Afternoon Angel

Wait, you guys got a special Trout Bobblehead??

 

What's it look like?

Well done, Ellen! Hope to see more stuff from you this season. You always knock it out of the park.

Thanks Chuck...that's because I have excellent BBS...     I'd show you my Trout Bobblehead TobiasFunke but I have no idea how to post images here... Maybe Jon Luman can help. 

Great Read!!! Thanks for the insight to the Chalk Talk. I was going to go but had a last minute thing come up. 

 

Thanks Ellen~

 

 

 

I had also pre-written some questions.....

Thanks!! So...those questions....anything you want to share with the class?

Great job as always Ellen!

Thank You!!! Can't wait for Tempe!!

For season ticket prices there are a lot of great values and places to see a game. For years a sat in section 410 Row B which was just outside third base, very good view, they were $11 a seat after buy two get two free. Then we moved down to 305, I believe, they were closer to the left field foul pole, $17 a seat I believe. Now my kids are older and don't love going to the games so I only have two seats, but LOVE the location. We're in 225, in the shade just outside first base, but the tickets are more expensive but still a great value at $38 a ticket.

As far as the seats Ellen is showing here, as a 15 year old I sat in those seats when the Angels clinched the division in 1986. I'm not AO so my memory of the events of the game aren't that great but my memory of the scene on the field after the final out is pretty vivid. The last out was made the place erupts, they turned off half the lights and it seemed like there were spot lights shining down on the field, as fans poured out onto the field. They were also blasting "We are the Champions". Pretty awesome experience as a kid. I kind of miss all the fans running onto the field to celebrate.

What a cool memory!!! I love that….

Being a member off the grounds crew for a game might be an interesting story

Yup…already working on that!

I was a vendor at the stadium when I was 17 back in 2004. No way in hell would I work upper view. Simply bc I didn't wanna hit shit walking up and down those stairs. I stayed on field level enjoying the game for the most part lol

Being a Vendor at the Big A!!!.... might have to write about that....hmmmmm...

holy crap. those steps are steep! did you have to rappel down?

 

i got dizzy just looking at the pics

Haha...no,  but I wouldn't recommend for people with a fear of heights..It's up there.

I don't know..but since Gary is a close personal Facebook friend of mine, I'll just ask him.

Titans it is! Best of luck Marcus, thanks for three great seasons!!!

Road trip to Nashville????

So where's Mariota going to land? Sounds like the Titans are trading out of their #2 pick.

 

I'm betting on the Eagles doing whatever it takes to get Mariota. 

From your mouth to God's ears....I'd love it if he ended up with Chip. 

Still hoping for a Rivers trade...and then Marcus in LA someday!

Agreed, although it was a sad way for his career to end. We have been close a number of times, only to **** it up. It feels like we will never get that elusive National Championship.

No negative thinking HH...Marcus wouldn't like that :-) But, yes...that Natty was mighty frustrating. Although being at the Rose Bowl a few weeks before was one of my favorite sports experiences...

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Nice article. I'm not a big fan of the college football machine, but I also know first hand what Marcus' presence has meant to UO. He's the real deal, no matter what happens tomorrow.

Also, I'm sorry you had to eat at the Roadhouse.

So true...not a culinary memory worth having. Onion rings were good though... :-)

I don't know...somehow I feel like we'll have a little extra help this season.... She was such a cool lady and a true fan. 

Sooooo...attended 5 Spring training games and saw 0 wins.

Returned back to OC and today the Cubs win and the Angels win huge...

Jinx material???

No you cant love two teams.  We call that bandwagoning. 

I'm not sure that 20 years of season ticket ownership and 10 trips to spring training count as a bandwagon...just saying.

I kind of know how you feel.  I really enjoy watching the Giants.  I moved up to the bay area for college 8 years ago.  Most of my friends up here are Giants fans and as a result I have spent many a night at bars watching Giants games.  Then the 2010 WS happened.  The energy in the city was amazing. Something you didn't really get in 2002 because OC is so spread out.  People were hanging out their windows shouting chants for the Giants, police were sounding their sirens to the chants, and it seemed everyone in the city came out to celebrate.  Obviously I was personally much much more excited about 2002, but this experience was great.  I have since found a spot for them in my heart and have a few Giants shirts and attend a game once or twice a year (their park is also a great one).  Their organization and their players are just likable.  However, I am an Angels fan through and through.  Despite the fact I do like the Giants, I have no problem doing a bit of smack talking on their fans.  I didn't even watch much of them in the playoffs last year because I was so bummed about the Angels early departure.  Even though I go to a couple Giants games a year I go to even more Angels games at the Coliseum when they play the A's.  And there is only one team I would want to win when the two play each other.

 

Hypothetically, if the Angels and Cubs met in the World Series, who would you want to win?

SO you understand me!! I almost had to decide this in 2008 when both teams were dominating going into the playoffs...won't make the mistake of thinking about it before it happens. too superstitious. When they play interleague its always fun for me...but I always end up wanting the Angels to win. Don't tell anyone in Chicago....

A true baseball fan can enjoy good performances by any player on any team.

 

and, yes, a fan can have allegiance to more than one team. So can players, to a point.

 

today's article in the LA Times about Howie going to the Dodgers was great. He says he cherishes his years with the Angels and is looking forward to a new chapter with the Blue in Los Angeles. perfect answer.

 

Me? Halos first but I always enjoy watching good performances and players from other teams.

 

I just plain like baseball.

Me too.. and that's a great point about Howie...who knows, maybe he'll end up on the Cubs someday???

 Well, I started out--blush--as a Dodgers fan as a kid until they let Steve Garvey walk, but I was too young to marry, so while the Dodgers were puppy love, a crush long since abandoned, the Angels have my vow. 

well said...

Are we talking true sports polygamy or just having a mistress on the side?

 

Since I no longer live in So Cal (grew up in San Dimas--San Dimas High School rules), I've flirted with many different teams in my time in Florida and now Michigan, but I still am loyal to the Angels. I can't quite embrace the Tigers--kind of like the Indians, can't stand the White Sox, could like the Cubs if they ever get their act together, and have liked the Cards for years since Edmonds. But if there ever was a playoff series or World Series, it'd be the Angels, no question. 

I'd say the Cubs are my first marriage and the Angels are my trade-up trophy wife... :-)

The Cubs and the Angels mean different things to me, but they are still planted firmly in my heart.

The Angels are my day to day team...the guys I watch every single night. The team I buy tickets for...the team that I do crazy things for.

For example: Last summer, I flew to Chicago and saw my annual summer game at Wrigley. The next day, I drove 6 hours to Cleveland by myself just to see the Angels play in a rained-out make up game.

But I can never stop being a Cubs fan...not even a halfway one...because that experience made me a baseball fan.

And YES! An Angels Cubs World Series would be the best!!!

A classic of Chicago sports... losing Minnie Minoso and Ernie Banks in the same off-season is too much... :-(

Both very classy gentlemen ....

I loved Ernie and the Cubbies but my Mom loved Minoso's Sox... pretty much the only thing we ever disagreed about.

I vote Ellen wears a homecoming queen gown and tiara to class up the event and Chuck a blue suede tux.

Be careful what you wish for....

Ellen, your style, your prose, truly captures a moment and paints a great picture. Spring Training is a homecoming, and Fanfest is a wonderful annual tradition. I am so glad you got to share it with your dad. I look forward to seeing you.

Thanks Dave! See you there! This year I'm bringing another Afternoon Angel to join me...can't wait :-)

I love the way Ellen writes.  She really knows how to paint a picture.

 

Great job!

I love the way Ellen writes.  She really knows how to paint a picture.

 

Great job!

Daww,, thanks Geoff...looking forward to another season watching the Halos with AngelsWin.com!

Nice write-up, Ellen. Your blog article pumped me up. I'm ready for some Spring Training goodness and our fanfest weekend! 

 

See you in two weeks! 

 

I cannot wait. 

Nice write-up, Ellen. Your blog article pumped me up. I'm ready for some Spring Training goodness and our fanfest weekend! 

 

See you in two weeks! 

 

I cannot wait. 

Thanks Chuck...I can't wait either! Go Halos!