I went there by car in 2006 while driving the west coast. Timed our visit to coincide with an Angels series.
Paid a fortune to enter the parking lot only to discover the usual shitty 10,000 fan average had swelled to a sell out as it was a firework show night! We didn't have tickets as didn't expect it to be necessary. My fault, but who'd have thought so many extra people would show up because of fireworks!
Eventually managed to get a parking lot refund after a lengthy discussion and watched the game back at our hotel! Missed the fireworks though