baltimore in 2012

Favorite Angels play by play announcer: Rory Markas

Favorite All Time Angels Player: Tim Salmon

Favorite Current Angels Player: Jered Weaver

Favorite Angels Manager (All Time): Gene Mauch

Least Favorite Team: New York Yankees

Favorite non Angels Baseball Player: Mark McGwire (got me into baseball)

Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N): No

Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time: Vladimir Guerrero

Best Angels) trade ever made: However we dumped Matthews

Worst Angels) trade ever made: Vernon Wells for Mike Napoli/Juan Rivera

Worst (Angels) free agent signing: Gary Matthews Jr.

Next (New) All Star for the Angels: Does Hamilton count?

Favorite Angels 1B: Scott Spiezio

Favorite Angels 2B: Adam Kennedy

Favorite Angels SS: David Eckstein

Favorite Angels 3B: Troy Glaus

Favorite Angels OF: Tim Salmon

Favorite Angels OF: Darin Erstad

Favorite Angels OF: Vladimir Guerrero

Favorite Angels DH: Mark Trumbo

Favorite Angels C: Mike Napoli

Favorite Angels SP: Jered Weaver

Favorite Angels SP: John Lackey

Favorite Angels SP: Jarrod Washburn

Favorite Angels RP: Troy Percival

Favorite Angels RP: Scot Shields

[arch stanton]

First Angels Game?: 1968 - Mantle's final series in SoCal.

The Most Memorable Game:'02 WS Game 6 , most memorable attended was in '75 to see Aaron with the Brewers

The Least Memorable Game:'95 tie breaker vs Seattle

Favorite Play by an Angel (Defense): the Lynn/Downing collision or hearing Nolan's no. 383 on the radio.

Favorite Angels play by play announcer: Enberg

Favorite All Time Angels Player: Always will be Nolan Ryan 

Favorite Current Angels Player: Weaver

Favorite Angels Manager (All Time): Fregosi

Least Favorite Team: any Bay area team in any sport

Favorite non Angels Baseball Player: George Brett, Todd Helton 

Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N): N
Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time: Vlad

Best Angels) trade ever made: Bonds for Downing or Guillen for Izturis, Rivera

Worst Angels) trade ever made: Vernon

Worst (Angels) free agent signing: GMJ 

Next (New) All Star for the Angels: Vargas

Favorite Angels 1B: Joyner

Favorite Angels 2B: Grich

Favorite Angels SS: Eck

Favorite Angels 3B: Glaus

Favorite Angels OF: Downing

Favorite Angels OF: Rivers

Favorite Angels OF: Salmon

Favorite Angels DH: Vlad

Favorite Angels C: Bengie

Favorite Angels SP: Nolan

Favorite Angels SP:Tanana

Favorite Angels SP: Weaver/Witt
Favorite Angels RP: Percival

Favorite Angels RP:Harvey

[Brent Maguire]

First Angels Game?: 1999
The Most Memorable Game: Games 1 and 2 of the '09 ALDS
The Least Memorable Game: Last game of the '08 ALDS
Favorite Play by an Angel (Defense): Mike Trout vs. Baltimore
Favorite Angels play by play announcer: Victor Rojas
Favorite All Time Angels Player: Mike Trout
Favorite Current Angels Player: Mike Trout
Favorite Angels Manager (All Time): Scioscia
Least Favorite Team: Rangers
Favorite non Angels Baseball Player: Giancarlo Stanton
Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N): N
Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time: Vlad
Best Angels) trade ever made: Chone Figgins
Worst Angels) trade ever made: Vernon Wells
Worst (Angels) free agent signing: Gary Matthews Jr. 
Next (New) All Star for the Angels: Kaleb Cowart
Favorite Angels 1B: Albert Pujols
Favorite Angels 2B: Bobby Grich
Favorite Angels SS: Orlando Cabrera
Favorite Angels 3B: Chone Figgins
Favorite Angels OF: Mike Trout
Favorite Angels OF: Torii Hunter
Favorite Angels OF: Jim Edmonds
Favorite Angels DH: Vlad 
Favorite Angels C: Mike Napoli
Favorite Angels SP: Jered Weaver
Favorite Angels SP: Dan Haren
Favorite Angels SP: Nolan Ryan
Favorite Angels RP: K-Rod
Favorite Angels RP: Percival 

[TeemuTrout]

First Angels Game?: Around 2003

The Most Memorable Game: Been to many great games, can't pinpoint one in peticular.

The Least Memorable Game: Don't remember it

Favorite Play by an Angel (Defense): Mike Trout in Baltimore

Favorite Angels play by play announcer: Rory Markus

Favorite All Time Angels Player: It's between Eckstein and Weaver

Favorite Current Angels Player: Jered Weaver with Mike Trout very close 2nd.

Favorite Angels Manager (All Time): Scioscia by default. Other than him... Mauch? (But I wasn't around, so...)

Least Favorite Team: 2010

Favorite non Angels Baseball Player: I'll name a few: Shawn Green, Troy Tulowitzki, Craig Biggio, Tim Lincecum, Jim Thome, etc.

Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N): I wasn't.

Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time: Guerrero, but might change.

Best Angels) trade ever made: Acquring Nolan Ryan.

Worst Angels) trade ever made: Not Sure, but Wells has been bad.

Worst (Angels) free agent signing: GMJ. (There's probably some from way back in the day that are worse, though)

Next (New) All Star for the Angels: Josh Hamilton

Favorite Angels 1B: Rod Carew

Favorite Angels 2B: Adam Kennedy

Favorite Angels SS: David Eckstein

Favorite Angels 3B: Chone Figgins

Favorite Angels OF: Vlad Guerrero

Favorite Angels OF: Mike Trout

Favorite Angels OF: Tim Salmon

Favorite Angels DH: Brian Downing

Favorite Angels C: Bengie Molina

Favorite Angels SP: Jered Weaver

Favorite Angels SP: Nolan Ryan

Favorite Angels SP: Jarrod Washburn

Favorite Angels RP: Scot Shields

Favorite Angels RP: Troy Percival

[Rochambeau]

First Angels Game?:  Early 70's, don't remember

The Most Memorable Game:  2002 G6, G7, 86 Schofield walk off slam
The Least Memorable Game:  1986  G5
Favorite Play by an Angel (Defense):  Trout catch, J. Molina no-look flip to K-Rod

Favorite Angels play by play announcer:  Rojas, Starr, Enberg
Favorite All Time Angels Player:  Schofield
Favorite Current Angels Player:  Weaver, Trout
Favorite Angels Manager (All Time):  Scioscia
Least Favorite Team:  Dodgers
Favorite non Angels Baseball Player:  Mantle
Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N):  No
Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time:  Pujols
Best Angels) trade ever made:  Correa for Figgins
Worst Angels) trade ever made:  Wells
Worst (Angels) free agent signing:  GMJr
Next (New) All Star for the Angels:  Conger
Favorite Angels 1B:  Spiezio
Favorite Angels 2B:  Grich
Favorite Angels SS:  Schofield
Favorite Angels 3B:  Glaus
Favorite Angels OF:  Salmon
Favorite Angels OF:  Trout
Favorite Angels OF:  Erstad
Favorite Angels DH:  Trumbo
Favorite Angels C:  Boone
Favorite Angels SP:  Weaver
Favorite Angels SP:  Ryan
Favorite Angels SP:  Finley
Favorite Angels RP:  Shields
Favorite Angels RP:  Percival
 

[fureousangel]

Too many questions to answer, but I will bullet point it:

Best game hands down I was at the Big A when Adam Kennedy almost brought the place down by dropping bombs.

Favorite player is one Wallace Keith Joyner, followed closely by Big Daddy Vladdy.

Worst moment ever is a tie betts even Donnie More and that mess of a game in Seattle.

And my favorite Angels' jersey is the periwinkle blue.

[Homebrewer]

First Angels Game?: April 1966

The Most Memorable Game: The Schofield 9th inning Grand Slam Comeback vs Detroit (86)

The Least Memorable Game: ? (least remembered games were those I attended on acid in the early 70's)

Favorite Play by an Angel (Defense): Pettis over the fence catch

Favorite Angels play by play announcer: Enberg

Favorite All Time Angels Player: Downing

Favorite Current Angels Player:  Weaver

Favorite Angels Manager (All Time): Bill Rigney

Least Favorite Team: Boston

Favorite non Angels Baseball Player: Ryne Sandberg

Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N): N

Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time: Reggie Jackson

Best Angels) trade ever made: Fregosi for Ryan

Worst Angels) trade ever made: Wells

Worst (Angels) free agent signing: Too many

Next (New) All Star for the Angels: Cowert

Favorite Angels 1B: Wally

Favorite Angels 2B: Grich

Favorite Angels SS: Fregosi

Favorite Angels 3B: Glaus

Favorite Angels OF: Pettis

Favorite Angels OF: Devon White

Favorite Angels OF: Downing

Favorite Angels DH: Brad Fullmer

Favorite Angels C: Boone

Favorite Angels SP: Witt

Favorite Angels SP: Ryan

Favorite Angels SP: Tanana-Abbott-Weaver

Favorite Angels RP: K-Rod

Favorite Angels RP: Percy

[ELEVEN]

First Angels Game?: July 66 @ Tiger Stadium

The Most Memorable Game: 2002 WS games 6&7, 1986 ALCS game 5

The Least Memorable Game: Don't remember

Favorite Play by an Angel (Defense): Brian Downing's kamikazee dives into the LF stands

Favorite Angels play by play announcer: Dick Enberg

Favorite All Time Angels Player: Jim Abbott

Favorite Current Angels Player: Trout and Weaver

Favorite Angels Manager (All Time): Jim Fregosi

Least Favorite Team: 2010

Favorite non Angels Baseball Player: Jeter (nobody dislikes the guy)

Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N): NO!

Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time: Bobby Grich

Best Angels) trade ever made: Fregosi for Ryan (hated it at the time)

Worst Angels) trade ever made: Napoli & Rivera for Wells / Bichette for Parker

Worst (Angels) free agent signing: GMJPED

Next (New) All Star for the Angels: Cowart

Favorite Angels 1B: Carew, Mincher

Favorite Angels 2B: Grich, Knoop

Favorite Angels SS: Eckstein, Fregosi

Favorite Angels 3B: Lansford

Favorite Angels OF: Devo

Favorite Angels OF: Erstad

Favorite Angels OF: Trout

Favorite Angels DH: Vlad

Favorite Angels C: Downing, Boone

Favorite Angels SP: Ryan, Wright

Favorite Angels SP: Tanana, Weaver

Favorite Angels SP: Abbott, Finley

Favorite Angels RP: Harvey, Percival

Favorite Angels RP: Shields, Wilhelm

[shellback]

Angelswin Q/A:

First Angels Game?:1963

The Most Memorable Game:2002 ws clincher

The Least Memorable Game:1986 lcs final game loss

Favorite Play by an Angel (Defense): trout steals home runs

Favorite Angels play by play announcer:dick enberg

Favorite All Time Angels Player:grich

Favorite Current Angels Player: trumbo

Favorite Angels Manager (All Time): mauch

Least Favorite Team: red sox

Favorite non Angels Baseball Player:

Hatcher supporter (Answer: Y/N): NO

Best (Angels) free agent signing All Time: pujols

Best Angels) trade ever made:bonds for downing

Worst Angels) trade ever made:wells

Worst (Angels) free agent signing: gmj

Next (New) All Star for the Angels: cowart

Favorite Angels 1B: bilko

Favorite Angels 2B:grich

Favorite Angels SS:fregosi

Favorite Angels 3B:howell

Favorite Angels OF:trout

Favorite Angels OF:lynn

Favorite Angels OF:downing

Favorite Angels DH:trumbo

Favorite Angels C:boone

Favorite Angels SP:finley

Favorite Angels SP:belinski

Favorite Angels SP:weaver

Favorite Angels RP:harvey

Favorite Angels RP:percival