How long have you been a fan?

[Brent Maguire]

Lol failos that story is hilarious. 

[Cdaniel]

Awesome failos.

[Redondo]

That is hilarious.

 

 

My favorite part:

 

it was an overweight bowling alley assistant-manager...Joe Blanton

[FabulousFabregas]

1999 when my Dad was working with Tim Salmon's brother was my first exposure to them. First game in 2000. I used to get made fun of at school for wearing my Angels jacket everyday before their 2002 run. I'm 22.

[Jimmag]

I think most here do not boo the players when they strike out they understand that is a part of the game. Now if you want to bring up grounding into double plays that will get you about 20 pages of comments.

 

Been a fan since late 1960's I would say started around '68.

[yvangelfan]

Since the womb..   

 

 

Me, too. Mom was an avid fan in 1978.

 

I don't like fans booing our guys, either.  But I did boo Fernando Rodney.

[ten ocho recon scout]

'A little white girl butcher the national antherm, an angels tradition'

Best post I've read on here in a while failos. That was awesome.

Edited December 28, 2013 by ten ocho recon scout

[ten ocho recon scout]

'He forced his signature on to my hat, it wasn't consensual'

'It was the mark of the beast'

[YESWECAN]

1966  First year in Anaheim

[JB Abell]

Since i can remember. Went to my first game at 2 weeks old to the 1986 playoffs against the Red Sox and have been to at least 3 games a year since I was born.

[JB Abell]

Also, i agree its lame to boo your team, regardless of the player. However, your reasoning for all players caring doesn't really hold. Many players, like say Hamilton, have huge contracts that they are retiring upon completion. They already worked for their final contract.

[HaloMilliVanilli]

Since the womb..   

I remember watching games from inside my dads testicles, just waiting for the opportunity to get a better view.  Don't really have many clear memories from those days.  It was all a bit murky.  Went to my first game in 1977 or 78 with my big brother.  Was really into it in 1979.  I was 10 and watched every televised game, and listened to the rest on the radio.

I can still remember how ginormous the stadium seemed the first time that I walked through the parking lot toward it.  My brother scalped tickets on the field level, third base side.  Words cannot describe what I felt walking up the tunnel for the first time to behold all of that green grass inside of a concrete building.  One of my favorite memories!

[ELEVEN]

Since July 16 1966

Went to a game on my 8th birthday. (Thats 8 years and 9 months since my last possible intertesticular viewing angle).

[Sactown Angel]

I live in Northern California and been a fan for over 40 years. I would listen to Dick Emberg and Don Drysdale almost everynight they made me an Angels fan.

[jangel7]

1967. I remember taking a yellow school bus through the orange trees on Costa Mesa little league day. I was 8 years old and my life was never the same. Fregosi was my 1st sports hero. Ive been obsessed with this team ever since.

[Michifan]

When I was in jr. high in the early 80s, I began noticing the Angels. As a youngster in La Canada, my older brother would get Dodger tickets for As on his report card (two per A and he was a straight A student) and rotate taking me or my other brother along with him. We had this whole game we would play tracking stats and stuff for the Dodgers. I was a big fan of Garvey, Cey, Lopes, etc. But my brother was 10 years older and gone when I was in junior high, and we'd moved to San Dimas where it was easier to get to the Big A. Most of the kids in school were still big Dodger fans, so being generally a devil's advocate sort of guy I began following the Dodgers. My social studies teacher in 9th grade freshman year was a huge Dodgers fan, and we spent a day in class the whole class listening to the radio the day the Dodgers were doing the unthinkable--giving up Steve Garvey. That was then end of following the Dodgers at all and the day I became a fully converted Angels fan. I also began following the Pads a bit as Garvey's new team. When I went to a few Angels game and watched them or listened to them on the radio, I always found them more exciting than the oft 1-0, 2-1 games of the Dodgers. The Angels either clobbered someone or more often got clobbered, but at least there was scoring. 

Edited December 31, 2013 by Michifan